This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Vocabulary > Root Words Roots And Affixes – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Root Words Roots And Affixes Quiz 4 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The ..... girl did not care what she got for her birthday as long as she could spend time with her family. A) Circumvent. B) Ambiguous. C) Ambivalent. D) Diffident. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ambivalent. 2. The man on trial was waiting to hear what the jury would decide. What was he waiting for the jury to give? A) Verdict. B) Dictation. C) Introspection. D) Prediction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Verdict. 3. The main part of a word that contains its core meaning. A) Affix. B) Root. C) Suffix. D) Prefix. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Root. 4. The word unmistakable means A) Not capable of making a mistake. B) Not capable of being misunderstood. C) Capable of making a mistake. D) Capable of being misunderstood. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Not capable of making a mistake. 5. Which root means to bend? A) Anti. B) Cycle. C) Ex. D) Flex. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Flex. 6. Because the person was so far away, his/her identity was ..... It could have been the teacher or a student. A) Ambiguous. B) Democracy. C) Ambivalent. D) Demagogue. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ambiguous. 7. A book written about a person's life. A) Autobiography. B) Bibliography. C) Biography. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Biography. 8. The prefix tele meansUse the telescope tonight to see the asteroid storm pass through the sky. A) Large. B) Far. C) Again. D) Away from. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Far. 9. To put under water A) Subordinate. B) Subway. C) Submerge. D) Submarine. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Submerge. 10. The word root 'phon, ' found in words such as 'phonograph, ' 'symphony, ' and 'microphone, ' means: A) Light. B) Write. C) Sound. D) Life. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sound. 11. The prefix de-means A) Opposite from/away. B) Light. C) Word. D) Not. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Opposite from/away. 12. Carly nearly passed out after her marathon due to an ..... of electrons in her body. A) Photon. B) Incapable. C) Illiterate. D) Imbalance. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Imbalance. 13. The prefix pre-means ..... Examples:preheat, pretest A) Before. B) After. C) Again. D) Coffee. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Before. 14. Which root word means to hurry? A) Lumin/luc. B) Bio. C) Haste. D) Fer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Haste. 15. Which word comes from the root that means "around" ? A) Celsius. B) Sun. C) Degrees. D) Circumference. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Circumference. 16. Which of the following prefixes means "after" ? A) Pre. B) Para. C) Post. D) Pro. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Post. 17. A ..... is added to the end of a word. A) Base word. B) Suffix. C) Prefix. D) Root word. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Suffix. 18. To carry off or lead away A) Conductor. B) Induct. C) Duct. D) Abduct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Abduct. 19. MisunderstandingWhat is the prefix? A) Mis. B) Un. C) Understand. D) Ing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mis. 20. What are some similar root words of abducted? A) More, duct tape. B) Duck, quack, crackers. C) Deduct, adduct. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Deduct, adduct. 21. Lun/a means ..... A) Planets. B) Moon. C) Bird. D) Maniac. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Moon. 22. Which word comes from the root that means "back or again" ? A) Reread. B) Read. C) Realistic. D) Were. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reread. 23. We were not in the least worried about the (possible) that sweets could rot the teeth.Identify the word that would best fit the sentence. A) Impossible. B) Possibly. C) Possibility. D) Possible. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Possibility. 24. What does the word "synonym" mean? A) Without a name. B) Having a different name. C) Having a similar meaning. D) Well-suited name. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Having a similar meaning. 25. What is the meaning of dangerous? A) Danger is around us. B) No danger in sight. C) We are danger. D) Full of danger. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Full of danger. 26. What does the affix em/en-mean? A) Cause to. B) Against. C) Many. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cause to. 27. In the word inimitable, the prefix means: A) All. B) Able to. C) Not. D) Imitate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Not. 28. Which word has the same root as the word "photograph" ? A) Photostat. B) Telegram. C) Autograph. D) Transport. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Autograph. 29. To yield to an opponent that one has lost; to admit that something is true and valid A) Concede. B) Precede. C) Exceed. D) Recede. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Concede. 30. In the word dependable, -able is what part of the word? A) Prefix. B) Suffix. C) Root Word. 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