This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Morphology > Roots Affixes – Quiz 10 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Roots Affixes Quiz 10 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. ..... are the words that make up a language. A) Vocabulary. B) Prefixes. C) Suffixes. D) Affixes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vocabulary. 2. What does the root hydro/hydra mean in the following sentence.The fire hydrant gushed water after the car ran into it. A) Water. B) Fire. C) Car. D) Street. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Water. 3. William was exhausted after a sleepless night. The neighbor's dog had kept him up all night barking. What does the affix-less mean in this sentence? A) Without. B) Full of. C) Having. D) Containing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Without. 4. Riddle Time! When asked how old she was, Mary replied, "In two years I will be twice as old as I was five years ago." How old is she? A) 8 years old. B) 10 years old. C) 12 years old. D) 14 years old. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 12 years old. 5. Using the clues below, what does the Greek root "Hab" mean"ExhibitInhabitRehabilitate A) To fix. B) To show. C) To have. D) To live. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To have. 6. Misunderstood:Lack of understanding A) Sub-. B) Mis-. C) Re-. D) Un-. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mis-. 7. Disorganized:Not organized A) Dis-. B) Con-. C) De-. D) -less. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dis-. 8. After I saw the preview for the new Avengers movie, I was so excited for the new movie to come out. What does the affix pre-mean in this sentence? A) Before. B) After. C) During. D) Post. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Before. 9. What is the root word in disapproving? A) Approve. B) Disapprove. C) Prove. D) Proof. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Approve. 10. What is the meaning of:mit A) To act. B) To look. C) To build. D) To send. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To send. 11. The main part of a word that gives the basic meaning. It is a complete word without an affix. A) Prefix. B) Root. C) Base. D) Suffix. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Base. 12. The story ..... some truly horrible events to take place in the the not too distant future. A) Prefixed. B) Deactivated. C) Foreshadowed. D) Interacted. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Foreshadowed. 13. What does the prefix 'trans' mean when added to a word? A) Beyond or outside. B) Across or through. C) Before or in front of. D) Against or opposite. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Across or through. 14. What is the meaning of the suffix "or" ? A) More than. B) A person who. C) Opposite of. D) Full of. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A person who. 15. Which prefix(es) mean(s) in front or before A) Pro-. B) Sub-. C) Fore-. D) Inter-. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fore-. 16. A word part added at the end of a base or root. A) Prefix. B) Root. C) Base. D) Suffix. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Suffix. 17. Which of the following words has a root that means "look, appear?" A) Tractor. B) Geography. C) Victory. D) Suspicious. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Suspicious. 18. The root word hydr means A) Water. B) Space. C) Sky. D) Winter. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Water. 19. The doctor returned to check on his patient. The prefix re in the word returned means: A) Away. B) Again. C) Aging. D) Not. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Again. 20. The Latin root rupt means A) Carry or bring. B) Bother. C) Break or burst. D) Send. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Break or burst. 21. The suffix-ine as in the word submarine means A) Nature of. B) Sea or ocean. C) Under or below. D) Drag or pull. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nature of. 22. Read the dictionary entry.Organize:1. to arrange in a certain order 2. to plan activities for a person or groupIf the prefix dis-is added to the word organized, what would be its new definition? A) Order thing again or plan an activity again. B) Plan an activity before an event. C) Not in order or not able to plan an activity. D) A person who plans an event. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Not in order or not able to plan an activity. 23. All of the following words include a prefix that means not, in absence of EXCEPT ..... A) Illiterate. B) Irregular. C) Immaterial. D) Into. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Into. 24. The prefix sub-can be added to the beginning of a word to mean: A) In favor of. B) Over, above. C) Many, much. D) Under, beneath. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Under, beneath. 25. The words, precise, preamble, and preface, all contain the same prefix which means A) Devour. B) Cut. C) Before. D) Love. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Before. 26. Which of the following words has a root that means "drag, pull, or draw?" A) Tractor. B) Geography. C) Victory. D) Suspicious. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tractor. 27. Which of the following would be the best definition of the word "transport?" A) To carry out. B) To carry in. C) To carry above. D) To carry across. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To carry across. 28. What does the word thermal mean? A) Relating to heat. B) Relating to sound. C) Relating to time. D) Warm. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Relating to heat. 29. Which prefix(es) mean(s) forward A) Pro-. B) Sub-. C) Fore-. D) Inter-. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pro-. 30. Ist (feminist, pharmacist, tourist, artist) A) One who is occupied with. B) The quality of. C) Become. D) Related to. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) One who is occupied with. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesRoots Affixes Quiz 1Roots Affixes Quiz 2Roots Affixes Quiz 3Roots Affixes Quiz 4Roots Affixes Quiz 5Roots Affixes Quiz 6Roots Affixes Quiz 7Roots Affixes Quiz 8Roots Affixes Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books