This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Morphology > Roots Affixes – Quiz 23 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Roots Affixes Quiz 23 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which suffix means "having the quality of" or "full of" ? A) Im/in/il. B) Ful. C) Less. D) Ence/ance. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ful. 2. What is the definition of the root-GRAPH? A) Do. B) Write. C) Mark. D) See. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Write. 3. If something is beneficial, it is ..... for you. A) Speaking. B) Believable. C) Bad. D) Good. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Good. 4. The word "root" means ..... A) To find the meaning of (something that is difficult to read or understand). B) A word from which other words are formed. C) A letter or group of letters added to the beginning or end of a word to change its meaning (e.g. prefix or suffix). D) A portion or section taken from a book, article, etc. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A word from which other words are formed. 5. The root mal means bad or evil. What does the word malign mean? A) To regard someone with respect and dignity. B) To give someone his or her fair share. C) To tell harmful falsehoods about someone. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To tell harmful falsehoods about someone. 6. Identify the root meaning of the word "predict." A) To write. B) To speak. C) To say before. D) To build. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To say before. 7. Sci A) Know. B) Write. C) Side. D) Rock. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Know. 8. Heat A) Photo. B) Therm. C) Scrib. D) Inter. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Therm. 9. What is the meaning of the root hydr? A) Carry. B) Sound. C) Life. D) Water. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Water. 10. Which word(s) has the suffix meaning "quality of" A) Terrify. B) Privacy. C) Captivity, modesty. D) Mystic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Captivity, modesty. 11. Ante A) Skill. B) Fill. C) Before. D) To discover. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Before. 12. The original Greek meaning of this word was "a turn or twist downward." A) Catastrohic. B) Volunteer. C) Apologize. D) Confluence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Catastrohic. 13. Roxy thought her mom told her the keys were by the drink, but she had really told Roxy they were by the sink. What happened? A) Misadventure. B) Mistreatment. C) Misunderstanding. D) Misjudged. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Misunderstanding. 14. Which prefix means to cause/become? A) Pre. B) Be. C) A/an. D) Mid. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Be. 15. What is the meaning of the suffix-ance? A) With. B) State, quality. C) Person who. D) Study of. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) State, quality. 16. Which word means to "do again'? A) Request. B) Redo. C) Remind. D) Relive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Redo. 17. What is the meaning of the prefix in the word decamp? A) Off, from. B) Heat. C) Love. D) Inside. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Off, from. 18. $_{Use your knowledge of roots/prefixes to determine the meaning of the word}$malign A) Speaking badly about someone. B) Speaking kindly about someone. C) Making a friend. D) Writing about someone's life. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Speaking badly about someone. 19. What is the meaning of the affix in the word unicorn? A) Two. B) Not. C) One. D) Many. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) One. 20. What is the meaning of the following root/affix?sub A) From Greek meaning to write. B) Adds a sense of wrong to meaning. C) Describes an action or a result of an action. D) Adds a sense of under to meaning. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Adds a sense of under to meaning. 21. The prefixes pre-and fore-mean A) Again. B) Last. C) After. D) Before. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Before. 22. Affixes come A) Beginning. B) End. C) Middle. D) No clue. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) End. 23. What does the root 'lect' (lec, leg, lig) mean? A) Care, cult. B) Throw, lie. C) Move. D) Choose, pick, read. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Choose, pick, read. 24. A student encounters the word "autograph" in a text. Using your knowledge of Greek roots, explain how you would determine the meaning of the word and select the most accurate definition. A) A type of graph used in math. B) A person's own signature or handwriting. C) A photograph taken automatically. D) A written biography about someone else. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A person's own signature or handwriting. 25. What is the meaning of the word 'unhappiness' based on the prefix 'un-'? A) The state or condition of being unhappy. B) The state or condition of being happy. C) The state or condition of being angry. D) The state or condition of being sad. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The state or condition of being unhappy. 26. Chrom is a root that means ..... A) Color. B) Citizen. C) Walk. D) Hear. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Color. 27. What is the meaning of the root ex-/ec-? A) In/into. B) Under/below. C) With/to. D) Out. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Out. 28. If the root word "form" means "shape" , then what might the verb "perform" mean? A) To give each thing a shape. B) To do or make something through one's shape. C) To shape something. D) Before something is shaped. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To do or make something through one's shape. 29. Which prefix means "after" or "behind" ? A) Pre. B) Post. C) Fore. D) Tele. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Post. 30. What does the prefix 'un-' in the word 'unhappy' mean? A) Not. B) Very. C) Again. D) With. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Not. ← 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