This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Morphology > Roots Affixes – Quiz 27 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Roots Affixes Quiz 27 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. An affix that is added in FRONT of the root word is called a ..... A) Root. B) Affix. C) Suffix. D) Prefix. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Prefix. 2. Prefixes:em-, en- A) Tooth. B) In. C) Out of. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In. 3. Which word does NOT use a prefix that means a number? A) Monosyllabic. B) Bicuspid. C) Polydactyl. D) Quadruped. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Polydactyl. 4. The root word photo (as in photosynthesis, photocopy) means ..... A) Light. B) Plants making food. C) To make copies. D) A picture. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Light. 5. Less means- A) Without. B) With. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Without. 6. ..... are added to the end of words. A) Affix. B) Prefix. C) Suffix. D) Roots. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Suffix. 7. Name the meaning of the root word "hydr" A) Ground. B) Air. C) Water. D) Life. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Water. 8. The word "sheepishly" means ..... A) Time when you are not working or busy. B) Other than the usual. C) Very accurate and exact. D) Showing or feeling embarrassment especially because you have done something foolish or wrong. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Showing or feeling embarrassment especially because you have done something foolish or wrong. 9. What is the meaning of the root word 'geo'? A) Water. B) Earth. C) Life. D) Tree. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Earth. 10. When adding suffix-ly to a word, it means ..... A) In this way, or in the manner of. B) Study of. C) Life. D) Build. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In this way, or in the manner of. 11. A story uses the word "dismiss." Using your knowledge of Latin roots and affixes, explain how you would figure out its meaning and select the correct definition. A) To send away. B) To call together. C) To write down. D) To build up. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To send away. 12. The wedding planner must ..... the ceremony in a timely fashion. A) Organizer. B) Organizatio. C) Organize. D) Organizational. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Organize. 13. I knew that I would have to suffer the consequences if I disobeyed my parents, but I could not miss Mike's party. Jessica was going to be there. What is the meaning of the root word sequ-as it is used in the wordconsequences? A) Distance. B) Call. C) Follow. D) In the direction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Follow. 14. Lily is reading a book about geography. She wonders what the root word 'geo' means. What does 'geo' refer to? A) Rock. B) Earth. C) Explore. D) Space. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Earth. 15. In the sentence "The scientist made an extraordinary discovery, " what does "extraordinary" mean? A) Common. B) Unusual. C) Expected. D) Simple. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Unusual. 16. What is the meaning of the root word 'bio'? A) Life. B) Earth. C) Water. D) Fire. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Life. 17. The word epidemic comes from the Greek words epi-, meaning "among" or "upon, " and demos, meaning "people" or "district." Based on this information, a disease is considered an epidemic when ..... A) It is first identified. B) It is examined scientifically. C) It is found to be widespread. D) It is determined to be life-threatening. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It is found to be widespread. 18. Match the word "impatient" with its definition. A) Able to wait calmly. B) Not willing to wait. C) Full of patience. D) Slow to react. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Not willing to wait. 19. Identify the root meaning of the word "transport." A) To carry. B) To build. C) To write. D) To speak. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To carry. 20. Root:Ject A) Again. B) Throw. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Throw. 21. Which suffix would you add to "quick" to make it mean "in a quick way" ? A) -er. B) -or. C) -ly. D) -est. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) -ly. 22. What does the Latin root 'scrib/script' mean? A) To write. B) To speak. C) To read. D) To listen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To write. 23. If the root word "gress" means "to step or move" , then what does the word "retrogressive" most likely mean? A) A person who moves forward. B) A person who moves backward. C) Having the quality of or tendency to move backward. D) The act of moving backward. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Having the quality of or tendency to move backward. 24. What is the meaning of the prefix 'Bio'? A) Life. B) Break. C) All. D) Middle/Between. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Life. 25. Select the suffix in the word followed A) Ed. B) Follow. C) Fol. D) Ow. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ed. 26. Evelyn observed that her cat appeared to be in a "dormant" state during the day. She recalled learning that the word "dormant" comes from the Latin root "dormire." What does this root mean? A) To run. B) To sleep. C) To eat. D) To speak. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To sleep. 27. Center A) Centre. B) Hosp. C) Grad. D) Form. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Centre. 28. Crypt A) Hidden. B) Old. C) Save. D) Equal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hidden. 29. We had to buy the newest edition of the book. A) Suffix. B) Root. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Suffix. 30. The root word temp means: A) Time. B) Temperature. C) Light. D) To move. 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