This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Morphology > Roots Affixes – Quiz 34 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Roots Affixes Quiz 34 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The word unnecessarily contains which of the following? A) A prefix only. B) A suffix only. C) Neither a prefix or suffix. D) Both a prefix and a suffix. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both a prefix and a suffix. 2. What does the Greek root 'chron' mean, as in the word 'chronology'? A) Time. B) Place. C) Sound. D) Light. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Time. 3. To even out something that was unequally balanced you need to ..... A) Compensate. B) Depend. C) Dispense. D) Expensive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Compensate. 4. My mom uses a pan to cook eggs. (a) A) A. nonstick. B) Nonfat. C) Nonskid. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. nonstick. 5. Credence is from Latin root 'cred' which means ..... A) Against. B) Believe. C) Say. D) With. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Believe. 6. Which words have the same ROOT as VISION? A) Revision and Television. B) Ended and Lasted. C) Bonus and Bonafide. D) Crazy and Foggy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Revision and Television. 7. What does the root luc mean? A) Write. B) Sight. C) Light. D) Might. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Light. 8. The Latin root, "qui" means quiet. A quiescent place is ..... A) Very isolated. B) Very chaotic. C) Very dangerous. D) Very still and restful. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Very still and restful. 9. Colorful A) A lot of people. B) Having varied colors. C) Not enough. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Having varied colors. 10. From what Latin root is the word circumscribe? A) Cire. B) Cirr. C) Circum. D) Circ. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Circum. 11. The prefix RE-means "again, " so if you REBUILD something, you: A) Build it for the first time. B) Tear it down. C) Build it again. D) Fix it up. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Build it again. 12. Which word has the prefix meaning "under or below" ? A) Malicious. B) Pandemic. C) Hypodermic. D) Benefit. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hypodermic. 13. My sister always spells words correctly. She is an excellent ..... A) Malediction. B) Orthographist. C) Benefactor. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Orthographist. 14. In order to bake a cake, you must first prepare the batter. The prefix pre-in the word prepare means: A) After. B) Before. C) Until. D) Move. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Before. 15. The root min means small. What does the word diminish mean? A) To delay or prevent from occurring. B) To reduce in importance or size. C) To give away in equal portions. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To reduce in importance or size. 16. What are Latin Affixes A) Prefixes. B) Suffixes. C) Root. D) Prefixes and Suffixes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Prefixes and Suffixes. 17. $_{Use your knowledge of roots/prefixes to determine the meaning of the word}$malignant A) Harmful, dangerous. B) Neutral, something that will not harm you. C) Something that lasts a short time. D) Writing about (study of) earth. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Harmful, dangerous. 18. What is the meaning of the root word "chron" A) Sound. B) Carry. C) Time. D) Word. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Time. 19. If the Latin root port means to carry, and the prefix trans means across, then the word transport means A) To run from one place to another. B) To walk from one place to another. C) To look from one place to another. D) To take from one place to another. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To take from one place to another. 20. The criminal felt his sentence was ..... since he was only helping his buddy commit the crime; it wasn't his own idea or plan. A) Unjust. B) Denounced. C) Obsessed. D) Justified. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Unjust. 21. Without responsibility; careless A) Tireless. B) Fearless. C) Reckless. D) Breathless. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reckless. 22. What is the meaning of the Greek root hydr? A) Measure. B) Sound. C) Water. D) Believe. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Water. 23. The clerk was putting the bicycles together in the back of the shop. One bike seemed to fall apart after it was knocked over. The night clerk had to put it together again. Which word means "to put it together again" ? A) Redo. B) Rebuy. C) Reassemble. D) Rewrite. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reassemble. 24. The suffix ..... changes a verb to person/noun. A) -ed. B) -es. C) -er/-or. D) -ette. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) -er/-or. 25. Identify the root in the word 'transport' and its meaning. A) Trans-, across. B) Port-, carry. C) Trans-, carry. D) Port-, across. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Port-, carry. 26. What is the root of the word aquifer? A) Aqu. B) Qui. C) Uif. D) Fer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aqu. 27. A hydrometer is an instrument used for detecting and registering sound transmitted through ..... A) Water. B) Skin. C) Earth. D) Star. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Water. 28. Which prefix can be added to the root word "calculate" ? A) Sub-. B) Semi-. C) Tri-. D) Re-. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Re-. 29. What is the meaning of the following root/affix?trans A) Describes a quality or condition. B) From Greek, meaning to measure. C) From Latin, meaning across. D) Adds a sense of under. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) From Latin, meaning across. 30. Choose the correct word to fill in the blank:New York's ..... system is a maze of underground tunnels that span many miles. A) Subway. B) Street. C) Sanitation. D) Railway. 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