This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Morphology > Roots Affixes – Quiz 40 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Roots Affixes Quiz 40 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The prefix anti-means A) Away, apart. B) Related, family. C) Old, ancient. D) Opposite, against. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Opposite, against. 2. Which prefix means across? A) Multi. B) Sub. C) Anti. D) Trans. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Trans. 3. Biology A) Study of Life. B) Study of Earth. C) Study of Space. D) Study of Culture. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Study of Life. 4. ADD-ly to happy A) Happly. B) Happily. C) Hapilee. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Happily. 5. Change the adjective to adverb:late A) Late. B) Lately. C) Latelly. D) Lateely. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Late. 6. If something is described as "historical, " what does the suffix-ical tell you? A) It is not related to history. B) It is related to history. C) It is a new event. D) It is a funny event. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It is related to history. 7. What root word means "burst" A) Therm. B) Meter. C) Rupt. D) Grad, gres. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rupt. 8. $_{Use your knowledge of roots/prefixes to determine the meaning of the word}$tempus fugit A) "Be evil!" (in Latin). B) "Be good!" (in Latin). C) "Time flies!" (in Latin). D) "Write beautifully!" (in Latin). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "Time flies!" (in Latin). 9. Both A) Crat. B) Omni. C) Amphi. D) Gen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Amphi. 10. Ava is afraid of being in elevators and small rooms. The suffix "-phobia" in "claustrophobia" means fear. What does the prefix "claustro-" mean? A) Heights. B) Open spaces. C) Confined spaces. D) Water. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Confined spaces. 11. Select the meaning of the root or affix:ly A) One who. B) State of being. C) In the manner of. D) More. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In the manner of. 12. Match the root/affix with its meaningnov A) Star. B) New. C) Nine. D) Eleven. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) New. 13. Aria is organizing a word game for her friends. She gives them a list of words and asks, "Which word does NOT have the same prefix as quadruple?" A) Quadrant. B) Quantum. C) Quadruplet. D) Quadruceps. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Quantum. 14. Sometimes I think that my mom is omniscient. She always knows when to call and check up on me. What is the meaning of the the prefix omni-as it is used in the wordomniscient? A) Against. B) Self. C) Distance. D) All/every. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All/every. 15. What is the meaning of the Latin root magna/magni? A) Great, large. B) Mother. C) State of, quality. D) Measure. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Great, large. 16. What is the meaning of the suffix '-ics' in the word 'linguistics'? A) It denotes a type of animal. B) It indicates a field of study or science. C) It refers to a specific language. D) It signifies a method of communication. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It indicates a field of study or science. 17. The suffix-ize means: A) Relating to/ characterized by. B) To make/to cause to become. C) Act of/ state of/ result of. D) Inclined/ tending toward an action. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To make/to cause to become. 18. Prefix:Re A) Again. B) Under. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Again. 19. Done in a slow manner with small steps of change. A) Gradually. B) Deactivate. C) Actually. D) Graduate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gradually. 20. During the Wild West era, ..... were used to send written messages back and forth across long distances. A) Annuity. B) Telegrams. C) Desolate. D) Counteractions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Telegrams. 21. What is the meaning of the root-tion/-ation? A) Result or product. B) State or condition. C) Act or process. D) Person or thing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Act or process. 22. Which of the following roots/affixes mean "young?" A) Juven. B) Anti-. C) -less. D) Pyro. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Juven. 23. The suffixes-ous, -ious, and-eous mean: A) To make. B) Full of/characterized by. C) Inclined/tending toward an action. D) Result of an action/collection. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Full of/characterized by. 24. Suffix:Ation A) Carry. B) Action. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Action. 25. Some people in Florida decided they did not want to follow ..... orders. A) Evacuation. B) Election. C) Creation. D) Reaction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Evacuation. 26. Darkness A) Full of light. B) Full of color. C) Absence of light. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Absence of light. 27. Phonetics is the study of the ..... of speech. A) Grammars. B) Forms. C) Sounds. D) Loudness. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sounds. 28. What does ject mean? A) To carry. B) To throw. C) To send. D) To write. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To throw. 29. What is the meaning of the affix in the word repeat? A) Before. B) After. C) Full of. D) Again. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Again. 30. The prefix intra-means: A) Without. B) Alongside/next to. C) Within. D) After. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Within. ← 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