This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Morphology > Roots Affixes – Quiz 44 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Roots Affixes Quiz 44 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The root word trans-means A) Across or over. B) Written. C) Below. D) Life. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Across or over. 2. Which of the following words contains a suffix that means 'the act of'? A) Happiness. B) Movement. C) Quickly. D) Beautiful. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Movement. 3. You encounter the word "hydraulic" in a science article. Using your understanding of Greek roots, reason out its meaning and choose the best definition. A) Powered by air. B) Powered by water. C) Powered by fire. D) Powered by electricity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Powered by water. 4. The word deficit comes from the Latin word deficere, meaning "to lack." Based on this etymology, what is the best definition for the word deficit as it is used in this sentence? Congress considers raising taxes when the government faces a budget deficit. A) Debt. B) Shortage. C) Discrepancy. D) Modification. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shortage. 5. Choose the word below that is plural A) James. B) Foxes. C) Chess. D) Less. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Foxes. 6. Using the prefix 'mis-', determine the meaning of the word 'understandable'. A) Misunderstand. B) Misunderstandment. C) Misunderstandable. D) Misunderstood. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Misunderstandable. 7. The bomber pilot knew that unless his aim was ..... accurate, his whole mission would be ruined. A) Agile. B) Enact. C) Ergonomic. D) Surgically. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Surgically. 8. If you transport something, you ..... it ..... A) Hold it up. B) Carry it across. C) Carry it over. D) Lay it across. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Carry it across. 9. Which word has a Greek or Latin suffix? A) Fascination. B) Observe. C) Common. D) Serving. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fascination. 10. Can anyone tell me the ..... of this picture? A) Mean. B) Meaning. C) Meaningful. D) Meaningless. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Meaning. 11. Which prefix means "before" or "front" ? A) Pre. B) Post. C) Scrib/script. D) Graph. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pre. 12. What does re mean? A) Life. B) Again/back. C) Self. D) Book. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Again/back. 13. I must ask for an ..... of time because it seems like I won't be able to meet the deadline given. A) Extent. B) Extension. C) Extensive. D) Extend. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Extension. 14. He had an acute mind and solved problems quickly. In the sentence, acute means: A) Simple. B) Slow. C) Fast. D) Smart. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Smart. 15. Which word contains the root meaning 'middle'? A) Earth. B) Fraternity. C) Polytheism. D) Medium. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Medium. 16. Fill in the blank:The ..... of the new policy was met with mixed reactions from the public. A) Natural. B) Innovation. C) Dormancy. D) Manual. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Innovation. 17. Select the root word that means 'light'. A) Lumin. B) Terra. C) Aqua. D) Vent. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lumin. 18. Which of the following words meansthat a person feels alone? A) Smoothness. B) Goodness. C) Loneliness. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Loneliness. 19. Knowing the meaning of the root word will not help you better understand the meaning. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 20. What is the meaning of the Greek root demos? A) Birth. B) All. C) Time. D) People. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) People. 21. Paleo A) New. B) High. C) Old. D) Run. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Old. 22. Which root means to speak? A) Audi. B) Vis. C) Dict. D) Graph. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dict. 23. What does acceptable mean? A) Able to be accepted. B) The action pf being accepted. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Able to be accepted. 24. $_{Use your knowledge of roots/prefixes to determine the meaning of the word}$benediction A) A blessing (speaking good upon someone). B) A curse (speaking evil upon someone). C) Something extremely old or unbound by time. D) A written account of a major event. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A blessing (speaking good upon someone). 25. What does the root 'lingu' in 'linguistics' refer to? A) Sound. B) Language. C) Culture. D) Communication. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Language. 26. The root word PED means ..... A) Foot. B) Hand. C) Pedal. D) Kid. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Foot. 27. The root graph means A) Bad, evil. B) Good, well. C) Write. D) Time. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Write. 28. Which prefix can be added to the root word 'form' to mean 'before'? A) Pre-. B) Re-. C) Un-. D) Dis-. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pre-. 29. You will find these safety tips are easily doable.What does doable mean? A) Not done. B) Having done. C) Able to be done. D) Mostly done. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Able to be done. 30. Without movement; still A) Odorless. B) Speechless. C) Worthless. D) Motionless. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Motionless. ← 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