This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Morphology > Roots Affixes – Quiz 53 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Roots Affixes Quiz 53 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which definition matches "informant" ? A) Someone who observes. B) The process of giving information to others. C) A person who gives information. D) Someone who studies living organisms. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A person who gives information. 2. Synonym for dignity is? A) Stride. B) Pride. C) Option. D) Turth. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pride. 3. What is the meaning of the suffix-phobia? A) Time. B) Carry. C) Life. D) Fear. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fear. 4. David walks into a room that hasn't been used for months. He notices there's nothing inside-no furniture, no decorations, just empty space. Based on this, what does the Latin root 'vac' mean? Here are some example words:vacuum, vacate, vacant. A) Empty. B) Full. C) Strong. D) Move. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Empty. 5. Which of the following words contain a root word that means cut? A) Carnivore. B) Biped. C) Conclude. D) Precise. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Precise. 6. Match the root/affix with its meaninganti A) Before. B) Between. C) Science of or study of. D) Against or opposite. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Against or opposite. 7. Is the basic part of a word that gives the word meaning. A) Root. B) Affix. C) Suffix. D) Prefix. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Root. 8. Use the prefix syn-to infer the meaning of synchronized. A) Looking different from each other. B) Acting against each other. C) Happening at the same time. D) Occurring in the correct order. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Happening at the same time. 9. What is the meaning of preview? A) View again. B) Before viewing. C) Never view. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Before viewing. 10. Choose the correct word to fill in the blank:When I found out it was supposed to rain on the day of the outdoor graduation, I was worried that my family would get soaked. Luckily, the rain was only ..... , so no one got very wet. A) Transparent. B) Persistent. C) Permanent. D) Intermittent. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Intermittent. 11. Able to be carried from one place to another A) Portable. B) Detachable. C) Repairable. D) Imaginable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Portable. 12. A feeling or showing of love or friendship; strongly felt; having a liking for or love of someone or something A) Maintenance. B) Consequence. C) Ambivalence. D) Consciousness. E) Fondness. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Fondness. 13. The suffixes-ic and-ical mean: A) Not. B) Relating to. C) Making into. D) Good. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Relating to. 14. What does audio mean? A) Break. B) Hear. C) Go. D) Break. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hear. 15. The word "precise" means ..... A) To prove, show, find out, or state that something is true or correct. B) Other than the usual. C) Very accurate and exact. D) A portion or section taken from a book, article, etc. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Very accurate and exact. 16. The root 'scrib' means to write. Which word means to write again? A) Describe. B) Inscribe. C) Prescribe. D) Rescribe. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rescribe. 17. Which of the following is a synonym of the root 'thes'? A) Pose. B) Rose. C) Lose. D) Those. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pose. 18. The prefix ir-and il-mean A) Against. B) Before. C) Not. D) After. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Not. 19. Rub + ed A) Rubbed. B) Rubed. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rubbed. 20. Given the word "microscope, " use your understanding of Greek roots to reason out its meaning and choose the best definition. A) A device for measuring sound. B) A tool for viewing small objects. C) A machine for recording music. D) A type of telescope for stars. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A tool for viewing small objects. 21. Choose the word below that is present tense. A) Bling. B) Rings. C) Hunting. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hunting. 22. Which word has the root meaning "heavy, weighty" ? A) Gravity. B) Aeronautics. C) Amiable. D) Democracy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gravity. 23. Which of the following tools would the commander ofa submarine use to see above the waves? A) A periscope. B) A stethoscope. C) A nightscope. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A periscope. 24. The prefix 'pre-' means before. What does the word 'preview' mean? A) To view after. B) To view before. C) To view during. D) To view again. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To view before. 25. The prefix inter-(as in interstate, intermediate) means ..... A) Between, among. B) A long highway. C) Above, higher. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Between, among. 26. The suffix ..... means to make, to act; one who, that which. A) (u)al. B) (u)ate. C) (u)ation. D) (i)ent. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) (u)ate. 27. Read the expert below:"The two argued for days and days on end. They were, of course, tired of arguing, but they could not come to a decent compromise."The prefix com-means together. Using context clues and knowledge of Latin/Greek affixes and roots, find the definition of the word compromise. A) To disagree. B) To lie to someone. C) To come to an agreement. D) To make a formal statement. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To come to an agreement. 28. The word "construct" appears in your reading. Using your knowledge of Latin roots and affixes, explain how you would determine its meaning and select the correct definition. A) To break apart. B) To build or put together. C) To write down. D) To speak loudly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To build or put together. 29. What is the meaning of the prefix ex-? A) Many. B) Single, one. C) State of, quality. D) Out. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Single, one. 30. A character in a book is described as "benevolent." Using your knowledge of Latin roots and affixes, explain how you would figure out the meaning and select the correct definition. A) Wishing harm to others. B) Wishing good to others; kind. C) Being very loud. D) Being very fast. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wishing good to others; kind. ← 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