This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Morphology > Roots Affixes – Quiz 54 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Roots Affixes Quiz 54 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Because she didn't want anyone to know that she donated money, the woman told the charity that she wanted to remain ..... A) Anonymous. B) Spontaneous. C) Synonymous. D) Conspicuous. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anonymous. 2. Because they did not ..... say the meeting would start at noon, no one knew when to arrive. A) Specific. B) Specifically. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Specifically. 3. What root word means "step" A) Therm. B) Meter. C) Rupt. D) Grad, gres. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Grad, gres. 4. Which of the following words best fits this sentence:"The student was such an ..... He just had to make straight A's in every single class." A) Overunder. B) Overrule. C) Overachiever. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Overachiever. 5. Counterfeit money is ..... A) Fake money. B) The opposite of real money. C) I have no idea; I need to study for the test tomorrow. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The opposite of real money. 6. What does the root word cap (cept, celve, cip, cup) mean? A) To seize, take, hold, receive, contain. B) To observe or watch. C) To destroy or eliminate. D) To create or build. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To seize, take, hold, receive, contain. 7. Which root means "self" or "same" ? A) Fore. B) Tele. C) Graph. D) Auto. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Auto. 8. Dad said, "Make yourself ..... and lend a hand." A) Useful. B) Hurtful. C) Skillful. D) Powerful. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Useful. 9. What is the prefix in the word "superhero" mean? A) Opposite of. B) Too little. C) Above. D) Between. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Above. 10. You come across the word "predictable" in a story. Using your knowledge of Latin roots and affixes, explain how you would figure out its meaning and select the correct definition. A) Not able to be spoken. B) Able to be foreseen or known in advance. C) Something that can be written. D) Not able to be read. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Able to be foreseen or known in advance. 11. The book store will be ..... our new books soon. A) Shipping. B) Shiping. C) Shippeng. D) Shipening. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shipping. 12. Root word and base word are synonyms. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 13. What does ology mean in the word mythology? A) Earth. B) Water. C) Life. D) Study of. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Study of. 14. Use your knowledge of root words to infer who is most likely to perform a symphony. A) A violinist. B) A drummer. C) A conductor. D) 80 people in an orchestra. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 80 people in an orchestra. 15. The root word cent means: A) Part. B) Many. C) Ten. D) One hundred. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) One hundred. 16. Linguistics is the science of ..... A) Sound. B) Language. C) Shape. D) Communication. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Language. 17. Based on your knowledge of roots and affixes, what might the word "aspectous" mean? A) A person who can't see. B) The act of not seeing. C) A tendency to look at or see things. D) The quality of not watching or looking at things. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The quality of not watching or looking at things. 18. When you are a spectator at a soccer game, you watch people run and kick the ball. What does "spec" mean in spectator? A) To see. B) To hear. C) To pay. D) To sleep. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To see. 19. Use the root photo to infer what photoengraving is. A) Taking a picture of an engraving. B) Engraving someone's name. C) Engraving the picture of a person. D) An engraving process using light. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An engraving process using light. 20. What does the word "underpaid" mean? A) Paid too much. B) Paid before the regular pay day. C) Paid too little. D) Paid again. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Paid too little. 21. Is it a good idea to intervene when someone is bullying your friend? A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 22. What is the meaning of ant-/anti-? A) Mis. B) Cause to. C) Before. D) Against. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Against. 23. Nym A) Wonder. B) Hand. C) Right. D) Name. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Name. 24. You see the word "telephone" in a story. Using your understanding of Greek roots, reason out its meaning and choose the best definition. A) A device for writing at a distance. B) A device for hearing at a distance. C) A device for seeing at a distance. D) A device for measuring at a distance. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A device for hearing at a distance. 25. Which of the following best describes the meaning of the word "centennial" ? A) Happening every ten years. B) Happening every hundred years. C) Happening every year. D) Happening every month. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Happening every hundred years. 26. A word that means the action of throwing forward. A) Projection. B) Injection. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Projection. 27. If his handwriting was eligible, it was ..... A) Neatly written. B) Written in English. C) Not able to be read. D) Illegal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Not able to be read. 28. Don't be careless when you carry something hot. You might just get burned.What does careless mean? A) Able to care. B) Having care. C) Full of care. D) Without care. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Without care. 29. Which word means "a place where people hear and see a show or a presentation" ? A) Suburb. B) Ecosystem. C) Auditorium. D) Hospital. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Auditorium. 30. Auto-means: A) Self. B) Life. C) Back. D) Love. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Self. ← 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