This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Morphology > Roots Affixes – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Roots Affixes Quiz 1 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following most likely means two points or places that are directly opposite of each other? A) Abutment. B) Negligible. C) Antipodal. D) Subterranean. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Antipodal. 2. Hypo means A) Again. B) Back. C) Down. D) Below. E) Two. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Below. 3. International, intercept A) Inter-. B) -vac-. C) -dem-. D) -chron-. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Inter-. 4. Which of the following words most likely means able to be considered as a solution or an option? A) Abolishment. B) Plausible. C) Antibiotic. D) Subordinate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Plausible. 5. Inspect:Look carefully at something A) -er/-or. B) -ver-. C) -scribe-. D) -spec-. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) -spec-. 6. Ism (catholicism, optimism) A) The quality of. B) Make or become. C) Able to. D) The practice of. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The practice of. 7. "ology" and "logy" can be added to a word to mean what? A) Can be. B) The study of. C) Before. D) Under. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The study of. 8. The root word "ject" , as in the word "injection", means what? A) To see. B) To hear. C) In favor of. D) To throw. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To throw. 9. All of the following terms include a root that means "life" EXCEPT ..... A) Vital. B) Autobiography. C) Graphic. D) Revival. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Graphic. 10. Which Greek prefix would be used to describe a quantity of ten? A) Mono-. B) Hexa-. C) Penta-. D) Dec-. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dec-. 11. Which made up word would most likely mean the ability to live below the ocean in dangerous conditions? A) Submalmarine. B) Antimarineoptic. C) Subambilatory. D) Antimicrobe. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Submalmarine. 12. Ible A) To write. B) Able to. C) Between. D) Life. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Able to. 13. Which prefix(es) mean(s) among or between A) Pro-. B) Sub-. C) Fore-. D) Inter-. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Inter-. 14. Read the passage."Liam had definitely taken a wrong turn somewhere. He really wished he hadn't misplaced his school map. He tried exploring a different hallway, but it seemed like he was going in circles. Where was his classroom?What word from the passage contains a prefix meaning "wrong" or "wrongly" ? A) Definitely. B) Really. C) Misplaced. D) Exploring. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Misplaced. 15. The root/affix, littera, means A) Read. B) Letter. C) Write. D) Idea. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Letter. 16. What does the suffix "-or" mean? A) State or quality of. B) Five. C) Never. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) State or quality of. 17. The prefixes "en" and "em" mean what? A) To cause to be. B) Before. C) Under. D) In favor of. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To cause to be. 18. -frag-/-fract- A) Name. B) Break. C) Hundred. D) Build. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Break. 19. Mr. Jones will deduct points on your test if you forget to put your name and date on the top. What does the affix de-mean in this sentence? A) Add. B) Remove. C) Increase. D) Decrease. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Remove. 20. This root/affix means 'to cut'. What is the root/affix? A) Ideo. B) Cis(e). C) Sin. D) Con. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cis(e). 21. A word that means the opposite of another word is: A) Synonym. B) Antonym. C) Connotation. D) Denotation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Antonym. 22. -Er and-or mean: A) Bad or badly; wrong or wrongly. B) One who/ that which. C) To carry. D) Act; process. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) One who/ that which. 23. Vit / viv A) Life or living. B) Friend. C) Absolute. D) Death. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Life or living. 24. Macy tried to circumvent the problem by calling her professor ahead of time. What does the word circumvent mean in the sentence above? A) To learn again. B) To remember. C) To get around. D) To draw a circle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To get around. 25. The root words "aud" and "audi", as in the word audio, mean what? A) To write or draw. B) To see. C) To hear. D) To throw. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To hear. Next →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesRoots Affixes Quiz 2Roots Affixes Quiz 3Roots Affixes Quiz 4Roots Affixes Quiz 5Roots Affixes Quiz 6Roots Affixes Quiz 7Roots Affixes Quiz 8Roots Affixes Quiz 9Roots Affixes Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books