This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Morphology > Roots Affixes – Quiz 11 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Roots Affixes Quiz 11 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What does the root graph/gram mean in the sentence below?Kara's teacher asked her to write a paragraph about what it means to be caring. A) To write. B) To care. C) To teach. D) To draw. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To write. 2. A prefix is a word part that is added to the ..... of a root word. A) Beginning. B) Middle. C) End. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Beginning. 3. Incapable:Not able A) Non-. B) In-. C) Pre-. D) Ment-. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In-. 4. Concur:agree A) Dis-. B) De-. C) Con-. D) -ish. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Con-. 5. Telescope; Microscope A) Anti-. B) -meter-. C) -aud-. D) -scope-. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) -scope-. 6. Ab-/abs- A) To. B) Away. C) Over. D) Under. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Away. 7. The root words "vis" and "vid", as in the word "video" mean what? A) To hear. B) Be able. C) To see. D) To throw. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To see. 8. Sammy didn't bother washing the spaghetti pot. He left it submersed in water so it would be easier to clean in the morning. What does the affix sub-mean in this sentence? A) Under or below. B) Over or above. C) Around or surrounding. D) Inside or within. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Under or below. 9. Quickly:Be done in a short amount of time A) -ly. B) -ment. C) Pre-. D) Non-. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) -ly. 10. What does the prefix 're' mean when added to a word? A) Before. B) Again. C) After. D) Never. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Again. 11. Support:Carry or hold something up A) -port-. B) -dict-. C) -fer-. D) -brev-. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) -port-. 12. Joyful:Filled with happiness A) -scribe-. B) -ful. C) -er/-or. D) -ver-. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) -ful. 13. Which two suffixes mean "condition of" ? A) Mis-. B) -able, -ible. C) -dom, -ship. D) -er, -or. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) -dom, -ship. 14. "I do not think, comrades, that I shall be with you for many months longer, and before I die, I feel it my duty to pass on to you such wisdom as I have acquired." What does acquired mean in the sentence above? A) Obtained. B) Bought. C) Received. D) Stole. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Obtained. 15. After eating an entire pizza by himself, Owen felt so full and had a horrible stomach ache. What does the affix-ing mean in this sentence? A) It indicates that the action is ongoing. B) It indicates past tense. C) It indicates future tense. D) It indicates a state of being. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It indicates that the action is ongoing. 16. Which prefix denotes a quantity of one in Greek? A) Penta-. B) Tri-. C) Dec-. D) Mono-. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mono-. 17. Riddle time! The more I dry, the wetter I get. What am I? A) A seal. B) Air. C) A towel. D) Water. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A towel. 18. Ex, e (exit, exhale) A) In front. B) Across, beyond. C) Out, from, forth. D) Everywhere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Out, from, forth. 19. If a substance is described as "pentagonal, " how many sides does it have? A) Five. B) Six. C) Seven. D) Ten. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Five. 20. Chron(o) means A) Skin. B) Wheel. C) World. D) Time. E) Tooth. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Time. 21. ..... are the words that make up a language. A) Vocabulary. B) Prefixes. C) Suffixes. D) Affixes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vocabulary. 22. What does the root hydro/hydra mean in the following sentence.The fire hydrant gushed water after the car ran into it. A) Water. B) Fire. C) Car. D) Street. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Water. 23. William was exhausted after a sleepless night. The neighbor's dog had kept him up all night barking. What does the affix-less mean in this sentence? A) Without. B) Full of. C) Having. D) Containing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Without. 24. Riddle Time! When asked how old she was, Mary replied, "In two years I will be twice as old as I was five years ago." How old is she? A) 8 years old. B) 10 years old. C) 12 years old. D) 14 years old. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 12 years old. 25. Using the clues below, what does the Greek root "Hab" mean"ExhibitInhabitRehabilitate A) To fix. B) To show. C) To have. D) To live. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To have. ← 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