This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Morphology > Roots Affixes – Quiz 14 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Roots Affixes Quiz 14 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Read the sentence."We had fun playing games at recess.Which word uses the suffix-ing the same as in playing? A) Cleaning. B) Spring. C) Finger. D) Fling. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cleaning. 2. Which is the root word for the word deepest? A) Dee. B) Est. C) Deep. D) Deepe. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Deep. 3. Select the meaning of:cred A) To think. B) To see. C) To believe. D) To act. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To believe. 4. Cep / cip / cap A) Down. B) Give. C) Up. D) Get / receive / take. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Get / receive / take. 5. The Latin root for "water" is- A) Audi. B) Hydr. C) Aqua. D) Phon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Aqua. 6. Which Greek prefix is associated with the number three? A) Penta-. B) Hexa-. C) Tri-. D) Dec-. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tri-. 7. In the word "tricycle, " what does the prefix "tri-" refer to? A) Four wheels. B) Three wheels. C) Two wheels. D) One wheel. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Three wheels. 8. The family traveled to Vermont every year in the Autumn. They enjoyed visiting their family, but their favorite part of the trip was seeing the beautiful, colorful foliage.Which word from the above passage contains a root that means "across?" A) Traveled. B) Enjoyed. C) Visiting. D) Foliage. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Traveled. 9. Preview:Look before A) -ly. B) -ment. C) Pre-. D) Non-. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pre-. 10. What does the root word mem mean in the sentence below?Mary had a great memory. She knew all the birthdays of everyone in her extended family. A) To remember. B) To forget. C) To memorize. D) To remind. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To remember. 11. The meaning of the prefix "re-" helps us understand that the meaning of "recalculate" is- A) To not calculate. B) To calculate again. C) To add. D) To divide. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To calculate again. 12. Which of the following words would mean referring to both leaves and flowers? A) Maladaptive. B) Misanthropy. C) Microfilament. D) Ambiparous. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ambiparous. 13. Excitement:Feeling of being excited A) Non-. B) Pre-. C) -ment. D) -ly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) -ment. 14. Antifreeze A) -aud-. B) -meter-. C) -scope-. D) Anti-. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Anti-. 15. Using these clues, what does the Greek root "Fund" mean?FoundationFounderFunding A) Bottom. B) Money. C) Beginning. D) Building. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bottom. 16. If the prefix biblio means "relating to books" the word bibliophile means A) A person who borrows a lot of books. B) A person who loves books. C) A person who writes books. D) A wise person who reads books. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A person who loves books. 17. The following words, conclude, contingent, and congeal, contain the same prefix. What is the meaning of the prefix? A) Self or by itself. B) Nature of. C) Sea or ocean. D) With. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) With. 18. If an organism is described as "monocellular, " what does that mean? A) It has one eye. B) It has one cell. C) It has one leg. D) It has one wing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It has one cell. 19. The word "geologist" is best defined as what? A) One who looks at earth. B) One who studies life. C) One who builds with dirt. D) One who studies earth. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) One who studies earth. 20. What is the meaning of:rupt A) To look. B) To build. C) To make. D) To break. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To break. 21. All of the following words include a prefix that means not EXCEPT- A) Unacceptable. B) Remember. C) Illegal. D) Disobey. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Remember. 22. Poly means A) One. B) Many. C) Walk. D) Be. E) Road. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Many. 23. Which of the following is the best definition of the word "biology?" A) Small life. B) The study of the earth. C) The study of small life. D) The study of life. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The study of life. 24. Mit /mitt/ miss A) To see. B) To hear. C) To go. D) To send. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To send. 25. "Specialist", "biologist", and "therapist" contain the affix-ist, which means: A) Into. B) Made of. C) One who performs a specific action. D) One who studies a subject. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) One who performs a specific action. ← 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