This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Morphology > Roots Affixes – Quiz 25 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Roots Affixes Quiz 25 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What does the root word 'scrib' mean? A) To write. B) To read. C) To draw. D) To speak. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To write. 2. ..... means to find the meaning of something that is difficult to read or understand. A) Decipher. B) Verify. C) Precise. D) Alternate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Decipher. 3. Could volcanoes produce igneous rock? A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 4. The root words aer and aero mean: A) Time. B) Temperature. C) Air. D) Light. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Air. 5. Choose the correct prefix of autograph. A) Auto. B) Self. C) Graph. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Auto. 6. Grace visits her doctor and is told she has 'bronchitis.' Based on the suffix-itis in her diagnosis, what does this suggest about her medical condition? A) It involves inflammation. B) It is a type of medicine. C) It is related to bones. D) It is a virus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It involves inflammation. 7. A word that is pronounced the same as another word but is different in meaning or spelling A) Homophone. B) -er, -or, -ian, -ist. C) Predecessor. D) Saxophone. E) Symphony. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Homophone. 8. After the accident severely injured Kristen's spin, it was a miracle she could lift her hand even a ..... off the table without help. A) Octogram. B) Ultimatum. C) Millimeter. D) Monochrome. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Millimeter. 9. The vigilant guards stayed up all night to make sure no one came near the castle. A) Disguised. B) Watchful. C) Superior. D) Youthful. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Watchful. 10. The root words cept and ceive mean: A) To take/catch/ seize/hold/receive. B) To break. C) To go/ yield/surrender. D) To send. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To take/catch/ seize/hold/receive. 11. Which word does NOT have the same root as biologist? A) Bilingual. B) Biopsy. C) Bioluminescent. D) Autobiography. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bilingual. 12. Which root word means 'light'? A) Photo. B) Geo. C) Aqua. D) Terra. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Photo. 13. Based on the Latin suffix-age, the word shortage in paragraph 1 means A) Result of lack of something. B) Result of having too much more to store. C) Result of a war taking things. D) Result of too many nutrients in some foods. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Result of lack of something. 14. Root:Cred A) Believe. B) Think. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Believe. 15. Use the suffix-ee to infer who a payee is. A) Someone who pays money. B) Someone who gets paid. C) Someone who does not get paid. D) The amount of money paid. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Someone who gets paid. 16. The word "affix" means ..... A) Are added to the beginning of the word to change the meaning. B) A word from which other words are formed. C) A letter or group of letters added to the beginning or end of a word to change its meaning (e.g. prefix or suffix). D) Are added to the end of a word to change the meaning. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A letter or group of letters added to the beginning or end of a word to change its meaning (e.g. prefix or suffix). 17. The suffix-est means "the most" and the suffix-er can mean "more." Which word means someone who has lived longer than me? A) Old. B) Older. C) Oldest. D) Ancient. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Older. 18. The prefix ante-means: A) In front of/before. B) After/following. C) Next to/alongside. D) Away/from. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In front of/before. 19. What does the word "vitality" mean in the sentence below? The body builder was always eating healthy and working out regularly to stay in shape and live a long time. A) Feel, think. B) Strength, strong. C) Believe. D) Alive, life. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Alive, life. 20. The condition of being conscious' the normal state of being awake and able to understand what is happening around you. A) Maintenance. B) Consequence. C) Ambivalence. D) Consciousness. E) Fondness. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Consequence. 21. Which word has the prefix meaning "backwards" ? A) Pandemic. B) Retrofit. C) Hypodermic. D) Malicious. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Retrofit. 22. A thermometer is used to measure ..... or temperature. A) Heat. B) Coldness. C) Height. D) Width. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Heat. 23. One who has finished each grade or step in high school or college (noun), or to finish each grade or step in high school or college (verb). A) Gradually. B) Deactivate. C) Actually. D) Graduate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Graduate. 24. What is the meaning of the suffix "logy" ? A) The study of. B) Light. C) Above. D) Likely to. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The study of. 25. What does the suffix-ing mean? A) Full of. B) Present tense / happening now. C) To make or do. D) Past tense / in the past. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Present tense / happening now. ← 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