This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Morphology > Roots Affixes – Quiz 31 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Roots Affixes Quiz 31 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the meaning of the Greek root phon A) Body. B) Both. C) To make. D) Sound. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sound. 2. If you have arachnophobia, you have ..... of spiders. A) A love. B) A fear of. C) Knowledge of. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A fear of. 3. The prefixes co-, con-, and com-mean: A) Together/with. B) Forward/before. C) Relating to/ characterized by. D) Within. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Together/with. 4. Many English words come from the days of ancient Rome when Latin was the primary language. For example, the Latin word colonia means "farm land or other settled land." Colonia is the root for several modern English words EXCEPT ..... A) Colonist. B) Colonize. C) Column. D) Colony. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Column. 5. What does the root word 'aud' mean? A) Hear or listen. B) See or look. C) Smell or detect. D) Touch or feel. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hear or listen. 6. What does vis mean? A) To hear. B) To carry. C) To throw. D) To see. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To see. 7. IF YOU ARE ..... (REPEAT) NOT GETTING ENOUGH SLEEP CAN HAVE NEGATIVE EFFECTS ON YOU MEMORY A) REAPITINGLY. B) REPEATEDINGLY. C) REPEATEDLY. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) REPEATEDLY. 8. $_{Use your knowledge of roots/prefixes to determine the meaning of the word}$bibliography$_{biblio = book}$ A) Disposition to do good. B) A tendency to do 'evil' deeds. C) Writing about books used. D) Being out of time to prepare. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Writing about books used. 9. What does aqua mean? A) Water. B) Star. C) Self. D) Book. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Water. 10. Ambi A) A math term. B) Both. C) First. D) Before. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Both. 11. A basic word with no prefix or suffix added to it A) Affix. B) Prefix. C) Suffix. D) Root. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Root. 12. What do the root words "mot" and "mov" mean? A) Move. B) Escape. C) Material. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Move. 13. Which of the following words contains a root that means 'write'? A) Biography. B) Biology. C) Biodegradable. D) Biopsy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Biography. 14. How can knowledge of affixes aid in understanding complex vocabulary? A) It allows for memorization of complex words without understanding their parts. B) Knowledge of affixes can help break down complex words into manageable parts, making it easier to infer their meanings. C) It is only useful for learning foreign languages. D) It has no impact on vocabulary comprehension. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Knowledge of affixes can help break down complex words into manageable parts, making it easier to infer their meanings. 15. Devour A) To drink. B) To eat quickly and hungrily. C) To starve. D) To order. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To eat quickly and hungrily. 16. What can you infer about the prefix "pre-?" A) It means "after" . B) It means "before" . C) It means "toward" . D) It means "away from" . Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It means "before" . 17. My computer stopped turning on when it wasn't plugged in. I hate it when technology ..... A) Malfunctions. B) Benedictions. C) Orthographists. D) Fractions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Malfunctions. 18. Match the root/affix with its meaningport A) Self. B) To carry. C) To write. D) Moon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To carry. 19. Which word contains the suffix "-ly" ? A) Quickly. B) Highest. C) Safest. D) Freedom. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Quickly. 20. If "tele" means far and "scope" means see, what does "telescope" mean? A) A device to see nearby objects. B) A device to see faraway objects. C) A device to hear faraway sounds. D) A device to write faraway messages. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A device to see faraway objects. 21. The word "absent" is:(Hint-look at the suffix!) A) A Noun. B) A Verb. C) An Adverb. D) An Adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An Adjective. 22. -ive, -ative, -itive A) Verb form of noun. B) Adjective form of noun. C) Adverb form of noun. D) Pronoun form of noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adjective form of noun. 23. A word that means action of carrying across. A) Transportation. B) Subportation. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Transportation. 24. Students ..... write a dissertation in their final year. (norm) A) Normaly. B) Normali. C) Normally. D) Normalli. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Normally. 25. Liam is working at a wildlife reserve and needs to monitor animal activity at night. He is given a thermal camera. Use the root therm to infer what the thermal camera will help Liam do. A) Taking photos underwater. B) Taking very detailed photos. C) Detecting heat. D) Storing lots of information. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Detecting heat. ← 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