This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Morphology > Roots Affixes – Quiz 35 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Roots Affixes Quiz 35 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The suffix '-less' in the word 'hopeless' indicates that something is: A) Full of hope. B) Lacking hope. C) Gaining hope. D) Losing hope. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lacking hope. 2. The root "sens/sent" means- A) Again; back. B) A system of thought. C) Felt, sensed. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Felt, sensed. 3. I used to want to be a biologist, but psychology is my true passion. I really enjoy helping people. What is the meaning of the suffix-oloy as used in the words biology and psychology. A) Life. B) Study of. C) Death. D) World. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Study of. 4. What does the root, "cent" mean? A) Thousand. B) One. C) Hundred. D) Million. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hundred. 5. What does the root 'scrib' mean in the word 'describe'? A) To write. B) To see. C) To hear. D) To speak. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To write. 6. Which word has the prefix meaning "the mind?" A) Psychology. B) Pediatrician. C) Penalty. D) Punishment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Psychology. 7. Restart means to A) Start before. B) Start after. C) Start again. D) Not start. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Start again. 8. Select the meaning of the root or affix:dis A) Apart. B) Before. C) Not. D) Again. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Apart. 9. Priya is studying different scientific instruments. She comes across the word 'thermometer' and wonders what the root word 'therm' means. What does 'therm' mean? A) Measure. B) Heat. C) Weather. D) Sun. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Heat. 10. You see the word "chronology" in a history lesson. Using your understanding of Greek roots, reason out its meaning and choose the best definition. A) The study of numbers. B) The study of time and events in order. C) The study of plants. D) The study of rocks. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The study of time and events in order. 11. What is the meaning of the Greek root bene? A) Good/well. B) Against. C) Many. D) Relating to. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Good/well. 12. Using your knowledge of prefixes, suffixes, and word roots, answer the question. We knew Francis was malcontent when he said he wanted to be left alone. What does the word malcontent mean in the sentence above? A) Excited. B) Unhappy. C) Scared. D) Rushed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Unhappy. 13. The root word "mirth" means happy and joyous. A person who is "mirthful" is: A) Full of happiness and joy. B) Without happiness and joy. C) The opposite of happy and joyous. D) Able to be happy and joyous. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Full of happiness and joy. 14. What is the suffix of a word? A) A syllable attached to the end of a word to change its meaning. B) A syllable attached before a word to change its meaning. C) The suffix is the same as a prefix. D) In the middle of a word's root. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A syllable attached to the end of a word to change its meaning. 15. The criminal lived as a fugitive for years, always looking over his shoulder and moving to different cities to avoid being captured by the police. His life was one of constant escape.What does "fugitive" mean in this passage? A) Traveler. B) Escaper. C) Detective. D) Homeowner. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Escaper. 16. Prefixes:equi-, iso- A) Upon. B) Not; without. C) Equal. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Equal. 17. What do the suffixes-ion, -tion, -sion mean? A) Full of / having. B) Act of / process off. C) For / forward. D) A person who. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Full of / having. 18. Match the root/affix with its meaningpro A) Below, less than normal. B) Forward, in support of, before. C) Can be done. D) Condition, state of. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Forward, in support of, before. 19. What is the meaning of the root 'Loc/Log/Locq'? A) Speech. B) Break. C) Both. D) Middle/Between. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Speech. 20. What is the meaning of the prefixes "in", "im", and "il" ? A) Ful of. B) Inside. C) Not. D) To judge. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Not. 21. What does pre mean? A) Life. B) Short. C) Before. D) Book. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Before. 22. Which word has a root meaning "love" ? A) Transport. B) Resent. C) Aeronautics. D) Amiable. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Amiable. 23. What is the definition of the root-ACT? A) Do. B) Believe. C) Mark. D) See. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Do. 24. The acrobat amazed the crowd with her death defying, high flying trapeze act. The word acrobat has a prefix that means- A) Flying. B) Top/height. C) Athlete. D) Flipping. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Top/height. 25. Sometimes I feel that these highly paid athletes are so egotistical. All they seem to care about is their own stats instead of team wins. The word egotistical has a prefix that means- A) Rich. B) Follow. C) Self. D) Victory. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Self. ← 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