This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Morphology > Roots Affixes – Quiz 51 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Roots Affixes Quiz 51 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The suffix ..... means one who, that which; like, related to. A) (u)al. B) (u)ate. C) (u)ation. D) (i)ent. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) (i)ent. 2. What is the prefix in disagree A) Disagree. B) Agree. C) Dis. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dis. 3. Identify the prefix in the word 'misunderstand'. A) Mis. B) Under. C) Stand. D) Understand. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mis. 4. The root pens means weigh out or distribute. What does the word recompense mean? A) To contribute to a person's well being. B) To give money to a person for a service or loss. C) To sue a person for injury or harm. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To give money to a person for a service or loss. 5. What is the definition of a suffix? A) A set of letters attached to the beginning of a root word. B) The most basic part of a word. C) A set of letters added to the end of a root word. D) A word that has a hyphen (-). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A set of letters added to the end of a root word. 6. Affixes are both prefixes and suffixes. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 7. What does the root sens/sent mean? A) To feel. B) Equal. C) To know. D) Ring. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To feel. 8. The root puls means drive or push. What does the word compulsory mean? A) Required or forced. B) Kind and generous. C) Hostile or inclined to argue. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Required or forced. 9. $_{Use your knowledge of roots/prefixes to determine the meaning of the word}$malaria A) Helpful, useful, or valuable in some way. B) A disease originally thought to be caused by "bad air". C) To play with no time to have prepared a piece of music. D) To delay in order to gain more time to do something. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A disease originally thought to be caused by "bad air". 10. Identify the prefix in the word below.ungrateful A) Un. B) Grate. C) Ful. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Un. 11. As I walked in the door, I was amazed at the beautiful colors and smells. I knew it would be hard to decide what I would buy with my $ 3. The chocolate truffles looked delicious, but they were expensive. The jelly beans were not only cheaper, but so colorful! With so much to choose from, I knew I would be here a long time. Where am I? A) Gas station. B) Candy store. C) Grocery store. D) Shoe store. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Candy store. 12. Match the root/affix with its meaningship A) Put in motion. B) To throw. C) Condition of, skill. D) Within. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Condition of, skill. 13. The affix "gen" means- A) Speech or language. B) Generation or creation; kind or type. C) Long; large. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Generation or creation; kind or type. 14. If I exclude someone from my team, would they play in the final game with me? A) No because they are shut out. B) Yes because they are part of the team. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No because they are shut out. 15. A bibliography is: A) A list of books. B) A person's own signature. C) The science of life. D) Involving two sides. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A list of books. 16. What does the suffix '-ology' mean in the word 'geology'? A) The study of. B) The art of. C) The science of. D) The history of. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The study of. 17. Which word comes from a root that means "see" ? A) Helpful. B) Looks. C) Vise. D) Visible. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Visible. 18. If the prefix "a-" is added to the word "moral, " its new meaning is "not moral" A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 19. What does the prefix 'equa-/ equi-' mean? A) Equal; the same. B) One hundred. C) Into or not. D) The study of. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Equal; the same. 20. The prefix a-means: A) On/in/to. B) Together/with. C) In front of/before. D) From/away. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) On/in/to. 21. Which root word means life? A) Bio. B) Port. C) Graph. D) Ped. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bio. 22. A passage uses the word "export." Using your knowledge of Latin roots and affixes, explain how you would figure out its meaning and select the correct definition. A) To bring in from another country. B) To send out to another country. C) To write down. D) To build up. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To send out to another country. 23. Since post means after/following, which word means to put off until later? A) Phonics. B) Ponder. C) Postpone. D) PodiumTagsELAGSE8L4b. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Postpone. 24. A state of confusion and disorder A) Turbulence. B) Asperity. C) Disturbance. D) Perturbation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Turbulence. 25. A root word is where the core meaning comes from. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. ← 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