This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Morphology > Roots Affixes – Quiz 53 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Roots Affixes Quiz 53 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which prefix means "before" or "front" ? A) Pre. B) Post. C) Scrib/script. D) Graph. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pre. 2. What does re mean? A) Life. B) Again/back. C) Self. D) Book. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Again/back. 3. I must ask for an ..... of time because it seems like I won't be able to meet the deadline given. A) Extent. B) Extension. C) Extensive. D) Extend. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Extension. 4. He had an acute mind and solved problems quickly. In the sentence, acute means: A) Simple. B) Slow. C) Fast. D) Smart. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Smart. 5. Which word contains the root meaning 'middle'? A) Earth. B) Fraternity. C) Polytheism. D) Medium. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Medium. 6. Fill in the blank:The ..... of the new policy was met with mixed reactions from the public. A) Natural. B) Innovation. C) Dormancy. D) Manual. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Innovation. 7. Select the root word that means 'light'. A) Lumin. B) Terra. C) Aqua. D) Vent. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lumin. 8. Which of the following words meansthat a person feels alone? A) Smoothness. B) Goodness. C) Loneliness. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Loneliness. 9. Knowing the meaning of the root word will not help you better understand the meaning. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 10. What is the meaning of the Greek root demos? A) Birth. B) All. C) Time. D) People. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) People. 11. Paleo A) New. B) High. C) Old. D) Run. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Old. 12. Which root means to speak? A) Audi. B) Vis. C) Dict. D) Graph. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dict. 13. What does acceptable mean? A) Able to be accepted. B) The action pf being accepted. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Able to be accepted. 14. $_{Use your knowledge of roots/prefixes to determine the meaning of the word}$benediction A) A blessing (speaking good upon someone). B) A curse (speaking evil upon someone). C) Something extremely old or unbound by time. D) A written account of a major event. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A blessing (speaking good upon someone). 15. What does the root 'lingu' in 'linguistics' refer to? A) Sound. B) Language. C) Culture. D) Communication. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Language. 16. The root word PED means ..... A) Foot. B) Hand. C) Pedal. D) Kid. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Foot. 17. The root graph means A) Bad, evil. B) Good, well. C) Write. D) Time. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Write. 18. Which prefix can be added to the root word 'form' to mean 'before'? A) Pre-. B) Re-. C) Un-. D) Dis-. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pre-. 19. You will find these safety tips are easily doable.What does doable mean? A) Not done. B) Having done. C) Able to be done. D) Mostly done. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Able to be done. 20. Without movement; still A) Odorless. B) Speechless. C) Worthless. D) Motionless. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Motionless. 21. What is the meaning of the root chron? A) Result. B) Time. C) With. D) Life. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Time. 22. What does-ance and-ence mean? A) State, quality. B) State, condition. C) Water. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) State, quality. 23. If the problem with the train track lies midway between Lynchburg and Roanoke, the problem ..... A) Is at the beginning of the tracks near Lynchburg. B) Is in the middle, between the two cities. C) Is near the end of tracks near Roanoke. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is in the middle, between the two cities. 24. $_{Use your knowledge of roots/prefixes to determine the meaning of the word}$benevolent A) Kind, good, full of charity. B) Evil, full of malice. C) Immortal. D) Beautiful writing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Kind, good, full of charity. 25. Which root means "to write" or "written" ? A) Scrib/script. B) Spect. C) Jud. D) Graph. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Scrib/script. ← 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