This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Morphology > Roots Affixes – Quiz 59 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Roots Affixes Quiz 59 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Related to small steps of change in something. A) Activate. B) Degrade. C) Gradual. D) Actual. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gradual. 2. Which of the following words is derived from the Latin root 'dict' meaning 'to say' or 'to speak'? A) Predict. B) Transport. C) Construct. D) Inspect. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Predict. 3. Select the meaning of the root or affix:able A) Difficult. B) After. C) Before. D) Able to. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Able to. 4. A method of teaching people to read and pronounce words by learning the sounds of letters, letter groups, and syllables A) Phonics. B) Phon. C) Physician. D) Pianist. E) Homophone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Phonics. 5. A bibliophile loves ..... A) Dogs. B) Books. C) Cats. D) Schools. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Books. 6. What does the root 'psych' in 'psychology' refer to? A) 'Body' or 'physical'. B) 'Mind' or 'soul'. C) 'Emotion' or 'feeling'. D) 'Behavior' or 'action'. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 'Mind' or 'soul'. 7. The suffix ..... means in the manner of. A) An. B) Ive. C) Ly. D) Ate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ly. 8. What does the word "underfed" mean?An underfed black cat settles at Isabelle's side. A) A healthy cat. B) Is not fed enough. C) A cute cat. D) Feeds itself. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is not fed enough. 9. A pipe in or near the street that provides water, especially putting out fires A) Dehydrated. B) Hydrant. C) Hydrate. D) Hydraulic. E) Hydroplane. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hydrant. 10. The root of visible means: A) Soft. B) Loud. C) Hidden. D) See. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) See. 11. What is the meaning of farmer? A) One who farms. B) Farm again. C) Farm before. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) One who farms. 12. Which literary element tells when and where the story takes place? A) Plot. B) Setting. C) Theme. D) Characterization. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Setting. 13. Taylor Swift and Beyonce are doing a benefit concert that will help raise money for cancer research. What is the meaning of the root word bene-as it is used in the word benefit? A) Become. B) Self. C) Good. D) Against. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Good. 14. Which of the following words contains a Greek root meaning 'earth'? A) Geography. B) Biology. C) Astronomy. D) Psychology. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Geography. 15. What is the meaning of prefix "hyper-" A) Not. B) Above. C) Below. D) Opposite/against. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Above. 16. David said he would ..... from the team next week. A) Resign. B) Resigned. C) Resignation. D) Resignedly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Resign. 17. Which word contains a Latin root that means "to believe" ? A) Bisect. B) Credible. C) Remit. D) Benefit. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Credible. 18. If the suffix "-phobia" means "fear of, " what can you infer about the word "hydrophobia?" It refers to a fear of ..... A) Hydrants. B) Hydraulics. C) Hydras. D) Water. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Water. 19. Fill in the Blank:The root "-ed" makes a verb ..... A) Present Tense. B) Future Tense. C) Past Tense. D) Future Present Perfect Tense. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Past Tense. 20. What is the meaning of affix in the word distant? A) Apart. B) State of being. C) Not. D) Again. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Apart. 21. Which root/affix means:across/ through A) Di-. B) -ify. C) Dia. D) Fac/fact/fect/fic. E) Helios. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dia. 22. What does the prefix 'tele-' mean in the word 'television'? A) Near. B) Distant or far off. C) Local. D) Visible. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Distant or far off. 23. Aud is a root that means ..... A) Color. B) Citizen. C) Believe. D) Hear. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hear. 24. Which suffix means "one who does, believes" ? A) Ible. B) Ism. C) Ology. D) Er, or, ist. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Er, or, ist. 25. Nat A) Old. B) Born. C) Run. D) Children. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Born. ← 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