This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Morphology > Roots Affixes – Quiz 62 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Roots Affixes Quiz 62 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following is the best definition of the word calligraphy? A) To write something down. B) To write in a beautiful, stylish way. C) To take a picture. D) To sing a song. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To write in a beautiful, stylish way. 2. Add-edslip A) Sliped. B) Slipped. C) Sled. D) Slipping. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Slipped. 3. -ize A) To make; to cause to become. B) To reduce; to lessen. C) To enhance; to improve. D) To simplify; to clarify. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To make; to cause to become. 4. You see the word "geology" in a science lesson. Using your understanding of Greek roots, reason out its meaning and choose the best definition. A) The study of stars. B) The study of the earth. C) The study of plants. D) The study of animals. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The study of the earth. 5. Richmond is Virginia's state capital. The word capital has a prefix that means- A) Ruler. B) Father. C) Government. D) Head. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Head. 6. What is the meaning of the affix in the word teacher? A) State of being. B) Full of. C) One who. D) After. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) One who. 7. It is one of the ..... days of the year. A) Funnier. B) Happiest. C) Spies. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Happiest. 8. At the forefront of my mind I have lessons to create and papers to grade. I can't stop thinking about all the things I have to do.What does forefront mean? A) The front of my head. B) The leading place that comes before all others. C) The middle of my mind. D) The good place in my mind. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The leading place that comes before all others. 9. The suffixes-ive, -itive, and-ative mean: A) Full of/characterized by. B) Relating to/characterized by. C) Inclined/tending toward an action. D) To make/to cause to become. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Inclined/tending toward an action. 10. The root word loc (as in locomotion, locate) means ..... A) Place. B) Train. C) Your house. D) To move around. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Place. 11. Which word has the root meaning "feel" ? A) Resent. B) Literature. C) Amiable. D) Thermometer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Resent. 12. What is a word element that can be ATTACHED TO THE ROOT to form a new word? A) Affix. B) Prefix. C) Suffix. D) Root. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Affix. 13. Think about what the affix "post" means. Which of the following words is not a derivative of the affix "post" ? A) Posterior. B) Poster. C) Postpone. D) Postscript. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Poster. 14. What does the prefix 'im-' mean? A) Not. B) New. C) Equal; the same. D) Across; to the other side. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Not. 15. Which root/affix means:join A) Ex-, exo-. B) Ignis. C) Inter. D) Junto, junctum. E) Kinesis, cinema. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Junto, junctum. 16. Using your knowledge of roots and affixes, what does unilateral mean? A) No sides at all. B) Possessing or full of one thing. C) Characteristic of one side. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Characteristic of one side. 17. Omni A) Some. B) Few. C) None. D) All. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All. 18. Introduce A) Bring into use for the first time. B) Full of color. C) Doesn't make sense. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bring into use for the first time. 19. Cam'ron is learning about root words in his language class. His teacher explains that root words (or "roots") are parts of words that have meaning, but usually can't be used by themselves. They are often found in both Greek and Latin words. How are root words usually used? A) Alone. B) Together. C) Apart. D) Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alone. 20. Head A) Don. B) Grad. C) Imag. D) Cap. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cap. 21. What is the meaning of the suffix-ity? A) State of, quality. B) False. C) Worthy, capable of. D) Act or process. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) State of, quality. 22. The reporter insisted that the letter he used was authentic. He said that he had shown it to many experts before he used it in his story.When something is authentic, it's ..... A) Genuine, or real. B) Carefully written. C) Full of tasty worms. D) Very old. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Genuine, or real. 23. What is the meaning of the suffix '-logy' in the word 'geology'? A) Study of. B) Science of. C) Life of. D) Earth of. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Study of. 24. What is the meaning of the root 'thes'? A) It means 'put, place, set'. B) It means 'see, sight'. C) It means 'write, written'. D) It means 'think, thought'. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It means 'put, place, set'. 25. What does the prefix 'com-/ con-/ co-' mean? A) Able to. B) With; together. C) One hundred. D) New. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) With; together. ← 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