Roots Affixes Quiz 65 (25 MCQs)

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1. The book store will be ..... our new books soon.
2. Root word and base word are synonyms.
3. What does ology mean in the word mythology?
4. Use your knowledge of root words to infer who is most likely to perform a symphony.
5. The root word cent means:
6. Linguistics is the science of .....
7. Based on your knowledge of roots and affixes, what might the word "aspectous" mean?
8. When you are a spectator at a soccer game, you watch people run and kick the ball. What does "spec" mean in spectator?
9. Use the root photo to infer what photoengraving is.
10. What does the word "underpaid" mean?
11. Is it a good idea to intervene when someone is bullying your friend?
12. What is the meaning of ant-/anti-?
13. Nym
14. You see the word "telephone" in a story. Using your understanding of Greek roots, reason out its meaning and choose the best definition.
15. Which of the following best describes the meaning of the word "centennial" ?
16. A word that means the action of throwing forward.
17. If his handwriting was eligible, it was .....
18. Don't be careless when you carry something hot. You might just get burned.What does careless mean?
19. Which word means "a place where people hear and see a show or a presentation" ?
20. Auto-means:
21. The crops did not seem to grow after the farmer an experimental ..... on them to kill the weeds.
22. The suffix '-ful' means full of. What does the word 'joyful' mean?
23. Word origins is another way to say
24. The prefix semi-(as in semicircle, semifinal) means .....
25. A machine for producing power in which a wheel is made to revolve by a fast-moving flow of water, steam, gas, or air