This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Morphology > Roots Affixes – Quiz 69 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Roots Affixes Quiz 69 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. -sion, -tion are suffixes that mean ..... A) Walk. B) State of Being. C) Against. D) From, Away. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) State of Being. 2. Select the root word that means "believe" A) Aud, audi. B) Cred. C) Graph. D) Ped, pod. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cred. 3. Commotion, agitation A) Turb. B) -ance. C) -ation. D) -ulence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Turb. 4. What is the BASIC PART OF THE WORD which shows its main meaning, to which other parts can be added A) Affix. B) Prefix. C) Suffix. D) Root. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Root. 5. Identify the prefix in the word "subordinate" . A) Ordinate. B) Bord. C) Sub. D) E. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sub. 6. The prefixes sym-and syn-mean: A) Together. B) Different. C) Toward. D) Broken. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Together. 7. Brave A) Effortless. B) Fruitless. C) Defenseless. D) Dauntless. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dauntless. 8. The neighbors all opposed a landfill being built in the neighborhood because they feared it would ..... their properties. A) Synergize. B) Devalue. C) Parabolic. D) Dissect. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Devalue. 9. I hoped that my tumor was ..... Which word makes the MOST sense in this sentence? A) Benign. B) Malignant. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Benign. 10. The buzz of the bees alerted us to get away from the holly bush.Which literary device is used in the above sentence? A) Personification. B) Hyperbole. C) Idiom. D) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Onomatopoeia. 11. Using your knowledge of roots, what does the word "television" mean? A) Seeing far. B) Writing far. C) Hearing far. D) Speaking far. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Seeing far. 12. To preview something is to ..... A) View before. B) View again. C) View after. D) Not view. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) View before. 13. Instead of going to college, my uncle went to a vocational school. That's where he learned to be an auto mechanic. What is the meaning of the root word voc-as it is used in the word vocational? A) Call. B) Follow. C) Flee. D) Female. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Call. 14. To rely on something or someone for support you need to ..... A) Depend. B) Dispense. C) Impending. D) Independent. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Depend. 15. Quis means to search. Which of the following does not belong? A) Quest. B) Inquisition. C) Quad. D) Query. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Quad. 16. We need a strong leader to unify our country. Unify means A) To make it come together. B) To divide into 2 parts. C) To turn into liquid. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To make it come together. 17. The suffix-al (as in musical, biblical) means ..... A) Having characteristics of. B) A person who likes music. C) Something in the bible. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Having characteristics of. 18. The prefix a-can also mean: A) Together/with. B) Without/not. C) In front of/before. D) After/following. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Without/not. 19. What is the role of roots in word formation? A) Roots are the base part of a word that carries its primary meaning and can be combined with affixes to create new words. B) Roots are the decorative elements added to a word to enhance its meaning. C) Roots are the endings of words that determine their grammatical function. D) Roots are the prefixes that modify the meaning of a word. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Roots are the base part of a word that carries its primary meaning and can be combined with affixes to create new words. 20. What is the meaning of the affix in the word microscope? A) Large. B) Far. C) Small. D) Few. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Small. 21. The prefixes ant-and anti-mean: A) Small. B) Equal. C) For. D) Against. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Against. 22. This word means "other than the usual." A) Decipher. B) Verify. C) Precise. D) Alternate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Alternate. 23. What can you infer about the meaning of the word "mythology?" It means ..... A) "the state of myths". B) "to create a new myth". C) "the study of myths". D) "myth-life". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "the study of myths". 24. The ..... woman spent a lot of time helping others. Which word makes the MOST sense in this sentence? A) Malevolent. B) Benevolent. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Benevolent. 25. What does in/im/il mean? A) Full of. B) Inside. C) Not. D) To judge. 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