This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Morphology > Roots Affixes – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Roots Affixes Quiz 8 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. -ly means A) In a way or manner. B) Fear of. C) Full of. D) To help. E) One who fears. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In a way or manner. 2. To say A) Astro. B) Logy. C) Mort. D) Dict. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dict. 3. What is the meaning of the root "port" ? A) Carry. B) Hear. C) Circle. D) Say or speak. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Carry. 4. Liber / liver A) From. B) Friend. C) Free. D) Foe. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Free. 5. Which of the following words means the act of making something less intense? A) Abatement. B) Inexorable. C) Antifreeze. D) Subjugate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Abatement. 6. What is the numerical value associated with the Greek prefix "tri-" ? A) One. B) Two. C) Three. D) Dec-. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Three. 7. The suffix-some means: A) Result of an action/collection. B) Characterized by a specified quality, condition, or action. C) Pertaining to. D) Together/with. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Characterized by a specified quality, condition, or action. 8. Which of the following words uses the root/affix, cis(e), correctly? A) Synthesize. B) Insulate. C) Since. D) Exercise. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Exercise. 9. David hired a builder to build his new house. He wanted someone who had experience working in construction and building houses. What does the affix-er mean in this sentence? A) A person who does an activity. B) A person who watches an activity. C) A person who thinks about an activity. D) A person who talks about an activity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A person who does an activity. 10. Which of the following root words means "great" or "greatest" ? A) Max, maxi. B) Photo. C) Meter. D) Port. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Max, maxi. 11. What does adding an affix to a root do? A) It doesn't really do anything. B) It modifies the word's meaning. C) It creates a run-on sentence. D) It creates a fragment. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It modifies the word's meaning. 12. -ness A) Again. B) Act or process of. C) State or quality of. D) Not. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) State or quality of. 13. How does an animal who is a biped move around? A) With its wings. B) On its stomach. C) On four legs. D) On two feet. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) On two feet. 14. What does the prefix hyper-mean: A) On top of; beyond. B) Above, over, excessive. C) Great. D) Under. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Above, over, excessive. 15. The recipe calls to defrost chicken before cooking it. What does defrost mean? A) To take the cold away. B) To cook it. C) To eat it. D) To freeze it. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To take the cold away. 16. The word, metamorphosis, has two roots/affixes:morph and eta. A) True. B) False, it only has one root/affix. C) False, it has the roots/affixes morph and META. D) False, everything is incorrect. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) False, it has the roots/affixes morph and META. 17. When the prefix "poly" is added to a word, it means what? A) Many. B) To move forward. C) To be able. D) Under. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Many. 18. Which of the following suffixes make verbs past tense? A) -ing. B) -est. C) -er. D) -ed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) -ed. 19. A word part added to the beginning of a word A) Root. B) Prefix. C) Suffix. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Prefix. 20. The Greek root for "sound" is- A) Audi. B) Hydr. C) Aqua. D) Phon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Phon. 21. Kindness:Friendly and caring behavior A) Re-. B) Un-. C) Sub-. D) -ness. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) -ness. 22. Insults, name-calling, threats, pushing, and hitting are classic forms of bullying. But these days, bullies have found new ways to pick on their victims. They use cell phones and the Internet to spread hurtful and embarrassing messages about their victims. It's called cyberbullying.Which word from the paragraph contains a root that means "conquer?" A) Insults. B) Victims. C) Hurtful. D) Embarassing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Victims. 23. "Face" is an example of a- A) Root word. B) Suffix. C) Prefix. D) Base word. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Base word. 24. What is the meaning of:struct / struc A) To build. B) To look. C) To teach. D) To act. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To build. 25. Decrease:becoming less A) -ish. B) Con-. C) Dis-. D) De-. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) De-. ← 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 9Roots Affixes Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books