This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Vocabulary > Root Words And Affixes – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Root Words And Affixes Quiz 5 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the meaning of co-? A) Apart. B) With. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) With. 2. What does the prefix Bi-means? As used in such words as:bicycle or biweekly? A) Three. B) Two. C) Four. D) Ten. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Two. 3. This word means full of color. A) Colorless. B) Colorful. C) Discolor. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Colorful. 4. What is the meaning of all the following prefixes ..... dis-non-un-ir- A) Against. B) Too much. C) Under. D) Not. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Not. 5. Violence, whether it is hitting, kicking, or punching, is not tolerated at school. This uses which type of context clue? A) Antonym. B) Synonym. C) Example. D) Definition. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Example. 6. What is the meaning of bio? A) Life. B) With. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Life. 7. What is the meaning of struct? A) Most important. B) To build. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To build. 8. Which suffix means 'capable of'? A) -ible. B) -ive. C) -ful. D) -able. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) -able. 9. Meter/metr means ..... A) Writing. B) Light. C) Measure. D) Heat. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Measure. 10. The root word marine comes from the Latin word for sea. Look at the prefix and the root to determine the most likely meaning of the word submarine (paragraph 2). A) A ship that sails across the sea. B) A ship that goes under the sea. C) A ship that is not able to go to sea. D) A ship that is not at sea. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A ship that goes under the sea. 11. Define the prefix "in" A) Around. B) Not. C) Between. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Not. 12. Based on the Greek or Latin roots in the names of these cities, which one of these cities is known as "the city of brotherly love" ? A) Laredo. B) Grand Rapids. C) Philadelphia. D) The Angels. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Philadelphia. 13. Mr. James wants us to be prompt in the mornings, not late. Which type of context clue is used? A) Antonym. B) Synonym. C) Example. D) Definition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Antonym. 14. Define the suffix "ing" A) Possible. B) Action or process. C) State or quality. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Action or process. 15. What is the meaning of the Greek root word 'geo'? A) Fire. B) Air. C) Earth or land. D) Water. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Earth or land. 16. Define the prefix "pre" A) Before. B) After. C) Around. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Before. 17. The prefix-a means without. Mischa said that she was apathetic about the entire situation. In other words, Mischa said that she A) Didn't care about the entire situation. B) Was against the situation. C) Hated the situation. D) Was not involved in the situation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Didn't care about the entire situation. 18. Which word contains a root that mean "rule" ? A) Democracy. B) Diplomat. C) Governor. D) Congressman. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Democracy. 19. A doctor must write a note for the pharmacist before you can purchase certain types of medicine. What is this note called? A) Postscription. B) Antiscription. C) Inscription. D) Prescription. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Prescription. 20. This word means not hurt. A) Hurtful. B) Hurter. C) Unhurt. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Unhurt. 21. Using your knowledge of prefixes, suffixes, and word roots, answer the question. In college, Brian joined a fraternity because he enjoys living with his buddies.What does the word fraternity mean in the sentence above? A) A brotherhood. B) A school for boys. C) A dormitory. D) An athletic center. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A brotherhood. 22. What does hydr, hydro, and aqua mean? A) Water. B) Fear. C) Living. D) Fake. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Water. 23. What is the meaning of mis-? A) Over. B) Mistaken or wrong. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mistaken or wrong. 24. What is the meaning of leg-? A) Build or assemble. B) Read or the law. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Read or the law. 25. What is the meaning of ped? A) Hand. B) Foot. 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