This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Vocabulary > Root Words Roots And Affixes – Quiz 13 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Root Words Roots And Affixes Quiz 13 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which root means sleep? A) Dorm. B) Bene. C) Eu. D) Arch. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dorm. 2. Which root means sea? A) Mar/mari. B) Ambi. C) Peri. D) Flex. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mar/mari. 3. Which root word can stand alone? A) Dict. B) Power. C) Pend. D) Spect. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Power. 4. What does the root word 'helio' mean? A) Sun. B) Water. C) Half. D) Opposite. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sun. 5. To say the opposite of something or to deny the truth about something A) Contrary. B) Counteract. C) Contract. D) Contradict. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Contradict. 6. The word root "audi (aud)" means "hear." Based on this, we can infer that the auditory nerve helps us: A) Sense light. B) Sense sound. C) Sense smell. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sense sound. 7. What does the root word "gram" mean as in the word telegram? A) Time. B) Place. C) To write. D) Name. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To write. 8. An opposite or different fact, event, or situation A) Contradiction. B) Counteraction. C) Contrary. D) Counterfeit. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Contrary. 9. To figure out the tone in a text, we need to play close attention to the diction. DICT A) Speech, words. B) Attitude. C) Mood. D) Book. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Speech, words. 10. Which word root means 'earth, ' 'ground, ' or 'soil?' A) Geo. B) Bio. C) Terr. D) Sub. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Geo. 11. What is the study of animals? A) Zoology. B) Anthropology. C) Biology. D) Ecology. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Zoology. 12. To understand the hidden meaning of something A) Decode. B) Deprive. C) Desire. D) Decline. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Decode. 13. The word embittered meansThe girls were embittered by the team's actions. The did not communicate to each on the court and they lost their championship game. A) Embarrassed. B) Angry. C) Supportive. D) Loving. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Angry. 14. Which suffix means capable of, able? A) -ant/ent. B) -ate. C) -ous. D) -able/ible. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) -able/ible. 15. Which of the following words contains an affix meaning "the study of" ? A) English. B) Physics. C) Examination. D) Sociology. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sociology. 16. What do the root words 'contra' & 'counter' mean? A) Cut. B) Opposite. C) Water. D) Many. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Opposite. 17. Polygamy is the practice of A) Being able to play many different games. B) Being married to several people. C) Being a gamer. D) Being married to only one person. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Being married to several people. 18. The car belongs to my aunt. It is my ..... car. A) Aunt. B) Aunt's. C) Aunts. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Aunt's. 19. What do the root words 'spic' & 'spec' mean? A) Look or see. B) Around. C) Opposite. D) Sun. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Look or see. 20. Which affix comes from the Latin language and means "capable of" ? A) Ible. B) Micro. C) Ology. D) In. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ible. 21. Fill in the blank:Everyone adored the baby. The baby was ador ..... . A) -tion. B) -ible. C) -able. D) -ing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) -able. 22. Which pair of words has a the same base as inimitable? A) Imitate, imitation. B) Acceptable, accountable. C) Inconceivable, incorruptible. D) Incorrect, impossible. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Imitate, imitation. 23. Morgan disassembled her TV remote to figure out why it wasn't working.What is the best definition of the underlined word? A) Take apart. B) Break. C) Put together. D) Throw away. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Take apart. 24. The prefix en-meansHope, Stanley and Frieda were all engaged in the lesson about mammals. A) Among. B) In, into. C) Before, prior to. D) Far. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In, into. 25. Precaution means ..... A) Care taken aferward. B) Care taken too soon. C) Care taken before. D) Care taken too late. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Care taken before. 26. To go before something else in time, order, place, or rank A) Precede. B) Concede. C) Recess. D) Exceed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Precede. 27. What are the two categories of affixes? A) Prefixes and suffixes. B) Suffixes and root words. C) Prefixes and informixes. D) Root words and refixes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prefixes and suffixes. 28. The suffix-ous means; dangerous A) Outside of. B) Inside of. C) Full of. D) Glitter. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Full of. 29. If draconology is the study of dragons, and climatology is the study of climate, what is photology the study of? A) Photographs. B) Works of Art. C) Natural Beauty. D) Light. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Light. 30. The suffix "sis" as in assistance means.. A) Together. B) Action or process. C) Break. D) Having the quality of. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Action or process. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesRoot Words Roots And Affixes Quiz 1Root Words Roots And Affixes Quiz 2Root Words Roots And Affixes Quiz 3Root Words Roots And Affixes Quiz 4Root Words Roots And Affixes Quiz 5Root Words Roots And Affixes Quiz 6Root Words Roots And Affixes Quiz 7Root Words Roots And Affixes Quiz 8Root Words Roots And Affixes Quiz 9Root Words Roots And Affixes Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books