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Word Roots/Affixes Quiz

Total questions: 46

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the word 'un' mean as a prefix?

a)

Not or opposite of

b)

Before or in front of

c)

One or single

d)

writings or drawings

2.

What does the prefix 'bio' refer to?

a)

Outer space

b)

Life or living organisms

c)

Cooking and recipes

d)

Rocks and minerals

3.

What is the meaning of the root word 'graph'?

a)

to pull or drag

b)

break, or burst

c)

not, opposite of

d)

Writing or drawing

4.

What does the root word 'rupt' signify?

a)

build or construct

b)

break or burst

c)

bend or curve

d)

shout or yell

5.

What does the prefix 'geo' stand for?

a)

fire

b)

earth

c)

water

d)

air

6.

What is the meaning of the root word 'tract'?

a)

to cut or to slice

b)

to pull or to drag

c)

to push or to press

d)

to build or to construct

7.

What does the prefix 'bi' mean?

a)

yellow

b)

three

c)

never

d)

two or twice

8.

My favorite class is ___________, we study about living things.

a)

Biome

b)

Biography

c)

Biology

d)

Biopsy

9.

I read the ____________ about Helen Keller.

a)

geography

b)

biography

c)

telegraph

d)

photograph

10.

Please be in your seats and quiet when the bell rings, so you do not ________ the class.

a)

disrupt

b)

rupture

c)

corrupt

d)

erupt

11.

We have meetings, ________, on the first and third Thursday of the month.

a)

biweekly

b)

biannually

c)

bidaily

d)

bimonthly

12.

If you take a ________ class, you will study, the earth, soil and ground.

a)

astronomy

b)

geology

c)

biology

d)

physiology

13.

Be careful sitting down, the chair is old and ________.

a)

unsteady

b)

unknown

c)

unafraid

d)

unable

14.

What does the prefix "tri" mean-

a)

Four or quadruple

b)
Three or triple
c)
One or single
d)
Zero or none
15.

My husband is a _________, he and his two brothers were born on the same day.

a)
quadruplet
b)
twin
c)
only child
d)
triplet
16.

What does the prefix "quad" mean-

a)
blue
b)
round
c)
five
d)
four
17.

A graph has 4 _______.

a)

letters

b)

quadrants

c)
angles
d)

numbers

18.

Meaning of the prefix "mis"-

a)
correctly
b)
accurate
c)
wrong or bad
d)
good or right
19.

I had to redo the assignment because I ______ the directions.

a)
ignored
b)

forgot

c)
misunderstood
d)
overlooked
20.

What does the prefix "photo" mean-

a)
Sound
b)
Light
c)
Water
d)
Heat
21.

I used a ______ to make copies for the test.

a)
photocopier
b)
fax machine
c)
scanner
d)
printer
22.

What does the suffix -meter mean?

a)
Device used for measuring something
b)
Tool for cutting
c)
Instrument for writing
d)

Instrument for band

23.

I checked the _________ to see what the temperature is outside.

a)
altimeter
b)
hygrometer
c)
thermometer
d)
barometer
24.


What is the meaning of the root word "terra"-

a)
earth or land
b)
fire
c)
sky
d)
water
25.

Look out for ___________ objects in space.

a)

water

b)
aquatic
c)
subterranean
d)

extraterrestrial

26.

What does the root word "phone" mean-

a)
water
b)
sound or voice
c)
sky
d)
food
27.

The cheerleader used her __________ at the game.

a)
megaphone
b)

baton

c)

flute

d)

drums

28.

What does the root "scope" mean-

a)
To eat
b)
To see or to look
c)
To run
d)
To sleep
29.

The doctor will use an ________ to look at my throat.

a)
otoscope
b)
thermometer
c)
stethoscope
d)
scalpel
30.

The meaning of the prefix "anti-"

a)
co-
b)
pro-
c)
against or opposite
d)
syn-
31.

I sat in my chair at the party, I am so ______.

a)

antisocial

b)
energetic
c)

outgoing

d)
awake
32.

What does the prefix "multi" mean-

a)
Empty
b)
Many or multiple
c)
Solo
d)
Single
33.

The doctor might recommend you take a _____ if you have been sick for a while.

a)
placebo
b)

multivitamin

c)

vacation

d)

break

34.

What does the prefix poly mean?

a)
small
b)
empty
c)
many or much
d)
single
35.

What does the suffix -ology mean?

a)

Study of

b)
Study of rocks
c)
Study of oceans
d)
Study of animals
36.

What does the root word "ject" mean?

a)
to throw or cast
b)
to swim
c)
to read
d)
to bake
37.

What does the root word "struct" mean?

a)
to fix
b)
to create
c)
to build or to arrange
d)
to destroy
38.

What does the prefix aud- mean?

a)
hear or listen
b)
touch or feel
c)
see or watch
d)
taste or eat
39.

What does the prefix ast- mean?

a)
earth
b)
star
c)
moon
d)
sun
40.

Match the following

a)

The ____ studies the stars in outer space.

1.

astronaut

b)

A lot of people are _____ learners.

2.

auditory

c)

We study ____ in math.

3.

polygons

d)

He got ____ out of the game by the umpire.

4.

ejected

e)

Some day you might build something and work in _____.

5.

construction

41.

What is the meaning of dict-

a)
to write
b)
to run
c)
to jump
d)
to say or to speak
42.

What is the meaning of port-

a)

to carry; move

b)

the opposite of

c)

computer software

d)

empty

43.

What is the meaning of hydr-

a)
hydrophobic
b)
hydrogen
c)
water or hydrogen
d)
hydrate
44.

What is the meaning of bene-

a)
good, well, favorable
b)
evil
c)
bad
d)
negative
45.

Match the following

a)

phobia-

1.

fear

b)

hom-

2.

same

c)

micro-

3.

small

d)

inter-

4.

between

e)

chrono-

5.

time

46.

Match the following

a)

vac-

1.

empty

b)

in-, il-, im-, ir-

2.

not

c)

centi-

3.

100, hundred

d)

-ology

4.

the study of

e)

scope

5.

see, look, examine