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Roots & Affixes Quiz

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the Greek root "bio" mean?

a)

Water

b)

Life

c)

Earth

d)

Air

2.

The prefix "un-" added to the beginning of a word means what?

a)

Under

b)

Not

c)

Over

d)

With

3.

What does the Latin root "scrib" or "script" mean?

a)

Write

b)

Run

c)

Speak

d)

Listen

4.

If "tele" means far, what does "telescope" mean?

a)

A device for hearing far away sounds

b)

A device for seeing far away objects

c)

A device for measuring far distances

d)

A device for sending messages to far places

5.

The suffix "-logy" means the study of. What does "biology" mean?

a)

The study of life

b)

The study of books

c)

The study of the Earth

d)

The study of humans

6.

What does the prefix "micro-" mean?

a)

Large

b)

Small

c)

Fast

d)

Slow

7.

The word "transport" contains the Latin root "port." What does "port" mean?

a)

Carry

b)

Write

c)

Break

d)

Build

8.

If "photo" means light, what does "photograph" mean?

a)

A painting with light

b)

A device that captures light

c)

A writing in light

d)

A picture made with light

9.

The suffix "-phobia" means fear. What does "arachnophobia" mean?

a)

Fear of heights

b)

Fear of spiders

c)

Fear of water

d)

Fear of closed spaces

10.

What does the prefix "anti-" mean?

a)

Before

b)

Against

c)

After

d)

With

11.

Definition of phon (phonograph, telephone etc.)

a)

birth

b)

sound

c)

self

d)

shape

12.
A suffix goes _______of a word.
a)
at the beginning
b)
in the middle
c)
at the end 
13.
A suffix goes _______of a word.
a)
at the beginning
b)
in the middle
c)
at the end 
14.
In the word unbelievable, which is the root/base word?
a)
un
b)
able
c)
believe
d)
believable