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Root Meanings Quiz

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the root "vis" mean?

a)

To break

b)

To write

c)

To see

d)

To move

2.

What is the meaning of the root "able"?

a)

To say

b)

To break

c)

Capable of

d)

To write

3.

Which word means "having the ability to do something"?

a)

Reliable

b)

Affordable

c)

Capable

d)

Mobile

4.

What does the root "dict" mean?

a)

To move

b)

To say or to speak

c)

To look

d)

Empty or nothing

5.

What does the root "rupt" mean?

a)

To break

b)

To write

c)

To move

d)

To look

6.

Which word means "to burst out, like a volcano"?

a)

Rupture

b)

Erupt

c)

Remove

d)

Scribble

7.

Which word means "a tool used to look at very small objects"?

a)

Telescope

b)

Microscope

c)

Periscope

d)

Autograph

8.

What does the root "void" mean?

a)

To write

b)

To break

c)

Empty or nothing

d)

To move

9.

What does the prefix "dis-" mean?

a)

"between" or "among"

b)

"not" or "opposite of"

c)

"under" or "below"

d)

"out of" or "from"

10.

Which word means "to go away or vanish"?

a)

Dislike

b)

Disagree

c)

Disappear

d)

Export

11.

What does the prefix "inter-" mean?

a)

"together" or "with"

b)

"not" or "opposite of"

c)

"between" or "among"

d)

"out of" or "from"

12.

Which word means "a road that goes between states"?

a)

Interact

b)

Interstate

c)

International

d)

Submarine

13.

What does the prefix "sub-" mean?

a)

"under" or "below"

b)

"together" or "with"

c)

"out of" or "from"

d)

"between" or "among"

14.

Which word means "the area where people live near each other"?

a)

Childhood

b)

Neighborhood

c)

Brotherhood

d)

Reader

15.

What does the suffix "-ness" denote?

a)

The act of doing something

b)

The state or quality of being something

c)

The process of learning

d)

The act of honoring someone

16.

What is a root ?

a)
  • A. A word part added to the beginning of a word to change its meaning.

b)
  • B. A word part added to the end of a word to form a new word.

c)
  • C. The basic part of a word that holds its core meaning.

d)

D. A complete word that can stand alone without any additions.

17.

What is a prefix?

a)
  • A. A word part added to the end of a word to form a new word.

b)
  • B. The basic part of a word that carries its main meaning.

c)
  • C. A word part added to the beginning of a word to change its meaning.

d)

D. A set of letters that replaces the root entirely.

18.

What is a suffix?

a)
  • A. A word part added to the end of a word to form a new word.

b)
  • B. The root of a word that gives it its core meaning.

c)
  • C. A word part added to the beginning of a word to change its meaning.

d)

D. A standalone word with no additions.