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Roots and Affixes - Practice Exercise 1-2



Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 

Affixes are: _____
a.
prefixes
b.
roots
c.
suffixes
d.
all of the above
e.
both a & c
 

 2. 

Which word parts are joined to their roots by separate connecting vowels? _____
a.
prefixes
b.
roots
c.
suffixes
d.
all of the above
 

 3. 

Some adverbs or prepositions are derived from Greek or Latin and can’t be used alone in English. They are called: _____
a.
prefixes
b.
roots
c.
suffixes
d.
all of the above
 

 4. 

The suffix “-logy” means: _____
a.
make
b.
life
c.
form
d.
study
 

 5. 

The prefix “con-“ means: _____
a.
with
b.
away
c.
through
d.
outside
 



 
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