51. The root "vid/vis" means:
- say
- go
- see
- live
Answer: C) see
Explanation: Video, visible, vision. One-Word Substitution, Spelling & Word Roots · Word roots, prefixes & suffixes
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93 multiple-choice questions on English: One-Word Substitution, Spelling & Word Roots from English, each with the correct answer and, where available, a teacher's explanation. Read through them to revise the chapter, then practise the same questions one by one to test yourself.
52. Choose the correctly spelt word.
- occurrence
- ocurrence
- occurrance
- occurence
Answer: A) occurrence
Explanation: Double "c", double "r", ending "-ence". One-Word Substitution, Spelling & Word Roots · Spelling
53. One word for: a place where bees are kept
- aviary
- granary
- aquarium
- apiary
Answer: D) apiary
Explanation: Apis = bee. One-Word Substitution, Spelling & Word Roots · One-word substitution
54. Choose the correctly spelt word.
- maintainance
- maintenence
- maintanance
- maintenance
Answer: D) maintenance
Explanation: "main-te-nance". One-Word Substitution, Spelling & Word Roots · Spelling
55. The prefix "circum-" means:
- within
- around
- under
- across
Answer: B) around
Explanation: Circumference, circumnavigate. One-Word Substitution, Spelling & Word Roots · Word roots, prefixes & suffixes
56. The root "loqu/locu" means:
- read
- place
- walk
- speak
Answer: D) speak
Explanation: Eloquent, loquacious, elocution. One-Word Substitution, Spelling & Word Roots · Word roots, prefixes & suffixes
57. One word for: one who speaks many languages
- bilingual
- polyglot
- translator
- linguist
Answer: B) polyglot
Explanation: Poly (many) + glot (tongue). One-Word Substitution, Spelling & Word Roots · One-word substitution
58. The root "bio" means:
- earth
- water
- book
- life
Answer: D) life
Explanation: Biology, biography. One-Word Substitution, Spelling & Word Roots · Word roots, prefixes & suffixes
59. One word for: that which cannot be avoided
- invincible
- invaluable
- inevitable
- incurable
Answer: C) inevitable
Explanation: Inevitable = certain to happen. One-Word Substitution, Spelling & Word Roots · One-word substitution
60. The prefix "anti-" means:
- many
- after
- against
- before
Answer: C) against
Explanation: Antidote, antisocial. One-Word Substitution, Spelling & Word Roots · Word roots, prefixes & suffixes
61. One word for: a place where birds are kept
- nest
- apiary
- aviary
- stable
Answer: C) aviary
Explanation: Avis = bird. One-Word Substitution, Spelling & Word Roots · One-word substitution
62. Choose the correctly spelt word.
- bureaucracy
- bureacracy
- buraucracy
- beaurocracy
Answer: A) bureaucracy
Explanation: "bureau" + "cracy". One-Word Substitution, Spelling & Word Roots · Spelling
63. One word for: fear of heights
- acrophobia
- hydrophobia
- xenophobia
- claustrophobia
Answer: A) acrophobia
Explanation: Acro = height. One-Word Substitution, Spelling & Word Roots · One-word substitution
64. Choose the correctly spelt word.
- pronunciasion
- pronunsiation
- pronunciation
- pronounciation
Answer: C) pronunciation
Explanation: "Pronounce" but "pronunciation". One-Word Substitution, Spelling & Word Roots · Spelling
65. Choose the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
- achieve
- ceiling
- recieve
- believe
Answer: C) recieve
Explanation: Correct spelling: receive. One-Word Substitution, Spelling & Word Roots · Spelling
66. One word for: one who hates mankind
- hypocrite
- philanthropist
- pessimist
- misanthrope
Answer: D) misanthrope
Explanation: Mis (hate) + anthrop (mankind). One-Word Substitution, Spelling & Word Roots · One-word substitution
67. The prefix "ante-" means:
- after
- against
- around
- before
Answer: D) before
Explanation: Antecedent, antenatal. One-Word Substitution, Spelling & Word Roots · Word roots, prefixes & suffixes
68. Choose the correctly spelt word.
- exxagerate
- exagerate
- exaggerate
- exagerrate
Answer: C) exaggerate
Explanation: Double "g", one "r". One-Word Substitution, Spelling & Word Roots · Spelling
69. The suffix "-cracy" means:
- rule, government
- fear
- writing
- study
Answer: A) rule, government
Explanation: Democracy, autocracy. One-Word Substitution, Spelling & Word Roots · Word roots, prefixes & suffixes
70. The root "chron" means:
- time
- life
- sound
- light
Answer: A) time
Explanation: Chronology, chronic, synchronise. One-Word Substitution, Spelling & Word Roots · Word roots, prefixes & suffixes
71. Choose the correctly spelt word.
- separete
- seprate
- seperate
- separate
Answer: D) separate
Explanation: "par" in the middle: sep-A-rate. One-Word Substitution, Spelling & Word Roots · Spelling
72. One word for: a state of lawlessness without government
- democracy
- anarchy
- autocracy
- bureaucracy
Answer: B) anarchy
Explanation: An (without) + archy (rule). One-Word Substitution, Spelling & Word Roots · One-word substitution
73. One word for: an animal that eats only plants
- omnivore
- carnivore
- predator
- herbivore
Answer: D) herbivore
Explanation: Herba = grass. One-Word Substitution, Spelling & Word Roots · One-word substitution
74. One word for: one who is not sure whether God exists
- sceptic
- theist
- agnostic
- atheist
Answer: C) agnostic
Explanation: Agnostic = believes the existence of God cannot be known. One-Word Substitution, Spelling & Word Roots · One-word substitution
75. One word for: a person who travels from place to place with no fixed home
- emigrant
- pilgrim
- tourist
- nomad
Answer: D) nomad
Explanation: Nomad = wanderer. One-Word Substitution, Spelling & Word Roots · One-word substitution
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