Suffixes Multiple Choice
Grammar can be quite confusing and difficult especially for those whom it is not native. The quiz below is to help you asses your suffix knowledge in grammar. All the best in the quiz.
- 1.
What word means quality or act of making sound?
- A.
Resonance
- B.
Anoxia
- C.
Osteoclastic
- D.
Dissect
- E.
Giantism
Correct Answer
A. ResonanceExplanation
The suffix -ance means quality or act ofRate this question:
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- 2.
What word means study of diseases of the blood?
- A.
Tracheostomy
- B.
Hydrolysis
- C.
Otalgia
- D.
Hermatology
- E.
Photophobia
Correct Answer
D. HermatologyExplanation
The suffix -ology means the study of or science ofRate this question:
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- 3.
What word means a condition of being very large?
- A.
Hypotonia
- B.
Giantism
- C.
Endoscope
- D.
Excise
- E.
Epistaxis
Correct Answer
B. GiantismExplanation
Suffix -ism means condition, act, processRate this question:
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- 4.
What word means rupture of the liver?
- A.
Homeostasis
- B.
Radiography
- C.
Arthritis
- D.
Hepatorrhexis
- E.
Dermatome
Correct Answer
D. HepatorrhexisExplanation
Suffix -rrhexis means ruptureRate this question:
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- 5.
What word means pain in the ear?
- A.
Osteoclastic
- B.
Prophylaxis
- C.
Otalgia
- D.
Osteopathy
- E.
Posture
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C. OtalgiaExplanation
Suffix -algia means painRate this question:
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- 6.
What word means pertaining to the act of conspiring?
- A.
Angiectasis
- B.
Miosis
- C.
Dissect
- D.
Blepharoptosis
- E.
Conspiracy
Correct Answer
E. ConspiracyExplanation
Suffix -acy means that which is, pertaining toRate this question:
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- 7.
What word means the swelling of air sacs?
- A.
Emphysema
- B.
Centrifugal
- C.
Osteomalacia
- D.
Glueoneogenesis
- E.
Febrile
Correct Answer
A. EmphysemaExplanation
Suffix -ema means swelling distentionRate this question:
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- 8.
What means bulging out of the rectum frm normal position?
- A.
Epistaxis
- B.
Paracentesis
- C.
Rectocele
- D.
Obstetrician
- E.
Crystalloid
Correct Answer
C. RectoceleExplanation
Suffix -cele means swelling, bulging, tumorRate this question:
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- 9.
What word means the chemical decomposition of a compound with water?
- A.
Excise
- B.
Contagious
- C.
Tracheostomy
- D.
Hydrolysis
- E.
Radial
Correct Answer
D. HydrolysisExplanation
Suffix -lysis means setting free, dissolutionRate this question:
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- 10.
What word means surgical crushing of a stone?
- A.
Pesticide
- B.
Coloplasy
- C.
Lithotripsy
- D.
Venous
- E.
Erythropoiesis
Correct Answer
C. LithotripsyExplanation
Suffix -tripsy means rubbing, crushingRate this question:
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- 11.
What word means normal strength?
- A.
Obesity
- B.
Pseudocyst
- C.
Hydrometer
- D.
Hypertonic
- E.
Eusthenia
Correct Answer
E. EustheniaExplanation
Suffux -sthenia means strengthRate this question:
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- 12.
What word means making x-ray pictures?
- A.
Hermatology
- B.
Radiography
- C.
Sensory
- D.
Gastrectomy
- E.
Pseudocyst
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B. RadiographyExplanation
Suffix -graphy means act or method of recordingRate this question:
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- 13.
What words means breaking down of bone?
- A.
Hepatorrhexis
- B.
Dystrophy
- C.
Iodoform
- D.
Osteoclastic
- E.
Obstetrician
Correct Answer
D. OsteoclasticExplanation
Suffix -clastic means breakingRate this question:
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- 14.
What word means diminished tone or tension of any body structure?
- A.
Otalgia
- B.
Hypotonia
- C.
Leukorrhea
- D.
Muscular
- E.
Hemorrhage
Correct Answer
B. HypotoniaExplanation
Suffix -tonia means stretching, putting under tensionRate this question:
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- 15.
What word means softening of bone?
- A.
Nephrolithiasis
- B.
Calculus
- C.
Cardiac
- D.
Dentition
- E.
Osteomalacia
Correct Answer
E. OsteomalaciaExplanation
Suffix -malacia means softeningRate this question:
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- 16.
What word means having the qualities of a coma?
- A.
Giantism
- B.
Dystrophy
- C.
Comatose
- D.
Hemophilia
- E.
Osteoclasis
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C. ComatoseExplanation
Suffix -ose means full of, having the qualities ofRate this question:
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- 17.
What word means moving away from the center?
- A.
Centrifugal
- B.
Rectocele
- C.
Paracentesis
- D.
Hypertonic
- E.
Cystopexy
Correct Answer
A. CentrifugalExplanation
Suffix -fugal means driving, moving, traveling away fromRate this question:
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- 18.
What word means cut out?
- A.
Osteopathy
- B.
Emphysema
- C.
Posture
- D.
Excise
- E.
Contagious
Correct Answer
D. ExciseExplanation
Suffix -cis means to cutRate this question:
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- 19.
What word means dilation of vessels
- A.
Urinary
- B.
Angiectasis
- C.
Arteriole
- D.
Obstetrician
- E.
Sensory
Correct Answer
B. AngiectasisExplanation
Suffix -ectasis means dilation or expansion ofRate this question:
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- 20.
What word means hemorrhage from the nose?
- A.
Epistaxis
- B.
Ovarian
- C.
Hemophilia
- D.
Hematopoiesis
- E.
Tracheostomy
Correct Answer
A. EpistaxisExplanation
Suffix -staxis means hemorrhageRate this question:
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- 21.
What word means surgical fixation of the bladder to the abdominal wall?
- A.
Dystrophy
- B.
Cystopexy
- C.
Photophobia
- D.
Biliary Atresia
- E.
Blepharoptosis
Correct Answer
B. CystopexyExplanation
Suffix -pexy means fixationRate this question:
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- 22.
What word means to cut into the trachea?
- A.
Gastrectomy
- B.
Paracentesis
- C.
Osteopathy
- D.
Iodoform
- E.
Tracheotomy
Correct Answer
E. TracheotomyExplanation
Suffix -otomy means cutting intoRate this question:
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- 23.
What word means repair of a hernia?
- A.
Colonplasty
- B.
Herniorrhaphy
- C.
Dissect
- D.
Venule
- E.
Erythropoiesis
Correct Answer
B. HerniorrhaphyExplanation
Suffix -rrhaphy means closure of by suturing, repairRate this question:
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- 24.
What word means kidney stones
- A.
Miosis
- B.
Nephrolithiasis
- C.
Dermatome
- D.
Arthrodesis
- E.
Hepatorrhexis
Correct Answer
B. NephrolithiasisExplanation
Suffix -iasis means diseased conditionRate this question:
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- 25.
What word means whitish discharge from vagina?
- A.
Obstetrician
- B.
Crystalloid
- C.
Leukorrhea
- D.
Dystrophy
- E.
Anoxia
Correct Answer
C. LeukorrheaExplanation
Suffix -rrhea means flow, dischargeRate this question:
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