Suffix -phobia Quiz

Fern saw a spider and started screaming. What does she have?

• ailurophobia

• arachnophobia

• zoophobia

• spiderphobia

Sometimes it seems like nocturnal animals might suffer from this fear.

• hydrophobia

• ailurophobia

• zoophobia

• photophobia

Since Maya was a baby, she has always started crying at the sight of a bird. What fear does she suffer from?

• ornithophobia

• ailurophobia

• hemophobia

• zoophobia

Whenever Nico went into a room full of people he started to panic. His mother wondered if he was afraid of all of the people he saw and didn't know. She thought he might have which fear?

• zoophobia

• ailurophobia

• hemophobia

• xenophobia

Cindi lives by the ocean, but she won't go in the water. What fear might she have?

• graphophobia

• hemophobia

• hydrophobia

• zoophobia

Many people have a fear of standing at the top of a high building and looking over the side. Which fear is it?

• xenophobia

• hemophobia

• acrophobia

• speechophobia

Leslie loves dogs and guinea pigs, but she is terrified of cats. What does she suffer from?

• ailurophobia

• arachnophobia

• zoophobia

• hydrophobia

This is an uncommon fear, especially since every student must do it every day.

• graphophobia

• zoophobia

• photophobia

• hydrophobia

What does the suffix -phobia mean?

• around

• a person who

• love of

• fear of

A person could not become a doctor with this fear.

• ailurophobia

• graphophobia

• hemophobia

• zoophobia