Roots and Affixes Units 1-5

What part of the word LEGISLATE means law?

• -late

• le-

• gis

• legi-

If someone has sinusitis, he has an _________________ in his sinuses.

• snot

• infection

• antibiotic

• nose

Which of the following means LARGE?

• micro-

• mis-

• macro-

• mecro-

What does the root word in phonetic mean?

• words

• said

• see

• sound

TRANSPORT means to carry ________________.

• away

• around

• across

• through

If you go see a pediatrist, what body part is being treated?

• throat

• hand

• nose

• foot

Which suffix should be added to a verb like direct to CREATE A NOUN?

• -ing

• -tion

• -ed

• -est

If you are using a microscope to see something, it is _______________________.

• enormous

• foul

• tiny

• smelly

The denotation of the root word vis-/vid- is ______________________.

• to hear

• to say

• to smell

• to see

Biology is the ____________ of ______________.

• study of earth

• study of life

• study of sound

• study of things