Greek and Latin Affixes

The doctor returned to check on his patient. The prefix re- means:

• away

• again

• aging

• not

-ology is a suffix meaning _____?

• study of

• color

• water

• between

sub (like in subway) means..

• under

• through

• before

• half

Sophie's grandma asked her to go get her spectacles. The root word spec means...

• Water

• Look, see, watch

• Love

• Maganize

to throw

• therm

• graph

• auto

• ject

Which of the following roots mean "self?"

• bio

• inter/a

• auto

• micro

What does the prefix 'bio-' mean in English?

• Life

• Earth

• Water

• Fire

The suffix '-phobia' indicates a fear of something. Which of the following words means 'fear of water'?

• Hydrophobia

• Pyrophobia

• Acrophobia

• Xenophobia

In the word 'television', what does the prefix 'tele-' mean?

• Far

• Near

• Small

• Large

Which of the following words contains a Latin root meaning 'write'?

• Autograph

• Biology

• Thermometer

• Photograph