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Total questions: 118

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

a/an

a)

middle

b)

not, non

c)

life

d)

two

2.

meso

a)

middle

b)

above

c)

below

d)

hyper

3.

endo

a)

one

b)

outside

c)

inside

d)

below

4.

aero

a)

oxygen, air

b)

head

c)

light

d)

9

5.

anti

a)

4

b)

against

c)

first

d)

disease

6.

amph

a)

many

b)

all

c)

two

d)

both

7.

aqua

a)

water

b)

kill

c)

head

d)

fear

8.

arthro

a)

bone

b)

self

c)

life

d)

joint

9.

auto

a)

both

b)

twice

c)

same

d)

self

10.

bio

a)

above

b)

fear

c)

life

d)

same

11.

cephal

a)

foot

b)

dead

c)

stomach

d)

head

12.

chloro

a)

gray

b)

green

c)

white

d)

color

13.

chromo

a)

green

b)

red

c)

blue

d)

color

14.

bi

a)

life

b)

three

c)

above

d)

two

15.

cide

a)

color

b)

time

c)

kill

d)

outside

16.

cyto

a)

kill

b)

skin

c)

head

d)

cell

17.

derm

a)

head

b)

life

c)

cell

d)

skin

18.

di

a)

life

b)

two

c)

three

d)

ten

19.

exo

a)

inside

b)

beside

c)

around

d)

outside

20.

epi

a)

around

b)

beside

c)

side

d)

above

21.

hemo

a)

above

b)

below

c)

color

d)

blood

22.

hyper

a)

below

b)

above

c)

blood

d)

beside

23.

hypo

a)

below

b)

above

c)

beside

d)

around

24.

intra

a)

outside

b)

inside

c)

beside

d)

around

25.

itis

a)

inside

b)

disease/inflammation

c)

side

d)

kill

26.

lateral

a)

around

b)

front

c)

back

d)

side

27.

logy

a)

study of

b)

break down

c)

measure

d)

science

28.

lys

a)

kill

b)

blood

c)

break down

d)

green

29.

meter

a)

figure

b)

green

c)

water

d)

measurement

30.

mono

a)

form

b)

not/non

c)

head

d)

one

31.

morph

a)

skin

b)

head

c)

against

d)

form

32.

micro

a)

large

b)

small

c)

form

d)

kill

33.

macro

a)

large

b)

thin

c)

small

d)

time

34.

multi

a)

two

b)

many

c)

four

d)

million

35.

pod

a)

foot

b)

head

c)

arm

d)

body

36.

phobia

a)

like

b)

hate

c)

love

d)

fear

37.

philia

a)

like

b)

fear

c)

kill

d)

find

38.

proto

a)

second

b)

light

c)

many

d)

first

39.

photo

a)

color

b)

green

c)

chromo

d)

light

40.

bi

a)

one

b)

two

c)

three

d)

million

41.

tri

a)

three

b)

ten

c)

form

d)

first

42.

quad

a)

four

b)

six

c)

ten

d)

million

43.

quint

a)

four

b)

eight

c)

five

d)

ten

44.

hex

a)

five

b)

six

c)

ten

d)

spell

45.

sept

a)

nine

b)

ten

c)

hundred

d)

seven

46.

oct

a)

ten

b)

seven

c)

eight

d)

hundred

47.

non

a)

not

b)

ten

c)

nine

d)

four

48.

dec

a)

twelve

b)

hundred

c)

million

d)

ten

49.

cent

a)

thousand

b)

ten

c)

one

d)

hundred

50.

kilo

a)

hundred

b)

thousand

c)

million

d)

kill

51.

mega

a)

million

b)

ten

c)

lots

d)

above

52.

giga

a)

hot

b)

ten

c)

hundred

d)

billion

53.

tera

a)

three

b)

tri

c)

trillion

d)

many

54.

poly

a)

many

b)

two

c)

hundreds

d)

one

55.

synthesis

a)

stomach

b)

different

c)

same

d)

to make

56.

gastro

a)

head

b)

foot

c)

stomach

d)

eye

57.

genesis

a)

ending

b)

water

c)

genes

d)

beginning

58.

herba

a)

water

b)

plants

c)

away from

d)

time

59.

hetero

a)

same

b)

different

c)

both

d)

not, non

60.

homo

a)

same

b)

before

c)

after

d)

different

61.

hydro

a)

land

b)

air

c)

believe

d)

water

62.

sub

a)

above

b)

around

c)

beside

d)

below

63.

troph

a)

eat

b)

time

c)

believe

d)

stomach

64.

ab

a)

away from

b)

not/non

c)

no

d)

outside

65.

ante

a)

not/non

b)

before

c)

away from

d)

hear

66.

audi

a)

hear

b)

believe

c)

see

d)

life

67.

bene

a)

good

b)

bad

c)

life

d)

believe

68.

chron

a)

time

b)

color

c)

good

d)

believe

69.

cred

a)

believe

b)

people

c)

negative

d)

above

70.

cycl

a)

people

b)

around

c)

before

d)

wheel/circle

71.

demo

a)

fear

b)

do

c)

people

d)

believe

72.

dict

a)

speak

b)

negative

c)

water

d)

many

73.

dys

a)

negative

b)

stop

c)

to make

d)

kill

74.

duct

a)

power

b)

pull

c)

speak

d)

touch

75.

dyn

a)

equal

b)

pull

c)

power

d)

bend

76.

equi

a)

equal

b)

pull

c)

water

d)

none

77.

flux

a)

bend

b)

flow

c)

inside

d)

beside

78.

flex

a)

bend

b)

pull

c)

power

d)

flow

79.

graph

a)

throw

b)

bend

c)

new

d)

write

80.

infra

a)

above

b)

beside

c)

around

d)

beneath

81.

ject

a)

bend

b)

above

c)

throw

d)

equal

82.

neo

a)

theory

b)

beside

c)

flow

d)

new

83.

omni

a)

above

b)

beside

c)

throw

d)

all

84.

para

a)

around

b)

sound

c)

beside

d)

together

85.

peri

a)

sideways

b)

around

c)

sound

d)

beside

86.

phon

a)

carry

b)

sound

c)

together

d)

not

87.

port

a)

carry

b)

believe

c)

look

d)

beside

88.

script

a)

graph

b)

believe

c)

beginning

d)

write

89.

semi

a)

twice

b)

18

c)

half

d)

believe

90.

spect

a)

believe

b)

look

c)

together

d)

blind

91.

syn

a)

believe

b)

both

c)

together

d)

one

92.

vect

a)

look

b)

together

c)

against

d)

carry

93.

vita

a)

life

b)

bi

c)

bad

d)

not

94.

circum

a)

beside

b)

together

c)

between

d)

around

95.

counter

a)

before

b)

after

c)

against

d)

not

96.

mal

a)

delicious

b)

write

c)

decide

d)

bad

97.

meta

a)

change

b)

backwards

c)

across

d)

distance

98.

retro

a)

backwards

b)

before

c)

after

d)

beneath

99.

sect

a)

decide

b)

cut

c)

distance

d)

part

100.

tele

a)

decide

b)

draw

c)

distance

d)

half

101.

tract

a)

name

b)

drag, draw

c)

amount

d)

phone

102.

trans

a)

beside

b)

half

c)

look

d)

across

103.

un

a)

before

b)

yes

c)

around

d)

not

104.

super

a)

above

b)

animal

c)

beside

d)

below

105.

zoo

a)

cell

b)

backwards

c)

animal

d)

heat

106.

therm

a)

cold

b)

warning

c)

heat

d)

turn

107.

sanct

a)

beside

b)

therm

c)

holy

d)

turn

108.

uni

a)

two

b)

three

c)

five

d)

one

109.

penta

a)

star

b)

five

c)

ten

d)

between

110.

vert

a)

green

b)

sideways

c)

elevate

d)

turn

111.

re

a)

beside

b)

two

c)

again

d)

between

112.

carn

a)

meat/flesh

b)

happy

c)

green

d)

against

113.

helix

a)

turn

b)

around

c)

heat

d)

spiral

114.

These words mean two (pick more than one)

a)

bi

b)

di

c)

hundred

d)

thousand

115.

these words mean above (pick more than one)

a)

super

b)

hyper

c)

para

d)

sub

116.

these words mean around (pick more than one)

a)

omni

b)

peri

c)

para

d)

circum

117.

these words mean five (pick more than one)

a)

bad

b)

penta

c)

quint

d)

giga

118.

these words mean write (pick two)

a)

graph

b)

semi

c)

script

d)

vita