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Prefixes, Suffixes, and Root Words

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 55mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

anthrop

a)

human

b)

animal

c)

insect

d)

reptile

2.

against

a)

auto

b)

ceed

c)

form

d)

anti

3.

bi

a)

one

b)

two

c)

three

d)

four

4.

bio

a)

love

b)

human

c)

life

d)

light

5.

ceed

a)

move

b)

opposite

c)

power

d)

blood

6.

chrome

a)

time

b)

color

c)

hundred

d)

skin

7.

chron

a)

color

b)

time

c)

people

d)

self

8.

cide

a)

the study of

b)

send

c)

to kill, the act of killing

d)

in the manner of

9.

circ

a)

about

b)

time

c)

color

d)

round

10.

com, con

a)

together

b)

shape

c)

blood

d)

life

11.

de

a)

off, away from

b)

against

c)

not

d)

having, giving

12.

deca

a)

two

b)

four

c)

eight

d)

ten

13.

derm

a)

ten

b)

skin

c)

foot

d)

hand

14.

emia

a)

sugar

b)

power

c)

blood

d)

head

15.

ence, ent

a)

the act of doing something

b)

to bring together

c)

the move forward

d)

the act of killing

16.

form

a)

to bring

b)

to shape

c)

to build

d)

to eat

17.

ful

a)

taking

b)

bringing

c)

having

d)

thinking

18.

gen

a)

year, time

b)

alike, same

c)

to shape

d)

family, race

19.

geo

a)

earth

b)

life

c)

science

d)

water

20.

glyco

a)

blood

b)

life

c)

sugar

d)

iron

21.

hyper

a)

over

b)

under

22.

hypo

a)

over

b)

under

23.

ify

a)

to build

b)

to make, to cause

c)

to write

d)

to think

24.

inter

a)

between

b)

stop

c)

break

d)

jump

25.

ion, tion, ation, ition

a)

to make, to become

b)

the study of

c)

in the manner of

d)

the act or process of

26.

ist

a)

one who

b)

mother

c)

foot

d)

between

27.

less

a)

with

b)

without

28.

logos, ology

a)

science

b)

the study of

c)

earth

d)

act or process of

29.

lum

a)

round

b)

hand

c)

light

d)

foot

30.

manu

a)

head

b)

hand

c)

foot

d)

leg

31.

matr

a)

father

b)

mother

32.

pater

a)

father

b)

mother

33.

micro

a)

small

b)

large

c)

far

d)

near

34.

mono, uni

a)

one

b)

two

c)

three

d)

four

35.

octo

a)

two

b)

four

c)

six

d)

eight

36.

omni

a)

none

b)

all

37.

ped, pod

a)

leg

b)

foot

c)

arm

d)

hand

38.

phil

a)

to heal

b)

to give

c)

to love

d)

to bring

39.

phobia

a)

hate

b)

kill

c)

fear

d)

worry

40.

phon

a)

call

b)

sound

c)

hear

d)

phone

41.

poly

a)

many

b)

few

42.

port

a)

park

b)

pack

c)

carry

d)

drag

43.

pre

a)

after

b)

during

c)

before

d)

later

44.

pro

a)

before

b)

forward, in favor of

c)

behind, backwards

d)

next to, beside

45.

pyro

a)

fire

b)

water

c)

earth

d)

air

46.

quad

a)

one

b)

two

c)

three

d)

four

47.

re

a)

before

b)

after

c)

again

d)

later

48.

rupt

a)

build

b)

break

49.

sect

a)

cut

b)

make

c)

think

d)

break

50.

struct

a)

to carry

b)

to eat

c)

to break

d)

to build

51.

sym, syn

a)

apart

b)

together

c)

next

d)

beside

52.

tri

a)

one

b)

two

c)

three

d)

four

53.

y, ey

a)

bring

b)

begin

c)

before

d)

having

54.

tele

a)

talk, speak

b)

think

c)

far, distance

d)

phone

55.

scrib, script

a)

write

b)

hand, arm

c)

foot, leg

d)

book, read