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Science Vocabulary Review - Prefixes and Suffixes

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Eco
a)
earthquake
b)
environment
c)
earth
d)
water
2.
Hydro
a)
fire
b)
study of
c)
water
d)
stone
3.
Photo
a)
earthquake
b)
study of 
c)
fire
d)
light
4.

ology

a)

study of

b)

stone

c)

under or beneath

d)

across

5.
Uni
a)
one who does
b)
layer
c)
fire
d)
one
6.
Geo
a)
star
b)
writing or written
c)
earth
d)
sun
7.
What does endo mean?
a)
outside
b)
inside
c)
many
d)
two
8.

What does hetero mean?

a)

same

b)

different

c)

inside

d)

outside

9.

What does micro mean?

a)

small

b)

large

c)

outside

d)

inside

10.

Which of the following have the same meaning?

a)

co/syn

b)

endo/exo

c)

hetero/homo

d)

ology/bio

11.

What does bio mean?

a)

study

b)

life

c)

people

d)

environment

12.

What does di mean?

a)

two

b)

math

c)

pull apart

d)

come together

13.

What does cyto mean?

a)

cell

b)

science

c)

many

d)

small

14.

What does exo mean?

a)

outside

b)

inside

c)

many

d)

two

15.

What does homo mean?

a)

same

b)

different

c)

inside

d)

outside

16.

What does iso mean?

a)

equal

b)

many

c)

two

d)

math

17.

What does photo mean?

a)

light

b)

reaction

c)

together

d)

sun

18.

What does tele mean?

a)

first

b)

many

c)

together

d)

distant

19.

What does therm mean?

a)

enzyme

b)

food

c)

life

d)

heat

20.
What is does the prefix in antibody mean?
a)
Water
b)
One
c)
Against
d)
Many
21.
In the term herbicide, the suffix means:
a)
Causing death.
b)
Chemicals or drugs.
c)
Examining instrument.
d)
Without or lack of.
22.
In the term microbe, the prefix means:
a)
Against.
b)
Small.
c)
Normal.
d)
Across.
23.
What is the prefix for twice or double?
a)
Eu-
b)
Trans-
c)
Pharm-
d)
Bi-
24.
What is the meaning of the prefix macro?
a)
large
b)
curved
c)
small
d)
under
25.
The suffix "itis" means ____________________.
a)
inflammation of
b)
full of
c)
fear of
d)
in the direction of
26.
auto-
such as autotroph
a)
against
b)
widen
c)
wrist
d)
self
27.
hetero-
such as heterotroph
a)
producer
b)
other or different
c)
breakdown
d)
joint or articulation
28.
Chloro
a)
red
b)
green
c)
clean
d)
plant
29.
Derm-
a)
head
b)
dark blue
c)
inside
d)
skin
30.
Hydro-
a)
water
b)
intestine
c)
fish
d)
land
31.
Pseudo-
a)
feet
b)
two or more
c)
false
d)
water
32.
Osteo-
a)
nerve
b)
bone
c)
muscle
d)
tissue
33.

Proto-

a)

first

b)

double

c)
three
d)

color

34.

iso-

isometric

a)

equal, same

b)

under, below

c)

again

d)

opposite

35.

auto-

autonomic nervous system

a)

self

b)

plant

c)

not, non

d)

new