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Science Prefixes

Total questions: 126

Worksheet time: 4hrs 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A or An

a)

Blood

b)

Not or non

c)

Middle

d)

Green

2.

Meso

a)

Color

b)

Below

c)

Water

d)

Middle

3.

Endo

a)

Inner, inside

b)

Cell

c)

Skin

d)

End

4.

Aero

a)

Large

b)

Airplane

c)

Head

d)

Needing oxygen or air

5.

Anti

a)

Self

b)

Life

c)

Against

d)

Foot

6.

Amphi

a)

Both, doubly

b)

First

c)

Stomach

d)

Amp

7.

Aqua

a)

Green

b)

Heat

c)

Bottle

d)

Water

8.

Arthro

a)

Alike

b)

Foot

c)

Joint

d)

Moon

9.

Auto

a)

Against

b)

Cell

c)

Light

d)

Self

10.

Bi

a)

Two, Twice, Double

b)

Many

c)

Middle

d)

Joint

11.

Bio

a)

Not

b)

Science

c)

Life, Living

d)

Against

12.

Cephal

a)

Joint

b)

Skin

c)

Water

d)

Head

13.

Chloroformed

a)

Inner

b)

Above

c)

Green

d)

Plant

14.

Chromo

a)

Color

b)

Snake

c)

Air

d)

Below

15.

Cide

a)

Outside

b)

Killer, kill, killing

c)

Two, double

d)

Apples

16.

Cyto

a)

Membrane

b)

Cell

c)

Doctor

d)

Form

17.

Derm

a)

Face

b)

First

c)

Skin

d)

Light

18.

Di

a)

Head

b)

Foot

c)

Dead

d)

Two, Double

19.

Ecto (Exo)

a)

Break Down

b)

Outer, external

c)

Many

d)

Self

20.

Epi

a)

Above

b)

Medicine

c)

One

d)

Epic

21.

Gastro

a)

Gasoline

b)

Stomach

c)

Hear

d)

Green

22.

Genesis

a)

Neck

b)

Vessel

c)

Origin, Beginning

d)

Windpipe

23.

Herba

a)

Plants

b)

Zoo

c)

Soil

d)

Cell

24.

Hetero

a)

Vapor

b)

Big

c)

Same

d)

Different

25.

Homo

a)

Alike, Similar

b)

Vessel

c)

With

d)

Lead

26.

Hydro

a)

Fire

b)

Water

c)

Heat

d)

Wash

27.

Agri

a)

Farm

b)

Leg

c)

Field, soil

d)

Vapor

28.

Al

a)

All

b)

color

c)

Having character of

d)

Life

29.

Hemo

a)

Fusion

b)

Blood

c)

Hermit

d)

Side

30.

Hyper

a)

Above

b)

Inside

c)

Form

d)

Cell

31.

Hypo

a)

Red

b)

Water

c)

Outside

d)

Below

32.

Intra

a)

Gram

b)

Black

c)

Within, inside

d)

Outside

33.

Itis

a)

side

b)

like

c)

foot

d)

Disease, inflammation

34.

Lateral

a)

Latter

b)

up and down

c)

Side

d)

arm

35.

Logy

a)

many

b)

Study of

c)

bio

d)

Foggy

36.

Lys

a)

Alyssa

b)

head

c)

come apart

d)

break down

37.

meter

a)

one

b)

measurement

c)

Less

d)

Light

38.

Mono

a)

disease

b)

one

c)

many

d)

heat

39.

Morph

a)

light

b)

to make

c)

eat

d)

form

40.

Micro

a)

scope

b)

big

c)

first

d)

small

41.

Macro

a)

small

b)

large

c)

cook

d)

bone

42.

Multi

a)

make

b)

none

c)

many

d)

large

43.

Pod

a)

arm

b)

foot

c)

three

d)

eat

44.

Phobia

a)

less

b)

love

c)

dislike

d)

three

45.

Philia

a)

like

b)

animal

c)

yellow

d)

rain

46.

Plasm

a)

cell

b)

eat

c)

shape

d)

form

47.

Proto

a)

last

b)

first

c)

purple

d)

fast

48.

photo

a)

picture

b)

light

c)

water

d)

heat

49.

Poly

a)

Shape

b)

One

c)

Many

d)

measurement

50.

Synethesis

a)

to buy

b)

to make

c)

plants

d)

color

51.

Sub

a)

eat

b)

meat

c)

sandwich

d)

lesser, below

52.

troph

a)

eat

b)

to make

c)

plants

d)

trophy

53.

Therm

a)

temperature

b)

heat

c)

doctor

d)

bone

54.

tri

a)

multiple

b)

two

c)

three

d)

one

55.

zoo, zoa

a)

rock

b)

snake

c)

window

d)

animal

56.

-oid

a)

pear

b)

like in form or shape

c)

light

d)

foot

57.

Oste-

a)

Bone

b)

Braid

c)

Oyster

d)

Many

58.

Andro

a)

Skin

b)

Masculine

c)

chemical

d)

cell

59.

Angio

a)

Left

b)

Body

c)

Ten

d)

Vessel

60.

Atom

a)

Vapor

b)

Proton

c)

Neck

d)

Yellow

61.

Audi

a)

Car

b)

Height

c)

Hear

d)

Money

62.

Baro

a)

Smell

b)

Tooth

c)

Weight

d)

Hard

63.

Bronch-

a)

Feel

b)

Tissue

c)

Lungs

d)

Windpipe

64.

Carpal

a)

Right

b)

Wrist

c)

Lead

d)

Break

65.

Centi-

a)

Talk

b)

Tenth

c)

Tree

d)

Hundredth

66.

Cervic-

a)

Leg

b)

Neck

c)

Back

d)

Neuro

67.

Circum-

a)

Around

b)

Circle

c)

Fire

d)

Middle

68.

Co-

a)

Condition

b)

With, together

c)

Coin

d)

Nerve

69.

Contra-

a)

Body

b)

Terrible

c)

Against

d)

Big

70.

Corp

a)

Body

b)

Dead

c)

Mummy

d)

Tissue

71.

Cyan

a)

Middle

b)

Against

c)

Lead

d)

Dark, blue

72.

Deca

a)

Thousandth

b)

Ten

c)

Determine

d)

Neck

73.

Deci-

a)

Decide

b)

Old

c)

Thousandths

d)

Tenth

74.

Derm-

a)

Organ

b)

Doctor

c)

Skin

d)

Bad

75.

Din-

a)

Terrible

b)

Tooth

c)

Against

d)

Dinner

76.

-duct

a)

tooth

b)

lead

c)

pipe

d)

work

77.

Echin-

a)

spiny

b)

hurt

c)

play

d)

old

78.

ect-

a)

again

b)

nerve

c)

not enough

d)

without

79.

Fract-

a)

math

b)

tissue

c)

middle

d)

break

80.

Hist-

a)

terrible

b)

four

c)

old

d)

tissue

81.

Ign-

a)

smell

b)

bad

c)

Fire

d)

tooth

82.

-ism

a)

red

b)

a state or condition

c)

skin

d)

egg

83.

Mal-

a)

sleep

b)

dark

c)

hungry

d)

bad or evil

84.

Med-

a)

middle

b)

medical

c)

medium

d)

death

85.

Milli-

a)

million

b)

breath

c)

thousandth

d)

soup

86.

Neur- or Nerv-

a)

never

b)

head

c)

old

d)

nerve

87.

Odont-

a)

bad

b)

tooth

c)

smell

d)

plant

88.

olf-

a)

Olaf

b)

people

c)

blue

d)

smell

89.

Paleo-

a)

old

b)

body

c)

fire

d)

outside

90.

Quadr-

a)

africa

b)

condition

c)

four

d)

shape

91.

Re-

a)

again or back

b)

inside

c)

rectangle

d)

heart

92.

Solv-

a)

body

b)

sun

c)

loosen

d)

temperature

93.

-ous

a)

light

b)

full of

c)

danger

d)

leg

94.

-ped

a)

window

b)

block

c)

infant

d)

foot

95.

Physi-

a)

athlete

b)

Nature

c)

break

d)

terrible

96.

Pneumo-

a)

sleep

b)

tissue

c)

Lungs, air

d)

disease

97.

Pseudo-

a)

False

b)

man

c)

tenth

d)

upward

98.

Rhin-

a)

animal

b)

vapor

c)

prickly

d)

nose

99.

Saur-

a)

hearing

b)

lizard

c)

sauna

d)

weight

100.

sis

a)

slime

b)

race

c)

condition or state

101.

Super

a)

death

b)

over, above, on top

c)

milk

d)

old

102.

Tarso-

a)

weight

b)

smell

c)

orange

d)

ankle

103.

-tom

a)

tomato

b)

cut, slice

c)

infection

d)

tongue

104.

Trop-

a)

back

b)

wheat

c)

changing, turning

d)

black

105.

Ultra-

a)

beyond

b)

drink

c)

grand

d)

under

106.

Anthropo-

a)

change

b)

store

c)

man

d)

eight

107.

Archaeo-

a)

primitive, ancient

b)

outside, without

c)

bad or evil

d)

again, back

108.

Cell-

a)

new, recent

b)

yellow

c)

storeroom, chamber

d)

phone

109.

Encephal-

a)

head

b)

leg

c)

arm

d)

brain

110.

Erythro-

a)

insect

b)

red

c)

four

d)

weather

111.

Ethno-

a)

tissue

b)

race, people

c)

break

d)

free

112.

Hypno-

a)

million

b)

head

c)

thread

d)

sleep

113.

Kilo-

a)

thousand

b)

nerve

c)

kill

d)

body

114.

Lact-

a)

brain

b)

lead

c)

long

d)

milk

115.

Lingu-

a)

nerve

b)

tongue

c)

leg

d)

skin

116.

Marg-

a)

breathe

b)

black, dark

c)

border, edge

d)

tenth

117.

Meg-

a)

old

b)

chamber

c)

great, million

d)

new, recent

118.

mela-, melan-

a)

black, dark

b)

skin

c)

without

d)

evil

119.

Mes-

a)

ancient

b)

mouth

c)

heat

d)

middle, half, intermediate

120.

mort-

a)

body

b)

death

c)

infection

d)

black

121.

neo-

a)

neptune

b)

end

c)

new, recent

d)

neat

122.

oo-

a)

egg

b)

insect

c)

blue

d)

arm

123.

Pyr-

a)

eyes

b)

heat, fire

c)

tissue

d)

temperature

124.

Quin-

a)

five

b)

tent

c)

inside

d)

yellow

125.

septic

a)

lead

b)

treat

c)

putrefaction, infection

d)

heal

126.

-spire

a)

spine

b)

breathe

c)

fire

d)

break