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Science Prefix/Suffix

Total questions: 90

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A

a)

without

b)

joint

c)

away from

d)

take away

2.

ab

a)

away from

b)

small

c)

unlike or different

d)

take away

3.

arthro

a)

joint

b)

red

c)

all

d)

fish

4.

ase

a)

enzyme

b)

take away

c)

back

d)

liver

5.

auto

a)

self

b)

life

c)

form or shape

d)

single

6.

bio

a)

life

b)

skin

c)

born or create

d)

whole or entire

7.

Cardio

a)

heart

b)

muscle

c)

body

d)

to cut

8.

cephalo

a)

head

b)

foot

c)

false

d)

home

9.

chloro

a)

green

b)

plant

c)

photo

d)

water

10.

chrome or chromo

a)

color

b)

dark blue

c)

stomach

d)

cell

11.

cide

a)

kill

b)

die

c)

sweet

d)

poisonous

12.

cyano

a)

dark blue

b)

cell

c)

fish

d)

whole or entire

13.

cyto or cyte

a)

cell

b)

red

c)

small

d)

one

14.

de

a)

take away

b)

two

c)

unlike or different

d)

breaking down

15.

dent

a)

tooth

b)

skin

c)

bone

d)

all

16.

derm

a)

skin

b)

plant

c)

body

d)

egg

17.

di

a)

two

b)

take away

c)

false

d)

small

18.

eco

a)

home

b)

outside

c)

environment

d)

large

19.

ecto or exo

a)

outside

b)

inside

c)

to cut

d)

fish

20.

ectomy

a)

to cut

b)

body

c)

white

d)

fish

21.

endo

a)

inside

b)

home

c)

form

d)

back

22.

epi

a)

over or above

b)

skin

c)

foot

d)

moving towards

23.

erythro

a)

red

b)

breaking down

c)

bone

d)

ancient

24.

gastro

a)

stomach

b)

back

c)

kidney

d)

poisonous

25.

gen

a)

born or create

b)

green

c)

under or less

d)

take away

26.

geo

a)

land or earth

b)

half

c)

across

d)

home

27.

gluco or glyco

a)

sweet

b)

sugar

c)

carbohydrate

d)

stomach

28.

graph

a)

picture

b)

blood

c)

feeding

d)

putting together

29.

hemi

a)

half

b)

blood

c)

land or earth

d)

back

30.

hepato

a)

liver

b)

blood

c)

egg

d)

cell

31.

hetero

a)

unlike or different

b)

like or same

c)

heart

d)

away from

32.

holo

a)

whole or entire

b)

one

c)

half

d)

picture

33.

homo

a)

same or like

b)

unlike or different

c)

within

d)

fear

34.

hydro

a)

water

b)

half

c)

whole or entire

d)

like or same

35.

hyper

a)

over or more

b)

under or less

c)

half

d)

head

36.

hypo

a)

under or less

b)

over or under

c)

blood

d)

first

37.

ichthyo

a)

fish

b)

to cut

c)

inside

d)

enzyme

38.

in

a)

within

b)

without

c)

equal

d)

self

39.

inter

a)

between

b)

within

c)

move towards

d)

across

40.

intra

a)

within

b)

without

c)

away from

d)

middle

41.

iso

a)

equal

b)

inflammation

c)

cell

d)

away from

42.

Hem

a)

blood

b)

half

c)

outside

d)

home

43.

Itis

a)

inflammation

b)

skin

c)

muscle

d)

cell

44.

leuco

a)

white

b)

cell

c)

breaking dowm

d)

enzyme

45.

lip or lipo

a)

fat

b)

carbohydrate

c)

leaf

d)

to cut

46.

lysis

a)

breaking down

b)

unit

c)

life

d)

kill

47.

macro

a)

large

b)

small

c)

unit

d)

inside

48.

mer

a)

unit

b)

small

c)

nerve

d)

many

49.

meso

a)

middle

b)

large

c)

dark blue

d)

sweet

50.

meta

a)

many or higher level

b)

muscle

c)

skin

d)

two

51.

micro

a)

small

b)

one

c)

large

d)

equal

52.

morph

a)

change

b)

form or shape

c)

back

d)

repulsed by

53.

multi

a)

many

b)

four

c)

joint

d)

inflammation

54.

myo

a)

muscle

b)

skin

c)

head

d)

without

55.

neuro

a)

nerve

b)

brain

c)

home

d)

head

56.

noto

a)

back

b)

head

c)

foot

d)

lizard

57.

ology

a)

study of

b)

life

c)

egg

d)

bone

58.

omi

a)

all

b)

many

c)

one

d)

green

59.

mono

a)

one

b)

singular

c)

all

d)

without

60.

ose

a)

carbohydrate

b)

enzyme

c)

whole or entire

d)

self

61.

osteo

a)

bone

b)

egg

c)

large

d)

heart

62.

ova or ovi

a)

egg

b)

lizard

c)

body

d)

all

63.

paleo

a)

ancient

b)

old

c)

color

d)

white

64.

phage

a)

eating

b)

plant

c)

green

d)

leaf

65.

philic

a)

like or attracted to

b)

fear or repulsed by

c)

breaking down

d)

red

66.

phobic

a)

fear or repulsed by

b)

form or shape

c)

without

d)

tooth

67.

photo

a)

light

b)

picture

c)

plant

d)

green

68.

phyll or phyllo

a)

leaf

b)

plant

c)

liver

d)

like or same

69.

phyto

a)

plant

b)

green

c)

arrangement

d)

four

70.

plasma

a)

form

b)

blood

c)

red

d)

cell

71.

ped or pod

a)

foot

b)

putting together

c)

head

d)

above or over

72.

poly

a)

many

b)

plant

c)

large

d)

breaking down

73.

proto

a)

first

b)

false

c)

whole or entire

d)

home

74.

pseudo

a)

false

b)

muscle

c)

leaf

d)

dark blue

75.

renal

a)

kidney

b)

liver

c)

sweet

d)

tooth

76.

saccharide

a)

sugar

b)

lizard

c)

putting together

d)

joint

77.

saur

a)

lizard

b)

sugar

c)

stomach

d)

ancient

78.

soma

a)

body

b)

eating

c)

growing towards

d)

over or more

79.

synthesis

a)

putting together

b)

form or shape

c)

breaking down

d)

many or higher level

80.

taxic

a)

move towards

b)

leaf

c)

color

d)

inside

81.

taxis

a)

arrangement

b)

breaking down

c)

across

d)

study of

82.

tetra

a)

four

b)

arrangement

c)

form or shape

d)

like or same

83.

therm

a)

temperature

b)

two

c)

unit

d)

liver

84.

toxic

a)

poisonous

b)

kill

c)

to cut

d)

large

85.

trans

a)

across

b)

moving towards

c)

two

d)

same or like

86.

tri

a)

three

b)

two

c)

tooth

d)

inside

87.

troph

a)

feeding

b)

eating

c)

many or higher level

d)

three

88.

tropic

a)

growing towards

b)

land or earth

c)

fish

d)

over or above

89.

uni

a)

one

b)

without

c)

joint

d)

equal

90.

zoo

a)

animal

b)

life

c)

study 0f

d)

lizard