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ROOT Words (lowercase, single word responses)

Total questions: 46

Worksheet time: 46mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the root word "aqua" mean?

(a)  

2.

What do the root words "bi-" or "di-" mean?

(a)  

3.

What does the root word "cyto" mean?

(a)  

4.

What do the root words "endo" or "intra" mean?

(a)  

5.

Which root word means "different" or "other"?

(a)  

6.

Which root word means "above" or "beyond"?

(a)  

7.

Which root word means "study of"?

(a)  

8.

What does the root word "micro" mean?

(a)  

9.

What does the root word "pod" mean?

(a)  

10.

What does the root word "poly" mean?

(a)  

11.

What does the root word "soma" mean?

(a)  

12.

What does the root word "syn" mean?

(a)  

13.

What does the root word "trans" mean?

(a)  

14.

What does the root word "zo-" mean?

(a)  

15.

What do the root words "a-" or "an-" mean?

(a)  

16.

What does the root word "archae" mean?

(a)  

17.

Which root word means "life"?

(a)  

18.

What does the root word "derm" mean?

(a)  

19.

Which root word means "true"?

(a)  

20.

Which root word means "alike" or "same"?

(a)  

21.

Which root word means "under" or "below"?

(a)  

22.

Which root word means "destroy" or "break"?

(a)  

23.

What do the root words "mono" or "uni" mean?

(a)  

24.

Which root word means "to eat"?

(a)  

25.

Which root word means "behind" or "after"?

(a)  

26.

Which root word means "mouth"?

(a)  

27.

What does the root word "tetra" mean?

(a)  

28.

What does the root word "tri" mean?

(a)  

29.

What does the root word "anti" mean?

(a)  

30.

What does the root word "auto" mean?

(a)  

31.

Which root word means "colored"?

(a)  

32.

What does the root word "eco" mean?

(a)  

33.

What does the root word "exo" mean?

(a)  

34.

What does the root word "iso" mean?

(a)  

35.

Which root word means "large"?

(a)  

36.

What do the root words "oo" or "ovum" mean?

(a)  

37.

Which root word means "light"?

(a)  

38.

What does the root word "pseudo" mean?

(a)  

39.

What does the root word "sub" mean?

(a)  

40.

What does the root word "therm" mean?

(a)  

41.

Which root word means "energy" or "food"?

(a)  

42.

What does the suffix "-ase" mean?

(a)  

43.

What does the suffix "-elle" mean?

(a)  

44.

What does the suffix "-ose" mean?

(a)  

45.

What does the suffix "-ol" mean?

(a)  

46.

What does the suffix "-sis" mean?

(a)