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Prefixes and Suffixes

Total questions: 110

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

a-

a)

with, together

b)

without, lacking

c)

backward, back

d)

within, during, inside

2.

ab-

a)

under, beneath

b)

across, beyond

c)

away from

d)

through, across

3.

adipo-

a)

self

b)

heart

c)

head

d)

fat

4.

alb-

a)

brain

b)

in

c)

white

d)

stone

5.

amphi-/amp

a)

turn, wheel

b)

of both kinds

c)

from, away

d)

life, living

6.

andr-

a)

eye

b)

male

c)

ear

d)

heart

7.

ante-

a)

before

b)

after

c)

form

d)

turning

8.

anthropo-

a)

head

b)

nerve

c)

liver

d)

human

9.

anti-

a)

against

b)

uncovered

c)

change

d)

hollow

10.

aqua-

a)

eye

b)

fish

c)

water

d)

before

11.

arbor-

a)

earth

b)

tree

c)

stone

d)

belly

12.

arthro-

a)

male

b)

eye

c)

jointed

d)

temperature

13.

aster-

a)

light

b)

space

c)

outside

d)

star

14.

audi-

a)

hear, sound

b)

ear

c)

eye

d)

vision

15.

auto-

a)

before

b)

between

c)

against

d)

self

16.

bi-

a)

one, single

b)

two, twice

c)

three, triple

d)

four, many

17.

bio-

a)

same, alike

b)

outside, beyond

c)

life, living

d)

fake, false

18.

bronch-

a)

heart

b)

skin

c)

windpipe/lungs

d)

tooth

19.

card-

a)

heart

b)

liver

c)

stomach

d)

brain

20.

carn-

a)

plants

b)

meat

c)

vegetation

d)

legume

21.

cell-

a)

house

b)

moon

c)

storeroom

d)

hollow

22.

cephalo-

a)

belly

b)

liver

c)

head

d)

skin

23.

chlor-

a)

green

b)

light

c)

white

d)

plant

24.

chrom-

a)

color

b)

light

c)

picture

d)

green

25.

chron-

a)

earth

b)

time

c)

spiny

d)

change

26.

coel-

a)

large

b)

dense

c)

small

d)

hollow

27.

contra-

a)

away from

b)

against

c)

change

d)

forward

28.

cran-

a)

heart

b)

liver

c)

brain

d)

head

29.

cyt-

a)

storeroom

b)

cell

c)

water

d)

nerve

30.

de-

a)

from, away

b)

through, across

c)

outside, beyond

d)

over, above

31.

deca-

a)

four

b)

six

c)

eight

d)

ten

32.

derm-

a)

heart

b)

head

c)

skin

d)

liver

33.

den-

a)

heart

b)

head

c)

liver

d)

tooth

34.

di-

a)

one, single

b)

two, double

c)

three, triple

d)

four, quadruple

35.

dia-

a)

away from

b)

through, across

c)

at a distance

d)

backward, back

36.

dis-/dif-

a)

apart from, deprive

b)

gather

c)

below, under, less

d)

above, abundance

37.

e-/ef-/ex-

a)

on, above

b)

above, upon

c)

out, out of, from

d)

fake, false

38.

echin-

a)

jointed

b)

spiny

c)

new

d)

bone

39.

ect-

a)

outside

b)

inside

c)

above

d)

below

40.

en-

a)

out

b)

in

c)

around

d)

above

41.

encephal-

a)

brain

b)

skull

c)

head

d)

back

42.

epi-

a)

below, under

b)

around

c)

on, above

d)

behind, below

43.

gastro-

a)

liver

b)

belly

c)

stomach

d)

tooth

44.

gene-

a)

turn, wheel

b)

on, above

c)

with, together

d)

origin, birth

45.

geo-

a)

rock

b)

earth

c)

moon

d)

planet

46.

glottis-

a)

at a distance

b)

around the heart

c)

mouth of windpipe

d)

break, burst

47.

gymno-

a)

tree

b)

covered

c)

uncovered

d)

hollow

48.

hepato-

a)

heart

b)

brain

c)

liver

d)

stomach

49.

hetero-

a)

same

b)

backward

c)

front

d)

different

50.

hiber-

a)

summer

b)

winter

c)

spring

d)

fall

51.

homo-

a)

different

b)

same, alike

c)

many

d)

few

52.

hydro-

a)

air

b)

water

c)

moon

d)

space

53.

hyper-

a)

turn, wheel

b)

under, below

c)

over, above

d)

with, together

54.

hypo-

a)

over, above

b)

below, under, less

c)

backward, back

d)

out, out of

55.

inter-

a)

change

b)

before

c)

between

d)

around

56.

intra-

a)

without, lacking

b)

outside, beyond

c)

within, during, inside

d)

apart from, deprive

57.

ichty-

a)

human

b)

fish

c)

amphibian

d)

snake

58.

immunis-

a)

all

b)

time

c)

free

d)

not

59.

leuc-

a)

red

b)

white

c)

bone

d)

tendon

60.

lith-

a)

stone

b)

earth

c)

moon

d)

planet

61.

luna-

a)

earth

b)

sun

c)

moon

d)

star

62.

macro-

a)

small

b)

large

c)

medium

d)

tiny

63.

meta-

a)

form

b)

change

c)

before

d)

not

64.

micro-

a)

large

b)

medium

c)

small

d)

giant

65.

mono-

a)

single

b)

double

c)

triple

d)

quadruple

66.

multi-

a)

large

b)

few

c)

small

d)

many

67.

morph-

a)

many

b)

change

c)

form

d)

not

68.

extra-

a)

false, fake

b)

under, beneath

c)

outside, beyond

d)

without, lacking

69.

neo-

a)

old

b)

light

c)

smell

d)

new

70.

non-

a)

new

b)

old

c)

not

d)

all

71.

neur-

a)

lungs

b)

nerve

c)

heart

d)

liver

72.

oculo-

a)

ear

b)

toe

c)

eye

d)

fat

73.

odont-

a)

foot

b)

tooth

c)

ear

d)

eye

74.

olf-

a)

smell

b)

see

c)

hear

d)

taste

75.

omni-

a)

none

b)

all

c)

few

d)

many

76.

opthal-

a)

ear

b)

foot

c)

nose

d)

eye

77.

oss-/ost-

a)

muscle

b)

lungs

c)

heart

d)

bone

78.

phag-

a)

eat

b)

animal

c)

same

d)

different

79.

photo-

a)

light

b)

color

c)

green

d)

dark

80.

plasm-

a)

change

b)

hollow

c)

star

d)

form

81.

pneumo-

a)

stomach

b)

joints

c)

lungs

d)

heart

82.

pre-

a)

before

b)

after

c)

along

d)

about

83.

prot-/proto-

a)

first

b)

second

c)

third

d)

fourth

84.

pseudo-

a)

without, lacking

b)

apart from, deprive

c)

fake, false

d)

across, beyond

85.

retro-

a)

beside

b)

around

c)

forwards, front

d)

backwards, back

86.

rota-

a)

above, upon

b)

turn, wheel

c)

break, burst

d)

through, across

87.

rupt-

a)

under, beneath

b)

break, burst

c)

uncovered, naked

d)

life, living

88.

sub-

a)

under, beneath

b)

break, burst

c)

through, across

d)

outside, beyond

89.

super-/sur-

a)

under, beneath

b)

through, across

c)

above, upon

d)

backward, back

90.

tele-

a)

close by

b)

around

c)

from, away

d)

at a distance

91.

therm-

a)

against

b)

temperature

c)

uncovered

d)

before

92.

trans-

a)

break, burst

b)

over, above

c)

across, beyond

d)

fake, false

93.

tri-

a)

one

b)

two

c)

three

d)

four

94.

trop-

a)

wheel

b)

turning

c)

among

d)

different

95.

ventr-

a)

belly

b)

back

c)

front

d)

behind

96.

uni-

a)

one

b)

two

c)

three

d)

four

97.

zo-

a)

plant

b)

earth

c)

animal

d)

moon

98.

-able/-ible

a)

able to, capable of

b)

inflammation, swelling or disease

c)

look, observe

d)

study of

99.

-algia

a)

inflammation

b)

pain

c)

disease

d)

cut

100.

-ectomy

a)

look, observe

b)

measure

c)

cut out

d)

able to

101.

-graph

a)

capable of

b)

instrument for making records

c)

look, observe

d)

science of

102.

-ism

a)

foot, feet

b)

act of, condition

c)

cut out

d)

leaf

103.

-itis

a)

leaf

b)

cut out

c)

look, observe

d)

inflammation (swelling) or disease

104.

-meter

a)

observe

b)

measure

c)

record

d)

study of

105.

-ology/-logy

a)

cut out

b)

able to

c)

study of, science of

d)

look, observe

106.

-phyll

a)

seed

b)

cut

c)

leaf

d)

pain

107.

-pod/-ped

a)

leaf

b)

foot, feet

c)

cut

d)

capable of

108.

-scope

a)

pain

b)

look, observe

c)

cut out

d)

act of, condition

109.

-sect

a)

cut

b)

pain

c)

leaf

d)

measure

110.

-sperm

a)

leaf

b)

cut

c)

pain

d)

seed