WorksheetsWord Roots and Prefixes
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
The root auto means _________.
car
to hear
self
automatic
The root in the word biology means _______.
life or living
to study
science
biography
The root ped means ________.
pedal
foot
pediatric
pedestrian
The prefix sub- means ________.
above
below
between
over
The prefix anti- means ________.
against
for
The prefix in the word midyear means __________.
beginning
end
middle
before
The prefix in the word biceps means _________.
one
two
three
four
Exoskeleton means ___________.
the inner covering for the body of some invertebrate animals
bones
the outer covering for the body of some invertebrate animals
A hexagon has ____ sides.
6
8
9
5
A quadrilateral has ____ sides.
6
5
4
2
The root of triangle means ________.
line
angle
three
vertex
A semicircle is what fraction of a whole circle?
1/2
1/4
1/3
1/5
The prefix hydro- means __________.
hydrate
water
air
hydrogen
It is only a fracture, but she will have to stay off her foot for six weeks.
What does the word fracture mean in the sentence above?
a sprain
a injury
a brace
a break
Phonics is a method of teaching people to read using correlating ___________.
sounds
letters
words
sentences
