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Word Roots and Prefixes

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The root auto means _________.

a)

car

b)

to hear

c)

self

d)

automatic

2.

The root in the word biology means _______.

a)

life or living

b)

to study

c)

science

d)

biography

3.

The root ped means ________.

a)

pedal

b)

foot

c)

pediatric

d)

pedestrian

4.

The prefix sub- means ________.

a)

above

b)

below

c)

between

d)

over

5.

The prefix anti- means ________.

a)

against

b)

for

6.

The prefix in the word midyear means __________.

a)

beginning

b)

end

c)

middle

d)

before

7.

The prefix in the word biceps means _________.

a)

one

b)

two

c)

three

d)

four

8.

Exoskeleton means ___________.

a)

the inner covering for the body of some invertebrate animals

b)

bones

c)

the outer covering for the body of some invertebrate animals

9.

A hexagon has ____ sides.

a)

6

b)

8

c)

9

d)

5

10.

A quadrilateral has ____ sides.

a)

6

b)

5

c)

4

d)

2

11.

The root of triangle means ________.

a)

line

b)

angle

c)

three

d)

vertex

12.

A semicircle is what fraction of a whole circle?

a)

1/2

b)

1/4

c)

1/3

d)

1/5

13.

The prefix hydro- means __________.

a)

hydrate

b)

water

c)

air

d)

hydrogen

14.

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)

a sprain

b)

a injury

c)

a brace

d)

a break

15.

Phonics is a method of teaching people to read using correlating ___________.

a)

sounds

b)

letters

c)

words

d)

sentences