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WorksheetsScience Prefixes & Suffixes 1
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 12mins
The letters at the beginning of a word:
Prefix
Suffix
Root
Verb
A letter or group of letters at the end of a word:
Prefix
Suffix
Root
Noun
a-, an-
Without, lacking
Against
Large
Small
anti-, contra-
Against
Without, lacking
With
Science
bio-
Life, living
Earth, land
Temperature
Distance
con-, com-, co-
With, together
Against
Without, lacking
Heavy
dia-
Across, through
Around
Between
Heavy
grav-
Heavy
Life, living
Between
Move
geo-
Earth, land
Life, living
Small
At a distance
inter-
Between
With, together
Without, lacking
At a distance
kine-
Move
Heavy
Earth, land
With, together
macro-
Large
Small
At a distance
Temperature
micro-
Small
Large
Life, living
Between
tele-
At a distance
Earth, land
Without, lacking
Heavy
therm-
Temperature
Life, living
At a distance
Earth, land
-gist
One who practices, expert in the field
The study of
State of
Measure
-meter
Measure
To look or observe
The study of
State of
-ology, -logy
The study of
One who practices, expert in the field
Measure
State of
-scope
To look or observe
Measure
State of
The study of
-tude
State of
One who practices, expert in the field
To look or observe
Measure
Telescope =
Instrument used to see objects at a distance
Measurement of things close up
The study of far away things
In between measurements
Geologist =
Expert in the study of the Earth and the land
Expert who studies life and living things
The study of the Earth and land
Instrument that measures the land
Micrometer =
The measurement of something small
The measurement of something large
A tool used to measure things
The study of small objects
Thermology =
The study of heat
The study of life and living
The measurement of heat
Someone who is an expert in heat
