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Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes (1-15)

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which matches this word part?


bi

a)

one

b)

two

c)

three

d)

twice

2.

What does this word part mean?


mono

(a)  

3.

Which of these define the word part? (select all that apply)


gen

a)

cause

b)

birth

c)

condition

d)

race

e)

produce

4.

What does the word part mean?


poly

a)

one

b)

two

c)

three

d)

many

5.

Name word part that matches the definition:


eye, vision

(a)  

6.

Which of these word parts matches the definition?


to measure

a)

chron/chrono

b)

meso

c)

dia

d)

oid

e)

metr

7.

What is the word part that matches the definition?


earth, ground

(a)  

8.

Which word part matches the definition?


study of, science

(a)  

9.

Which of these words uses the root for "heat?"


(select all that apply)

a)

metric

b)

biology

c)

thermometer

d)

thermos

10.

Which word part means "plant?"

a)

anth

b)

phyte

c)

phil

d)

somat

11.

Which word part means "love" or "loving?"

a)

peri

b)

anth

c)

heli

d)

phil

12.

Select all the words that include the root that means "love" or "loving"

a)

bibliphilic

b)

optical

c)

philanthropy

d)

philosopher

13.

Which word part means "write" or "written?"

(a)  

14.

Which word part means "sound?"

(a)  

15.

Which word part(s) means "male" or "man?"

a)

gyn/gynec/gyneco

b)

andr/andro

16.

What is the word part for "life?"

a)

logy

b)

bio

c)

syn

d)

gyn

17.

Which word part means "universe, harmony?"

a)

auto

b)

nom

c)

path

d)

crac

e)

cosm

18.

Which words define the word part:


nom

a)

name

b)

law

c)

order

d)

self

e)

custom

19.

"Heli" or "helio" is the root for what object?

(a)  

20.

Which of these definitions matches the word part?


path

a)

feeling, disease

b)

government, rule

c)

write, written

21.

Which of the following words uses the word part for "government" or "rule?"

a)

patriarchy

b)

democracy

c)

dictatorship

d)

autocracy

22.

"hydr/hydro" means

(a)  

23.

"auto" means (a)  

24.

"derm" means (a)  

25.

"chron/chrono" means (a)  

26.

"meso" means...

(a)  

27.

"oid" means (a)  

28.

"mis/miso" means...

(a)  

29.

Which of these means "god?"

a)

ism

b)

onym

c)

the/theo

d)

logy

30.

Which word part means "mind, spirit?"

(a)  

31.

Select all of the words that use the word part for "star, heavens."

a)

hydronautics

b)

nautical

c)

astronautics

d)

astronaut

32.

Select all of the words that use the word part that means "sailor, ship."

a)

astrography

b)

nautical

c)

hydronautics

d)

astronautics

33.

Which word part means "field (as in farming)?"

(a)  

34.

Select any word part that specifically means one person.

a)

-er

b)

-logy

c)

-y

d)

-ist

35.

Which one of these means "name, law, custom, order?"

a)

nom/nomo

b)

neo

c)

geo

d)

bio