WorksheetsGrade 12 Unit 1.3 Starter (Prefix, suffix, etc.)
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 8mins
What is medical terminology?
Words and phrases that are medical related
Words and phrases that are sport related
A type of medicine
A type of doctor
Why is medical terminology important?
It allows people to communicate easily
It will save time in an emergency
So that people can understand medical problems
All of the above
Can anyone learn medical terminology?
Yes
No
You will find a prefix at the (a) of a word?
You will find a SUFFIX at the _______________ of a word.
Beginning
Middle
End
A prefix can change the meaning of a word?
TRUE
FLASE
Medical terminology always contains a Prefix, Suffix, Root Word and combining Vowel?
True
False
How many vowels are there? Can you name them?
By adding a combining vowel to some medical words it allows for better PRONUNCIATION! What does pronunciation mean?
To make a word longer
To say a word in the correct way
To say the word faster
To shorten the word
In the medical term, HYPERGLYCAEMIA, which part is the PREFIX? (a)
In the medical term, HYPERGLYCAEMIA, which part is the SUFFIX? (a)
In the medical term, HYPERGLYCAEMIA, which part is the ROOT WORD? (a)
In the medical term, HYPERGLYCAEMIA, which part is the COMBINING VOWEL? _________________
a
e
o
There isn't one
What does the root word GLYC mean?
Blood
Cancer
Sugar
Fat
