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Prefixes and Suffixes

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A prefix goes _________ of a word

a)

at the end

b)

in the middle

c)

at the beginning

2.

A suffix goes _________ of a word.

a)

at the end

b)

at the beginning

c)

in the middle

3.

Prefixes and suffixes are added to words to change their meaning.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

What is the meaning of the prefix "pre"?

a)

before

b)

after

c)

during

d)

not

5.

The word unlike has the prefix "un-". What does the prefix "un" mean?

a)

before

b)

not

c)

happy

d)

able to

6.

The word disorganized has the prefix "dis-". What does the prefix "dis-" mean?

a)

again

b)

before

c)

more than

d)

not, opposite of

7.

What does therm mean?

a)

earth

b)

light

c)

heavy

d)

heat

8.

What does aqu mean?

a)

water

b)

beyond

c)

light

d)

carbon

9.

What does paleo mean?

a)

light

b)

hundred

c)

heat

d)

ancient

10.

What does helio mean?

a)

sun

b)

heat

c)

light

d)

thousand

11.

What does cent mean?

a)

tenth

b)

hundred

c)

thousand

d)

ancient

12.

What does deci mean?

a)

tenth

b)

carbon

c)

beyond

d)

motion

13.

What does meter mean?

a)

heavy

b)

measure

c)

thousand

d)

tenth

14.

What does kilo mean?

a)

tenth

b)

measure

c)

beyond

d)

thousand

15.

What does geo mean?

a)

water

b)

earth

c)

sun

d)

heat

16.

What does benth mean?

a)

bottom of the sea

b)

pressure

c)

plants

d)

break

17.

What does herb mean?

a)

light

b)

upon, above

c)

heat

d)

plants

18.

What does photo mean?

a)

flowing

b)

light

c)

heat

d)

pressure

19.

What does meso mean?

a)

upon, above

b)

flowing

c)

heat

d)

middle, between

20.

What does epi mean?

a)

middle, between

b)

pressure

c)

upon, above

d)

bottom of the sea

21.

What does baro mean?

a)

pressure

b)

plants

c)

life

d)

heat

22.

What does anti mean?

a)

upon, above

b)

middle, between

c)

against, opposite

d)

flowing

23.

What does bio mean?

a)

light

b)

water

c)

life

d)

break

24.

Auto

a)

self

b)

others

25.

Bi

a)

Two

b)

Four

26.

micro-

a)

Small

b)

Large

c)

Life, living

d)

Between

27.

macro-

a)

Large

b)

Small

c)

At a distance

d)

Temperature

28.

-ology, -logy

a)

The study of

b)

One who practices, expert in the field

c)

Measure

d)

State of

29.

The prefix that means 'inside' or 'within' is

a)

iso-

b)

sub-

c)

end, endo

d)

ex, exo

30.

Prefix: cyto-

Suffix: -cyte

a)

cell

b)

green

c)

removal of

d)

color

31.

the study of life

a)

BIOlogy

b)

organELLE

c)

CYToplasm

d)

MITOchondria

32.

means many cells

a)

UNIcellular

b)

organELLE

c)

MULTIcellular

d)

PLASMa

33.

means one cell

a)

UNIcellular

b)

organELLE

c)

MULTIcellular

d)

PLASMa

34.

What is the main part of the word called?

a)

root word

b)

affix

c)

prefix

d)

suffix

35.
re- means?
a)
not
b)
before
c)
again/back
d)
opposite of
36.

hydr- means :

a)

water

b)

fire

c)

science

d)

not

37.

What is the meaning of the suffix "less"?

a)

without

b)

someone who

c)

full of

38.

semi-

a)

many/much

b)

half

c)

two

d)

under

39.

poly- means

a)

middle

b)

half

c)

many/ much

d)

two

40.

path

a)

same, alike

b)

distant, far

c)

to measure

d)

suffering, disease

41.

phobia, phobic, phobe

a)

hear

b)

earth

c)

fear

d)

write

42.

inter-

a)

under

b)

between

c)

over

d)

under

43.

post-

a)

after

b)

between

c)

not, none

d)

apart

44.

sub-

a)

before

b)

with

c)

below

d)

opposite of

45.

a-, an-

a)

Without, lacking

b)

Against

c)

Large

d)

Small

46.

-gist

a)

One who practices, expert in the field

b)

The study of

c)

State of

d)

Measure

47.

Geologist =

a)

Expert in the study of the Earth and the land

b)

Expert who studies life and living things

c)

The study of the Earth and land

d)

Instrument that measures the land

48.

Micrometer =

a)

The measurement of something small

b)

The measurement of something large

c)

A tool used to measure things

d)

The study of small objects

49.

Thermology =

a)

The study of heat

b)

The study of life and living

c)

The measurement of heat

d)

Someone who is an expert in heat

50.

What does sphere mean?

a)

large

b)

ball

c)

slope

d)

high