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Greek & Latin Prefixes

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a prefix?

a)

A group of letters placed at the end of the root word to change the meaning

b)

A group of letters placed at the beginning of a root wood to change its meaning

c)

a root word

d)

a word that means the opposite of

2.
A prefix goes _________of a word.
a)
at the end
b)
at the beginning
c)
in the middle
3.

Which Greek root means against?

a)

acro-

b)

anti-

c)

astro-

d)

auto-

e)

bio-

4.

Em- empathy

a)

greater, beyond

b)

into

c)

away

d)

not, without

5.

In- Latin- infertile

a)

greater, beyond

b)

alongside of, beside, near, resembling, beyond, apart from

c)

not, without;

d)

over, abundant

6.

Sub- Latin; substitute, sub -varsity, submerge

a)

under

b)

into, cover

c)

over

d)

not, without

7.

Para- Greek- abnormal; paranormal

a)

under

b)

into,alongside of, beside, near, resembling, beyond, apart from cover

c)

over

d)

not, without

8.

Prefix meaning back, again

a)

ad

b)

re

c)

se

9.

What does the prefix un mean?

a)

Not

b)

Again

c)

Wrong

10.

Define the prefix: epi

a)

outside, outer

b)

like, alike, same

c)

blood

d)

upon, over, on the outside

11.

Latin root meaning "before"

a)

sol

b)

sub

c)

re

d)

pre

12.

a prefix that means "middle"

a)

re

b)

mis

c)

mid

d)

de

13.

what do the prefixes co, com, con mean?

ex. cooperate, committee, concord

a)

hundred, hundredth

b)

together or with

c)

outside or beyond

d)

against