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Roots and Affixes

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the root word in the term 'democracy'?

a)

demo

b)

cracy

c)

dem

d)

mocracy

2.

Which affix is used to indicate 'against' or 'opposite'?

a)

pre-

b)

anti-

c)

un-

d)

re-

3.

In the word 'geography', what does the root 'geo' mean?

a)

Earth

b)

Map

c)

Study

d)

Land

4.

What is the meaning of the suffix '-ology' as in 'sociology'?

a)

Study of

b)

Science of

c)

Art of

d)

History of

5.

Which prefix means 'before' in time or order?

a)

post-

b)

pre-

c)

sub-

d)

trans-

6.

What does the root 'anthrop' mean in the word 'anthropology'?

a)

Human

b)

Animal

c)

Plant

d)

Insect

7.

In the word 'transport', what does the prefix 'trans-' mean?

a)

Across

b)

Under

c)

Over

d)

Between

8.

Which suffix would you add to 'nation' to indicate a person who supports their country?

a)

-ist

b)

-er

c)

-or

d)

-ian

9.

What is the root word in 'biography'?

a)

bio

b)

graph

c)

bio-

d)

graphy

10.

Which prefix means 'self'?

a)

auto-

b)

bi-

c)

uni-

d)

tri-

11.

In the word 'television', what does the root 'tele' mean?

a)

Far

b)

Near

c)

See

d)

Hear

12.

What does the suffix '-phobia' mean?

a)

Fear of

b)

Love of

c)

Study of

d)

Hate of

13.

Which root word means 'write' or 'draw'?

a)

scrib

b)

graph

c)

dict

d)

phon

14.

In the word 'biology', what does the root 'bio' mean?

a)

Life

b)

Earth

c)

Water

d)

Air

15.

What is the meaning of the prefix 'sub-' as in 'submarine'?

a)

Under

b)

Above

c)

Across

d)

Between

16.

Which suffix indicates a place or environment, as in 'habitat'?

a)

-arium

b)

-ment

c)

-tion

d)

-ity

17.

In the word 'psychology', what does the root 'psych' mean?

a)

Mind

b)

Body

c)

Soul

d)

Spirit

18.

What does the prefix 'inter-' mean in 'international'?

a)

Between

b)

Within

c)

Above

d)

Below

19.

Which root word means 'light', as in 'photograph'?

a)

photo

b)

lumin

c)

luc

d)

radi

20.

In the word 'autonomy', what does the root 'auto' mean?

a)

Self

b)

Other

c)

Together

d)

Apart

21.

What is the meaning of the suffix '-ist' as in 'artist'?

a)

One who practices

b)

One who studies

c)

One who teaches

d)

One who observes

22.

Which prefix means 'many', as in 'multicultural'?

a)

multi-

b)

uni-

c)

bi-

d)

tri-

23.

In the word 'chronology', what does the root 'chron' mean?

a)

Time

b)

Space

c)

Order

d)

Event

24.

What does the suffix '-less' mean, as in 'hopeless'?

a)

Without

b)

With

c)

Full of

d)

Lacking

25.

Which root word means 'sound', as in 'phonograph'?

a)

phon

b)

aud

c)

son

d)

voc