WorksheetsCh 8 Suffix and Prefix Meanings Quiz
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 12mins
What does the suffix "-al" pertain to?
Process
Pertaining to
Condition
Measure
What does the suffix "-ant" indicate?
Condition
Process
Substance that promotes
Measure
What does the suffix "-capnia" refer to?
Oxygen
Carbon dioxide
Blood condition
Muscle contraction
What is the meaning of the suffix "-centesis"?
Dilation
Surgical puncture to remove fluid
Condition
Process of measuring
What does the suffix "-ectasis" mean?
Narrowing
Expansion
Cutting
Breathing
What does the suffix "-emia" refer to?
Blood condition
Muscle contraction
Voice
Smell
What does the suffix "-genic" mean?
Produced by or in
Process
Condition
Measure
What does the suffix "-meter" indicate?
Process
Measure
Condition
Action
What does the suffix "-metry" refer to?
Process of measuring
Condition
Expansion
Cutting
What does the suffix "-oxia" mean?
Breathing
Oxygen
Smell
Voice
What does the suffix "-pnea" refer to?
Breathing
Smell
Voice
Condition
What does the prefix "anti-" mean?
Against
Slow
Fast
Many
What does the prefix "brady-" indicate?
Fast
Slow
Many
Good
What does the prefix "hyper-" mean?
Below normal
Above normal
Within
Without
What does the prefix "poly-" refer to?
Few
Many
Slow
Fast
Match the following suffixes with their correct meaning.
-ation
process condition
-ema
condition
-or
one who takes action
-osmia
smell
-phonia
voice
Match the following suffixes with the correct meaning
-tomy
process of cutting
-thorax
chest; pleural cavity
-stomy
surgical opening
-spasm
muscle contraction
-rrhea
flow
Match the following prefixes with the correct meaning.
dys-
painful difficult
em-
in
tachy-
fast
a-
not or without
eu-
good or normal
