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5th/ 6th Prefix, Roots, Suffixes

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The prefix "anti-" means _______

a)

against

b)

small

c)

between

d)

counter

2.

The prefix " counter- " means _______. Choose TWO.

a)

against

b)

opposite

c)

not opposite

d)

two

3.

The prefix "div-" means

a)

between

b)

against

c)

two

d)

not opposite

4.

The prefix "fore-" means ______.

a)

against

b)

between

c)

before

d)

small

5.

The prefix "inter-" means _____.

a)

before

b)

small

c)

against

d)

between

6.

The prefix "ir-" means _______.

a)

not opposite

b)

opposite

c)

small

d)

two

7.

The prefix "micro-" means _____.

a)

between

b)

not opposite

c)

small

d)

large

8.

The prefix "atmo-" means ____.

a)

air

b)

stone

c)

layer

d)

place

9.

The prefix "lithos-" means ______.

a)

under

b)

turn

c)

stone

d)

place

10.

The prefix "meso-" means ______.

a)

atmosphere

b)

middle

c)

place

d)

turn

11.

The prefix "peri-" means _______. Choose TWO.

a)

about

b)

around

c)

layer

d)

before

12.

The prefix "strato-" means ______. Choose TWO.

a)

layer

b)

turn

c)

place

d)

layering

13.

The prefix "sub-" means ______. Choose TWO.

a)

air

b)

under

c)

below

d)

place

14.

The prefix "topo-" means ______.

a)

place

b)

turn

c)

stone

d)

top

15.

The prefix "tropos-" means _____.

a)

turn

b)

under

c)

stone

d)

below

16.

The root word "bio" means ______.

a)

life

b)

death

c)

ten

d)

side

17.

The root word "decem/decim" means _____.

a)

ten

b)

side

c)

core

d)

life

18.

The root word "later/latus" means ______.

a)

side

b)

life

c)

ten

d)

line

19.

The root word "nucleus" means _____.

a)

part

b)

cut

c)

bone

d)

core

20.

The root word "pars/part" means ______. Choose TWO.

a)

a little piece

b)

part

c)

build

d)

bone

21.

The root word "path(y)" ______.

a)

feeling

b)

emotion

c)

road

d)

build

22.

The root word "phon" means _______.

a)

bone

b)

cut

c)

sound

d)

look at

23.

The root word "phobia" means ______.

a)

fear

b)

look at

c)

build

d)

sound

24.

The root word "scope" means ______.

a)

life

b)

look at

c)

build

d)

cut

25.

The root word "struct" means ______.

a)

build

b)

cut

c)

bone

d)

structure

26.

The root word "tomos" means _____.

a)

core

b)

side

c)

life

d)

cut

27.

The root word "vertebra" means ______.

a)

bone of the spine

b)

build

c)

core

d)

life

28.

The root word "celes" means _____.

a)

heavenly

b)

thick

c)

shape

d)

sun

29.

The root word "crat" means ______. Choose TWO.

a)

rule

b)

ruler

c)

thick

d)

king

30.

The root word "dense" means _____.

a)

thick

b)

shape

c)

cloudy

d)

water

31.

The root word "form" means ______.

a)

shape

b)

ruler

c)

water

d)

steam

32.

The root word "grav" means _______.

a)

ball

b)

vapor

c)

turn

d)

heavy

33.

The root word "helio" means _____.

a)

sun

b)

water

c)

moon

d)

earth

34.

The root word "hydro" means ______.

a)

water

b)

moon

c)

ball

d)

drag

35.

The root word "luna" means _____.

a)

sun

b)

moon

c)

ball

d)

drag

36.

The root word "sol" means ______.

a)

ball

b)

sun

c)

vapor

d)

verge

37.

The root word "spher" means _______.

a)

turn

b)

drag

c)

sun

d)

ball

38.

The root word "tract" means _____.

a)

heavy

b)

turn

c)

drag

d)

land

39.

The root word "vapor" means _______. Choose TWO.

a)

steam

b)

air

c)

exhalation

d)

ball

40.

The root word "verge" means ______. Choose TWO.

a)

turn

b)

ruler

c)

bend

d)

drag

41.

The suffix "-ic/ -ical" means ______.

a)

referring to

b)

sun

c)

thick

d)

moon

42.

The suffix "-ful" means ______.

a)

full of

b)

study of

c)

state of

d)

construction of

43.

The suffix "-ology" means _____.

a)

the state of

b)

the fear of

c)

the study of

d)

full of

44.

The suffix "-sion" means ______.

a)

fear

b)

the state of

c)

the study of

d)

the destruction of

45.

Finish the word- explo_____

a)

sphere

b)

sion

c)

ful

d)

sical

46.

Finish the word- _______phobia

a)

later-

b)

claustro-

c)

birdo-

d)

inter-

47.

FInish the word- bio____. CHOOSE TWO.

a)

logy

b)

graphy

c)

nucleus

d)

struct

48.

Finish the word- sub _____. CHOOSE TWO

a)

way

b)

tract

c)

sphere

d)

helio

49.

Finish the word- _____ verge. Choose TWO.

a)

con-

b)

di-

c)

sphere-

d)

tropo-

50.

Finish the word- fore-

a)

shadow

b)

see

c)

tion

d)

later