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MT Special Senses Prefixes and Suffixes Assessment

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the meaning of the prefix a-, an-?

a)

not; without

b)

before; in front of

c)

with; together

d)

under; below

2.

What is the meaning of the prefix ec-?

a)

out; outside

b)

within; inside

c)

before; in front of

d)

under; below

3.

What is the meaning of the prefix en-?

a)

in; within

b)

out; outside

c)

before; ahead

d)

under; below

4.

What is the meaning of the prefix eso-?

a)

inward

b)

outward

c)

above

d)

between

5.

What is the meaning of the prefix exo-?

a)

outward

b)

inside

c)

before

d)

across

6.

What is the meaning of the prefix hyper-?

a)

above; above normal; excessive

b)

below; under; deficient

c)

between; among

d)

slow

7.

What is the meaning of the prefix hypo-?

a)

below; below normal; deficient

b)

above; excessive

c)

between; among

d)

fast; rapid

8.

What is the meaning of the prefix infra-?

a)

below; beneath; inferior

b)

above; over; superior

c)

between; among

d)

around; surrounding

9.

What is the meaning of the prefix intra-?

a)

within; into

b)

between; among

c)

outside; beyond

d)

before; in front of

10.

What is the meaning of the suffix '-al, -ar, -atic, -ic, -ory, -ous, -tic'?

a)

pertaining to

b)

causing pain

c)

related to numbers

d)

describing a process

11.

What is the meaning of the suffix '-cusia'?

a)

hearing

b)

vision

c)

speech

d)

taste

12.

What is the meaning of the suffix '-ectomy'?

a)

surgical removal; excision

b)

inflammation

c)

study of

d)

pain

13.

What is the meaning of the suffix '-esthesia'?

a)

feeling; sensation

b)

movement

c)

hearing

d)

vision

14.

What is the meaning of the suffix '-gram'?

a)

record; image

b)

disease

c)

inflammation

d)

treatment

15.

What is the meaning of the suffix '-ia'?

a)

condition

b)

treatment

c)

location

d)

instrument

16.

What is the meaning of the suffix '-ion'?

a)

process; state; condition

b)

person who does

c)

small

d)

without

17.

What is the meaning of the suffix '-ism'?

a)

process; condition

b)

person who

c)

small

d)

without

18.

What is the meaning of the suffix '-itis'?

a)

inflammation

b)

tumor

c)

pain

d)

paralysis

19.

What is the meaning of the suffix '-meter'?

a)

measure

b)

write

c)

see

d)

move

20.

What is the meaning of the suffix '-metry'?

a)

process of measuring

b)

study of life

c)

formation of words

d)

state of being

21.

What is the meaning of the suffix '-motor'?

a)

movement

b)

sound

c)

light

d)

color

22.

What is the meaning of the suffix '-oma'?

a)

tumor; mass

b)

inflammation

c)

pain

d)

disease

23.

What is the meaning of the suffix '-opia'?

a)

vision condition

b)

hearing loss

c)

skin disease

d)

muscle pain

24.

What is the meaning of the suffix '-osmia'?

a)

smell condition

b)

hearing loss

c)

vision problem

d)

skin disease

25.

What is the meaning of the suffix '-otia'?

a)

ear condition

b)

inflammation

c)

tumor

d)

pain

26.

What is the meaning of the suffix '-pathy'?

a)

disease

b)

treatment

c)

study

d)

removal

27.

Fill in the blank: The suffix that means 'paralysis' is ________.

a)

-plegia

b)

-algia

c)

-emia

d)

-itis

28.

Fill in the blank: The suffix that means 'droop; sag; prolapse; protrude' is ________.

a)

-ptosis

b)

-lysis

c)

-rrhea

d)

-cele

29.

Fill in the blank: The suffix that means 'hardening; thickening' is ________.

a)

-sclerosis

b)

-lysis

c)

-emia

d)

-algia

30.

Fill in the blank: The suffix that means 'instrument used to view' is ________.

a)

-scope

b)

-logy

c)

-gram

d)

-itis

31.

Fill in the blank: The suffix that means 'visual examination using a scope' is ________.

a)

-scopy

b)

-ectomy

c)

-itis

d)

-algia

32.

Fill in the blank: The suffix that means 'muscle contraction' is ________.

a)

-spasm

b)

-lysis

c)

-algia

d)

-emia

33.

Fill in the blank: The suffix that means 'surgical opening' is ________.

a)

-stomy

b)

-ectomy

c)

-plasty

d)

-otomy

34.

Fill in the blank: The suffix that means 'process of cutting; incision' is ________.

a)

-tomy

b)

-logy

c)

-pathy

d)

-emia

35.

Fill in the blank: The suffix that means 'to turn' is ________.

a)

-tropia

b)

-algia

c)

-emia

d)

-phobia