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Prefix, Suffix, and Root Word Quiz 1

Total questions: 54

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the meaning of the prefix 'A, an, in'?

a)

Not, without

b)

With, together

c)

Before, after

d)

Above, beyond

2.

What is the meaning of the root word 'Adip'?

a)

Fat

b)

Water

c)

Light

d)

Bone

3.

What is the meaning of the suffix 'Algia'?

a)

Pain

b)

Swelling

c)

Inflammation

d)

Weakness

4.

What is the meaning of the prefix 'Anti'?

a)

Against

b)

Before

c)

With

d)

Under

5.

What is the meaning of the root word 'Arthr'?

a)

Joint

b)

Heart

c)

Bone

d)

Muscle

6.

What is the meaning of the prefix 'Bi'?

a)

Two

b)

Three

c)

Four

d)

One

7.

What is the meaning of the root word 'Bio'?

a)

Life

b)

Water

c)

Earth

d)

Fire

8.

What is the meaning of the root word 'Blast'?

a)

Bud, germ

b)

Fire, burn

c)

Stone, rock

d)

Light, shine

9.

What is the meaning of the prefix 'Brady'?

a)

Slow

b)

Fast

c)

Large

d)

Short

10.

What is the meaning of the root word 'Carcin'?

a)

Cancer

b)

Heart

c)

Bone

d)

Blood

11.

What is the meaning of the root word 'Cardi'?

a)

Heart

b)

Liver

c)

Brain

d)

Stomach

12.

What is the meaning of the root word 'Carp'?

a)

Wrist

b)

Foot

c)

Heart

d)

Liver

13.

What is the meaning of the prefix 'Cata'?

a)

Down

b)

Up

c)

Across

d)

Before

14.

What is the meaning of the suffix 'Lysis'?

a)

Breakdown, destroy

b)

Formation, creation

c)

Movement, transfer

d)

Attachment, binding

15.

What is the meaning of the prefix 'Macro'?

a)

Large

b)

Small

c)

Fast

d)

Short

16.

What is the meaning of the root word 'Mast, mammo'?

a)

Breast

b)

Stomach

c)

Bone

d)

Liver

17.

What is the meaning of the prefix 'Melan'?

a)

Black

b)

White

c)

Red

d)

Blue

18.

What is the meaning of the prefix 'Mes'?

a)

Middle

b)

End

c)

Above

d)

Small

19.

What is the meaning of the prefix 'Meta'?

a)

Change, beyond

b)

Under, below

c)

Against, opposite

d)

Before, in front of

20.

What is the meaning of the root word 'Meter'?

a)

Measure

b)

Shape

c)

Color

d)

Sound

21.

What is the meaning of the prefix 'Micro'?

a)

Small

b)

Large

c)

Fast

d)

Heavy

22.

What is the meaning of the prefix 'Milli'?

a)

Thousandth

b)

Millionth

c)

Hundredth

d)

Tenth

23.

What is the meaning of the root word 'Morph'?

a)

Form, shape

b)

Sound

c)

Light

d)

Movement

24.

What is the meaning of the prefix 'Multi'?

a)

Many

b)

One

c)

Small

d)

Fast

25.

What is the meaning of the root word 'Myo'?

a)

Muscle

b)

Bone

c)

Nerve

d)

Skin

26.

What is the meaning of the root word 'Naso'?

a)

Nose

b)

Ear

c)

Eye

d)

Mouth

27.

What is the meaning of the root word 'Neur'?

a)

Nerve

b)

Muscle

c)

Bone

d)

Blood

28.

What is the meaning of the prefix 'Noct'?

a)

Night

b)

Day

c)

Light

d)

Water

29.

What is the meaning of the root word 'Nucle'?

a)

Nucleus

b)

Cell wall

c)

Membrane

d)

Cytoplasm

30.

What is the meaning of the root word 'Ocul'?

a)

Eye

b)

Hand

c)

Ear

d)

Nose

31.

What is the meaning of the prefix 'Cent'?

a)

Hundred

b)

Ten

c)

Thousand

d)

Fifty

32.

What is the meaning of the root word 'Cephal'?

a)

Head

b)

Foot

c)

Hand

d)

Heart

33.

What is the meaning of the root word 'Chem'?

a)

Chemical

b)

Physics

c)

Biology

d)

Mathematics

34.

What is the meaning of the root word 'Chlor'?

a)

Green

b)

Red

c)

Blue

d)

Yellow

35.

What is the meaning of the root word 'Chondr'?

a)

Cartilage

b)

Bone

c)

Muscle

d)

Skin

36.

What is the meaning of the root word 'Chrom'?

a)

Color

b)

Shape

c)

Sound

d)

Light

37.

What is the meaning of the root word 'Chron'?

a)

Time

b)

Light

c)

Sound

d)

Shape

38.

What is the meaning of the prefix 'Circum'?

a)

Around

b)

Inside

c)

Above

d)

Between

39.

What is the meaning of the suffix 'Cide'?

a)

To kill

b)

To heal

c)

To create

d)

To divide

40.

What is the meaning of the root word 'Cost'?

a)

Rib

b)

Heart

c)

Bone

d)

Lung

41.

What is the meaning of the term 'Crani'?

a)

Relating to the skull

b)

Relating to the heart

c)

Relating to the lungs

d)

Relating to the liver

42.

What is the meaning of the term 'Cry'?

a)

Cold

b)

Laugh

c)

Sing

d)

Jump

43.

What is the meaning of the term 'Cyto'?

a)

Cell

b)

Tissue

c)

Organ

d)

Blood

44.

What is the meaning of the term 'Cyte'?

a)

Cell

b)

Tissue

c)

Organ

d)

Enzyme

45.

What is the meaning of the term 'Oid'?

a)

Resembling or like

b)

Opposite of

c)

Belonging to a group

d)

Originating from

46.

What is the meaning of the term 'Opia'?

a)

Vision or condition of the eye

b)

A type of musical instrument

c)

A rare gemstone

d)

A style of painting

47.

What is the meaning of the terms 'Oste, oss'?

a)

Bone

b)

Muscle

c)

Nerve

d)

Skin

48.

What is the meaning of the term 'Path'?

a)

Disease

b)

Road

c)

Tree

d)

Book

49.

What is the meaning of the term 'Pect'?

a)

Chest

b)

Leg

c)

Arm

d)

Back

50.

What is the meaning of the term 'Peri'?

a)

Around

b)

Inside

c)

Before

d)

After

51.

What is the meaning of the term 'Phag'?

a)

To eat or consume

b)

To move or travel

c)

To write or record

d)

To see or observe

52.

What is the meaning of the term 'Pharmacy'?

a)

Drug or medicine

b)

A type of surgery

c)

A place for growing plants

d)

A type of laboratory

53.

What is the meaning of the term 'Pharyng'?

a)

Throat

b)

Stomach

c)

Liver

d)

Heart

54.

What is the meaning of the term 'Oste'?

a)

Bone

b)

Muscle

c)

Skin

d)

Nerve