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WorksheetsVTA 115 Week 1: Word Parts, Prefixes, and Suffixes (NEW)
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 24mins
A word part found at the beginning of a term that modifies the term's meaning.
Prefix
Suffix
Root Word
Combining Vowel
A word part that gives the essential meaning of the term.
Prefix
Suffix
Root Word
Combining Vowel
A single vowel added to the end of a root to make the word easier to pronounce.
Prefix
Combining Vowel
Combining Form
Suffix
Combination of the root and combining vowel.
Suffix
Root Word
Combining Vowel
Combining Form
A word part found at the end of a word; indicates procedure, disease, condition, etc.
Suffix
Prefix
Root
Combining Vowel
Match the following.
A-
no; without
Ab-
away from
Ad-
toward
Anti-
against
Dys-
difficult, painful, bad
Match the following.
An-
no; without
Eu-
easy, good, normal
Endo-
inside
Exo-
without, outside, away
Poly-
many, excessive
Match the following.
Ecto-
outside
Hyper-
elevated, high, more than normal
Hypo-
depressed, low, less than normal
Inter-
between
Intra-
within
Match the following.
Oligo-
scant, little, few
Pre-
before
Post-
after
Sub-
below, under, less
Super-
above, beyond, excess
Which of the following does NOT mean "pertaining to"?
-ac
-al
-ia
-ic
Which of the following does NOT mean "pertaining to"?
-ism
-an
-ary
-ous
Match the following.
-ectomy
surgical removal
-pexy
suture to stabilize
-plasty
surgical repair
-stomy
surgically created opening
-tomy
incision; cutting into
Match the following.
-centesis
surgical puncture to remove fluid or gas
-gram
record of
-graph
instrument that records
-graphy
procedure that records
-lysis
separation; breakdown
Match the following.
-logy
study of
-scope
instrument to examine
-scopy
procedure to examine
-therapy
treatment
-rrhea
flow; discharge
Match the following.
-rrhage
bursting forth
-algia
pain
-ia
state or condition
-itis
inflammation
-ion
action; process; condition
Match the following.
-ism
state or condition
-malacia
abnormal softening
-megaly
enlargement
-osis
abnormal condition
-pathy
disease
Match the following.
-sclerosis
abnormal hardening
-malacia
abnormal softening
-um
structure
-us
forms a noun
-ia
state or condition
DVM
(a)
LVT
(a)
AVA
(a)
VTS
(a)
AVMA
(a)
NAVTA
National American Veterinary Technician Association
National Association of Vet Tech Associates
National Association of Veterinary Technicians and Assistants
