Ch. 1 & 2: Prefixes, Suffixes, & Root Words

Question 1

echo

Answer 1

root word
echo

Question 2

-ic

Answer 2

suffix
pertaining to

Question 3

an-

Answer 3

prefix
no/absent

Question 4

anter-

Answer 4

root word
the front

Question 5

i

Answer 5

combining vowel

Question 6

-or

Answer 6

pertaining to

Question 7

caud-

Answer 7

root word
the tail

Question 8

-al

Answer 8

suffix
pertaining to

Question 9

crani-

Answer 9

root word
the head

Question 10

o

Answer 10

combining word

Question 11

contra-

Answer 11

prefix
opposite

Question 12

later-

Answer 12

root word
side

Question 13

dist-

Answer 13

root word
farthest

Question 14

dors-

Answer 14

root word
the back (dorsum)

Question 15

palm-

Answer 15

root word
palm (or front legs on a quadruped)

Question 16

plant-

Answer 16

root word
sole (back legs)

Question 17

-ar

Answer 17

suffix
pertaining to

Question 18

ventr-

Answer 18

root word
belly

Question 19

gen-

Answer 19

root word
producing/production

Question 20

-ic

Answer 20

suffix
pertaining to

Question 21

-icity

Answer 21

suffix
characteristic of

Question 22

heter-

Answer 22

prefix
different

Question 23

homo-

Answer 23

prefix
sameness

Question 24

hyper-

Answer 24

prefix
excessive

Question 25

hypo-

Answer 25

prefix
decreased

Question 26

iso-

Answer 26

prefix
same

Question 27

medi-

Answer 27

root word
the middle

Question 28

sagitt-

Answer 28

root word
“arrow”/plane

Question 28

mid-

Answer 28

prefix
middle

Question 29

rostr-

Answer 29

root word
the nose/beak

Question 30

poster-

Answer 30

root word
the rear

Question 31

proxim-

Answer 31

root word
the nearest

Question 32

trans-

Answer 32

prefix
across/cross

Question 33

sect-

Answer 33

root word
to cut

Question 34

all suffixes that mean “pertaining to”

Answer 34

-ic, -al, -ous, -or

Question 35

-um

Answer 35

suffix
the

Question 36

-ous

Answer 36

suffix
pertaining to

Question 37

ana-

Answer 37

prefix
up, back, again

Question 38

phas-

Answer 38

root word
stage

Question 39

-e

Answer 39

suffix
a, the

Question 40

atom-

Answer 40

root word
atoms

Question 41

bi-

Answer 41

root word
life

Question 42

chemistr-

Answer 42

root word
chemistry

Question 43

cellul-

Answer 43

root word
cells

Question 44

centr-

Answer 44

root word
center

Question 45

mer-

Answer 45

root word
part

Question 46

plasm-

Answer 46

root word
matter

Question 47

cyt-

Answer 47

root word
cells

Question 48

co-

Answer 48

prefix
together

Question 49

val-

Answer 49

root word
strong

Question 50

de-

Answer 50

prefix
away from/reduced

Question 51

hydr-

Answer 51

root word
water

Question 52

-tion

Answer 52

suffix
a condition

Question 53

electr-

Answer 53

root word
electricity

Question 54

-on

Answer 54

suffix
a unit (of)

Question 55

-ent

Answer 55

suffix
one that is

Question 56

home-

Answer 56

root word
unchanged

Question 57

-statsis

Answer 57

suffix
state of standing

Question 58

-emia

Answer 58

suffix
a blood condition of

Question 59

ton-

Answer 59

root word
tension

Question 60

glyc-

Answer 60

root word
sugar

Question 61

kal-

Answer 61

root word
potassium

Question 62

natr-

Answer 62

root word
sodium

Question 63

tens-

Answer 63

root word
tension

Question 64

in-

Answer 64

prefix
not

Question 65

inter-

Answer 65

prefix
between

Question 66

intra-

Answer 66

prefix
into/within

Question 67

iso-

Answer 67

prefix
equal

Question 68

chrom-

Answer 68

root word
colored

Question 69

som-

Answer 69

root word
body/bodies

Question 70

lys-

Answer 70

root word
dissolving

Question 71

macr-

Answer 71

root word
large

Question 72

phag-

Answer 72

root word
eat

Question 73

meta-

Answer 73

prefix
after

Question 74

micro-

Answer 74

prefix
small

Question 75

-sis

Answer 75

suffix
contion/process of

Question 76

mit-

Answer 76

root word
“threads”

Question 77

neutr-

Answer 77

root word
neither

Question 78

-on

Answer 78

suffix
a unit of

Question 79

elle-

Answer 79

suffix
a small

Question 80

-tic

Answer 80

suffix
pertaining to

Question 81

osm-

Answer 81

root word
impulsion

Question 82

path-

Answer 82

root word
disease

Question 83

log-

Answer 83

root word
study/knowledge

Question 84

pro-

Answer 84

prefix
before

Question 85

rib-

Answer 85

roto word
RNA

Question 86

reticul-

Answer 86

root word
a net, network

Question 87

sub-

Answer 87

prefix
under

Question 88

sym-

Answer 88

prefix
together, within

Question 89

telo-

Answer 89

prefix
end

Question 90

vacu-

Answer 90

root word
“emptiness”