Common Terms and Word Elements for the five senses

Question 1

VIS/O
(vĭ‐zō)

Answer 1

Seeing, sense of sight

Question 2

OPT/O
(ŏp‐tō)

OPTIC/O
(ŏptĭ‐kō)

Answer 2

Seeing, sense of sight

Question 3

OP/O
(ŏp/ō)

‐OPIA
(ō‐pē‐ă)

Answer 3

Seeing, sense of sight

Question 4

OPS/O
(ŏp‐sō)

‐OPSIA
(op‐sē‐ă)

‐OPSIS
(op‐sĭs)

Answer 4

Seeing, sense of sight

Question 5

BLEPS/O
(blep‐sō)

‐BLEPSIA
(blep‐sē‐ă)

‐BLEPSIS
(blep‐sĭs)

Answer 5

Sense of sight

Question 6

OLFACT/O
(ol‐fak‐tō)

Answer 6

Smelling, sense of smell

Question 7

OSM/O
(oz‐mō)

‐OSMIA
(oz‐mē‐ă)

Answer 7

Smelling, sense of smell

Question 8

OSPHRESI/O
(ŏs‐frē‐zē‐ō)

‐OSPHRESIS
(ŏs‐frē‐sĭs)

Answer 8

Smelling, sense of smell

Question 9

GUST/O
(gŭs‐tō)

GUSTAT/O
(gŭs‐tă‐tō)

Answer 9

Tasting, sense of taste

Question 10

GEUS/O
(gūs‐ō)

‐GEUSIA
(gū‐zē‐ă)

Answer 10

Tasting, sense of taste

Question 11

TACT/O
(tak‐tō)

TAG/O
(tag‐gō)

TANG/O
(tang‐gō)

Answer 11

Touching, sense of touch

Question 12

HAPT/O
(hăp‐tō)

Answer 12

Touching, sense of touch, to seize

Question 13

AUDIT/O
(od‐ĭ‐tō)

AUDI/O
(od‐ē‐ō)

Answer 13

Listening, sense of hearing

Question 14

ACUST/O
(ă‐koos‐tō)

ACOUST/O
(ă‐koos‐tō)

‐ACUSIS
(a‐kū‐sĭs)

‐ACOUSIA
(ă‐kū‐sē‐ă)

Answer 14

Listening, sense of hearing