Lesson 4 Section 1 Prefixes, Roots, Etc.

Question 1

Who is considered “The Father of Medicine”?

Answer 1

Greek Physician in the Fourth Century B.C. - Hippocrates

Question 2

What components do you look for when performing word analysis?

Answer 2

1) Prefix
2) Root
3) Combining Vowel
4) Combining Form
5) Suffix
6) Affix

Question 3

What is a Prefix?

Answer 3

Attachment to the front of the word

Question 4

What is the Root of a word?

Answer 4

The core or foundation of the word’s meaning

Question 5

What is the Suffix of a word?

Answer 5

Attached to the end of the word

Question 6

What is the Affix of a word?

Answer 6

Attached to the prefix or suffix that modifies the root in some way

Question 7

How would you order what to look for to determine the meaning of a term?

Answer 7

1. Suffix
2. Prefix
3. Root

Question 8

What does EEG stand for?

Answer 8

Electroencepholography, which means the process of recording brain-wave activity.

Question 9

What is the longest word in the English Language?

Answer 9

Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis

Question 10

What are the 3 steps in analyzing a word?

Answer 10

1. Start at the end
2. Identify and define the root, and affixes
3. Determine the relationship between root and affixes