Prefixes, Suffixes, and Root words Gr. 5

Question 1

semi-

Answer 1

half

Question 2

super-

Answer 2

above/on top of/beyond

Question 3

multi-

Answer 3

many/much

Question 4

poly-

Answer 4

many/much

Question 5

tele-

Answer 5

distant/far

Question 6

mis-

Answer 6

bad or badly/wrong or wrongly

Question 7

inter-

Answer 7

between

Question 8

mid-

Answer 8

middle

Question 9

sub-

Answer 9

under, beneath, below/secondary

Question 10

deca- deci-

Answer 10

ten

Question 11

kilo-

Answer 11

1,000

Question 12

milli- mille-

Answer 12

1,000

Question 13

centi-

Answer 13

100

Question 14

-able, -ible

Answer 14

can be done

Question 15

-ian, -an

Answer 15

one having a certain skill/relating to/belonging to

Question 16

-ship

Answer 16

condition of/skill

Question 17

-ist

Answer 17

one who does a specific action

Question 18

-logy, -ology

Answer 18

science of/study of

Question 19

-ism

Answer 19

act/belief/practice of

Question 20

-ence, -ance

Answer 20

act/condition of

Question 21

-ess

Answer 21

feminine

Question 22

max(i)

Answer 22

great

Question 23

meter, metr

Answer 23

measure

Question 24

photo

Answer 24

light

Question 25

port

Answer 25

to carry

Question 26

phobia, phobic, phobe

Answer 26

irrational fear or hatred/one who fears/hates

Question 27

rupt

Answer 27

break/burst

Question 28

scrib, script

Answer 28

to write

Question 29

gram, graph

Answer 29

written/drawn

Question 30

dict

Answer 30

to say/tell

Question 31

ject

Answer 31

to throw

Question 32

spect, spec

Answer 32

to see/watch/observe