Root Words H-N

Question 1

hom

Answer 1

1. same

2. homosexual: sexually attracted to people of the same sex

Question 2

hyper

Answer 2

1. over, excessive

2. hyperactive: excessively active

Question 3

hypo

Answer 3

1. under, beneath, less than

2. hypodermic: of or relating to the region beneath the skin

Question 4

in

Answer 4

1. not, without

2. inactive: not engaging in physical activity

Question 5

infra

Answer 5

1. beneath

2. infrasonic: sound waves with a frequency beneath human audibility

Question 6

inter

Answer 6

1. between, among

2. intervene: to come between to alter or prevent a result

Question 7

intra

Answer 7

1. within

2. intramural: done within the walls of a building

Question 8

jur

Answer 8

1. to swear

2. jury: a body of people sworn to give a verdict in a legal case

Question 9

log

Answer 9

1. word, speech

2. eulogy: a speech that praises someone highly, typically who just died

Question 10

lum

Answer 10

1. light

2. illuminate: light up

Question 11

mag

Answer 11

1. big

2. magnify: make something appear larger than it is

Question 12

mal

Answer 12

1. bad, ill, evil, wrong

2. malfunction: fail to function normally

Question 13

mater

Answer 13

1. woman, mother

2. maternal: of or relating to a mother

Question 14

min

Answer 14

1. small

2. minute: a period of time equal to sixty seconds

Question 15

morph

Answer 15

1. shape

2. metamorphosis: the process of transformation into an adult form (in an insect or amphibian)

Question 16

mort

Answer 16

1. death

2. immortal: never dying, living forever

Question 17

mut

Answer 17

1. change

2. mutation: permanent change of an organism

Question 18

nym

Answer 18

1. name

2. anonymous: not identified by name

Question 19

nov

Answer 19

1. new

2. innovate: make changes in something established by introducing new methods

Question 20

hetero

Answer 20

1. different

2. heterosexual: sexually attracted to people of the opposite sex