Unit 1

Question 1

word root

Answer 1

main idea of the word

Question 2

combining form

Answer 2

word root/ combining vowel ex: cardi/o

Question 3

prefixes

Answer 3

beginning

Question 4

what does a prefix look like?

Answer 4

dash after the letters

ex: epi-

Question 5

suffixes

Answer 5

ending

Question 6

what does a suffix look like?

Answer 6

dash before the letters

ex: -osis

Question 7

combining vowel

Answer 7

usually o

Question 8

If a suffix begins with a consonant…

Answer 8

use a combining vowel

Question 9

If a suffix begins with a vowel…

Answer 9

do NOT use a combining vowel

Question 10

What is the first step in word building?

Answer 10

divide the term into word parts with slashes

Question 11

What is the second step in word building?

Answer 11

define each word part

Question 12

What is the third step in word building?

Answer 12

Combine the meaning of the word parts

Question 13

obdormition

Answer 13

limb falling asleep

Question 14

xerosis

Answer 14

dry skin

Question 15

epistaxis

Answer 15

nose bleed

Question 16

horripilation

Answer 16

goosebumps

Question 17

cerumen

Answer 17

earwax

Question 18

What is the suffix in pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis?

Answer 18

-osis

Question 19

What is the prefix in the word epistaxis?

Answer 19

epi-

Question 20

What is the word root in the word obdormition?

Answer 20

dorm/i