Intracellular
within individual cells
(Lain cella, “storeroom,” “chamber”)
Intramural
within an institution, especially a school (Latin murus, “a
wall”)
Intrapersonal
within the individual mind or self (Latin persona, “mask”)
Intrastate
within the boundaries of a state (Latin status, “condition,
position”)
Intravenous
within a vein, such as an injection given into a vein (Latin
vena, “vein”)
Introductory
serving to inform of something for the first time
(Latin, ducere, “to lead”)
Introspection
the examination of one’s own thoughts and feelings
(Latin specere, “to look”)
Introvert
a person interested chiefly in his or her own thoughts and
feelings (Latin vertere, “to turn”)
Name: _________________________________________________ Period:________ Due Date: _______________
Part A: Fill in each blank with a word from the prefix word list. Pay attention to the part of
speech and think about sentence meaning. You must write neatly.
1) Very small children are typically _________________ (s) because they don’t give much
thought to how other people are feeling.
2) Hospital emergency rooms are equipped to give ______________ transfusions.
3) A diary or a journal can be an aid to __________________.
4) The junior and senior classes played an __________________ volleyball game.
5) The ice cream shop was giving out __________________ samples of its new flavor.
Part B: Choose the correct prefix –intra or inter – and add it to the word on the line.
1) All the commuter airline’s routes are in California; it is an __________ state airline.
2) Highway 80 goes from the East Coast to the West Coast; it is an _____________ state
highway.
3) You can’t take this bus to the suburbs; it is an _____________ bus.
4) To visit her grandparents, Felicia took an ______________ bus from Dallas to El Paso.
5) There was a practice game between the varsity and the junior varsity football teams; it
was an _____________ mural event.
6) Dozens of universities sent teams to the annual _________________ collegiate
gymnastics competition.
Part C: Match the prefix with its definition.
1) ___ Bio
2) ___ Inter
3) ___ Ab
4) ___ Chron
5) ___ Em
6) ___ Epi
7) ___ Ad
8) ___ Ante
9) ___ Im
10) ___ Anthro
a. Earlier
b. Over
c. On
d. Human
e. Life
f. Between
g. Toward
h. Time
j. Into
k. Away from
Part D: Plan an Intrastate road trip with your friends. What places would you visit and why?
Answer on a separate sheet of paper.