Key #1 (answer key 0754372)
Name _____________________________
Date ___________________
(Answer ID # 0754372)
Word Roots Lesson 2
Fill in the blanks with the meaning of each word root.
Prefixes
Suffixes
Root Words
du = two
pro = before
zoo = animal
scope = to view,
morph = form
megalo = large,
to examine, to
mania =
great
observe
excessive desire
verb = word
1. zoomorphism zoo , _______________ + morph , _______________ + ism
2. dual
du- , _______________ + al
3. megalomania megalo , _______________ + mania , _______________
4. proverb
pro- , _______________ + verb , _______________
Match each word from the previous word roots section with the definition.
5.
_______________
a psychological state characterized by delusions of
grandeur
6. _______________ the attribution of animal forms or qualities to a god
7.
a condensed but memorable saying embodying some
_______________ important fact of experience that is taken as true by many
people
8. _______________ measuring instrument that detects electric charge
Circle the correct definition for the Greek root.
9. postthousandth
out
behind, after
10. igto eat
true
without, not
11. vert
to kill
turn
knowledge
Key #1 (answer key 0754372)
Circle all of the words that have a suffix.
12. rustle
twinkle
impeach
harpoon
13. dandruff
helpful
rumble
absolute
14. granite
ballpoint
dinette
eyebrow
15. pesticide
endeavor
secret
honeycomb
16. coarse
hothouse
bazaar
manicure
17. newscast
science
conventional
independent
Circle the correct prefix for the definition.
18. without, not
in-
contra-
a-
ex-
19. too much, excess, above, over
prodi-
hyper-
bi-
20. three
infra-
tri-
non-
em-
Fill in the blanks with the meaning of each word root.
Prefixes
Root Words
inter = between
uni = one
amphi = both
lud = to play
hydr = water
anti = against
pyr = fever
21. amphibian amphi , _______________ + bian
22. interlude
inter- , _______________ + lud , _______________ + e
23. union
uni- , _______________ + on
24. hydrate
hydr , _______________ + ate
Match each word from the previous word roots section with the definition.
25.
26.
_______________
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for
life (or until divorce)
_______________
any medicine that lowers body temperature to prevent or
alleviate fever
27. _______________ any compound that contains water of crystallization
28. _______________ an intervening period or episode
Key #1 (answer key 0754372)
Circle the correct Latin root for the definition.
29. beyond, outside
sol
cogn
ax
extra-
30. water
per-
ax
sect
aqua
31. word
verb
quart
-orium
cogn
Fill in the missing suffix. Then write a sentence using the word.
32.
33.
34.
free_____
counsel_____
worth_____
Circle the correct definition for the prefix.
35. semitogether, with
36. ilfor, ahead, forward,
before
37. prearound, both
around
half
into, in
out, away, apart, down
through
before
Circle the correct Greek root for the definition.
38. sun
fus
sol
e-
spiro
39. middle
ante-
medi
ir-
clus
40. to see, to look
spect
nat
dict
ped
Key #1 (answer key 0754372)
Circle all of the words that have a prefix.
41. resource
camping
driftwood
essential
42. watchman
magnet
obligate
calcium
43. bondage
ripple
punctuate
pickup
44. iridescent
complex
transportation
monologue
45. provoke
opposition
metaphor
totter
46. biology
runway
display
flushed
Circle the correct definition for the Latin root.
47. fus
well, good
to yield, to go
pour
48. loqu
to speak
faith
self
49. millito see, to look
thousandth
breathe
Fill in the missing prefix. Then write a sentence using the word.
50.
51.
52.
_____wardly
_____aware
_____cedure
Fill in the blanks with the meaning of each word root.
Prefixes
Root Words
uni = one
epi = among
tract = draw
pan = all
dem = people
equi = equal
53. abstract
abs + tract , _______________
54. pandemic
pan , _______________ + dem , _______________ + ic
55. union
uni- , _______________ + on
56. epidemic
epi- , _______________ + dem , _______________ + ic
Key #2 (answer key 0997980)
Date ___________________
Name _____________________________
(Answer ID # 0997980)
Word Roots
Circle the correct definition for the Latin root.
1. transwar
2. ceed
to yield, to go
through, change,
beyond, across
to eat
thousandth
axis
speech, to proclaim, to
speak
flower
3. sect
to cut
Circle the correct Latin root for the definition.
4. beyond, outside
man
magni
extra-
corpor
5. voice, to call
port
vok
duct
per-
6. to see, to look
milli-
spiro
spect
semi-
Fill in the missing suffix. Then write a sentence using the word.
7.
8.
9.
troop_____
intoler_____
endur_____
Key #2 (answer key 0997980)
Circle the correct Greek root for the definition.
10. born, birth
bell
nat
du-
spiro
11. self
nat
ego
duo-
duct
12. one
per-
uni-
extra-
nomen
Circle all of the words that have a prefix.
13. optimistic
assignment
factory
scientific
14. precipitation
postmaster
feathering
mischievous
15. abdomen
leapfrog
tavern
granddaughter
16. blinking
tiller
monotone
basket
17. relationship
watershed
weekly
mallard
18. elephant
padding
corporation
illusion
Circle all of the words that have a suffix.
19. battalion
journalism
secrete
xylophone
20. constitute
deacon
observe
sparrow
21. tasteless
plutonium
extreme
absurd
22. macaroni
monster
seizure
insincere
23. affectionate
interest
sequin
longitude
24. peanut
influence
conspiracy
hothouse
Fill in the blanks with the meaning of each word root.
Prefixes
Root Words
con = together
path = feeling
viv = living
dia = through,
in = not
therm = heat,
photo = light
apart, across
temperature
25. convivial
con- , _______________ + viv , _______________ + ial
26. inept
in- , _______________ + ept
27. pathos
path , _______________ + os
28. phototropic photo , _______________ + tropic
Key #2 (answer key 0997980)
Match each word from the previous word roots section with the definition.
29.
a method of physical therapy that involves generating
_______________ local heat in body tissues by high-frequency
electromagnetic currents
30. _______________ occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company
31.
_______________
a quality that arouses emotions (especially pity or
sorrow)
32. _______________ generally incompetent and ineffectual
Circle the correct prefix for the definition.
33. to, near, toward
synad-
exo-
tra-
34. not
im-
amphi-
circum-
dis-
bi-
bene-
35. away, not, apart, opposite of
introin-
Circle the correct definition for the Greek root.
36. sect
to cut
law, word, reading
to lead
37. dec
axis
tenth
thousand
38. corpor
to write
body
three
Circle the correct prefix for the definition.
39. hundred
exo-
em-
sym-
cent-
40. middle
dis-
epi-
uni-
mid-
41. before
a-
fore-
non-
ultra-
Key #2 (answer key 0997980)
Fill in the missing prefix. Then write a sentence using the word.
42.
43.
44.
_____junction
_____flection
_____dicament
Fill in the missing suffix. Then write a sentence using the word.
45.
46.
47.
noblewom_____
deliber_____
stetho_____
Circle the correct Latin root for the definition.
48. without, not
circum-
agr
il-
ann
49. hand
man
vit
uni-
-pede
50. hundred
male-
vers
trans-
cent
Circle all of the words that have a suffix.
51. democracy
airship
atrium
unlawful
52. homemade
pertain
exercise
skeleton
53. devise
knuckle
vandalism
insurance
54. dictionary
enroll
piggyback
eyelet
55. demolish
junkyard
resemble
scorch
56. sensational
experience
birthmark
defend
Key #3 (answer key 0131661)
Date ___________________
Name _____________________________
(Answer ID # 0131661)
Word Roots
Circle the correct Greek root for the definition.
1. voice, to call
enn
equ
voc
cede
2. across, change, through, beyond
corpo
trans-
loqu
mort
3. among, between
interman
carn
sept-
Circle the correct definition for the Greek root.
4. ann
letter
to throw
year
5. vers
turn
burst, to break
to write
partly, half
on both sides, both,
around
6. semitongue, language
Fill in the blanks with the meaning of each word root.
Prefixes
Root Words
pre = before
ob = against
lud = to play
auto = self
medi = middle
tract = draw
7. prelude
pre- , _______________ + lud , _______________ + e
8. automatic
auto , _______________ + matic
9. median
medi , _______________ + an
10. abstract
abs + tract , _______________
Key #3 (answer key 0131661)
Match each word from the previous word roots section with the definition.
11. _______________ the value below which 50% of the cases fall
12.
13.
_______________
operating with minimal human intervention; independent
of external control
_______________
music that precedes a fugue or introduces an act in an
opera
14. _______________ consider apart from a particular case or instance
Circle the correct definition for the Latin root.
15. ver
noun, name
around
true
meat, flesh
change, beyond,
through, across
without, not
twice, two
16. nat
born, birth
17. binto play
Fill in the blanks with the meaning of each word root.
Prefixes
Root Words
re = again
bio = life, living syn = together,
a = without
circum =
organisms
same
in = in
tax =
nat = birth,
around
arrangement
born
zo = animal
fus = pour
18.
abiogenesis
19. syntax
20.
production,
formation,
generation
ology = study
of, science
a- , _______________ + bio , _______________ + genesis , _______________
syn , _______________ + tax , _______________
reincarnation
21. zoology
Suffixes
genesis =
re- , _______________ + in, _______________ + car + nat , _______________ + ion
zo , _______________ + -ology , _______________
Match each word from the previous word roots section with the definition.
22.
_______________
a hypothetical organic phenomenon by which living
organisms are created from nonliving matter
23. _______________ a second or new birth
24. _______________ spread something around something
25. _______________ a systematic orderly arrangement
Key #3 (answer key 0131661)
Circle the correct definition for the prefix.
26. surbackward
27. perabove, too much,
excess, over
28. unbefore
middle
under
through
before
not
not
Circle all of the words that have a suffix.
29. poncho
infect
beagle
disrespect
30. arcade
valentine
porcelain
happening
31. lemonade
virtue
corkscrew
preliminary
32. everywhere
goblin
favorite
consultant
33. specimen
buttock
strand
sophomore
34. appearance
opinion
initiate
mailbox
Circle the correct definition for the Latin root.
35. manu
turn
born, birth
hand
36. rupt
voice, to call
hundred
burst, to break
37. malill, evil, bad, wrong
year
axis
Circle the correct definition for the Greek root.
38. perthree
without, not
thoroughly, through,
wrong
39. semiknowledge
partly, half
two
law, word, reading
behind, after
40. lex
thoroughly, through,
wrong
Key #3 (answer key 0131661)
Fill in the blanks with the meaning of each word root.
Prefixes
Root Words
para = beside
bi = two, twice
anti = against
pyr = fever
graph = writing
aqua = water
lingu = language, thermo =
tongue
temperature
41. antipyretic anti , _______________ + pyr , _______________ + etic
42. paragraph para- , _______________ + graph , _______________
43. aquaplane aqua , _______________ + plane
44. bilingual
bi- , _______________ + lingu , _______________ + al
Match each word from the previous word roots section with the definition.
45.
one of several distinct subdivisions of a text intended to
_______________ separate ideas; the beginning is usually marked by a new
indented line
46. _______________ control the temperature with a thermostat
47.
_______________
any medicine that lowers body temperature to prevent or
alleviate fever
48. _______________ a person who speaks two languages fluently
Circle all of the words that have a prefix.
49. trimming
sprout
pocket
fierce
50. illustration
girlfriend
heated
bewitch
51. ripping
midnight
rowing
commercial
52. trachea
substitute
postscript
slicker
53. scattered
piping
cetacean
guitar
54. library
objective
mythical
biography
Fill in the blanks with the meaning of each word root.
Prefixes
Root Words
per =
chron = time aqua = water
pro = forward
thoroughly
il = not, without
55. perplex
Suffixes
ology = study
of, science
per- , _______________ + plex
56. chronology chron , _______________ + -ology , _______________
57. promotion pro- , _______________ + motion
58. aquaculture aqua , _______________ + culture
Key #4 (answer key 0187644)
Date ___________________
Name _____________________________
(Answer ID # 0187644)
Word Roots
Fill in the missing suffix. Then write a sentence using the word.
1.
2.
3.
child_____
bore_____
member_____
Fill in the missing prefix. Then write a sentence using the word.
4.
5.
6.
_____sionary
_____appear
_____gery
Circle the correct Latin root for the definition.
7. to speak
male-
vers
luni
locu
8. breathe
spir
-pede
sept-
deka
9. pull, draw
lus
tract
junct
vert
Key #4 (answer key 0187644)
Circle all of the words that have a prefix.
10. genius
wardrobe
pigpen
optician
11. spurred
corrosion
wedded
monarchy
12. maroon
captain
prickly
betting
13. military
trestle
turnip
duchess
14. caramel
seminary
profession
midnight
15. surpassing
precise
sloppy
malnutrition
Circle the correct definition for the Latin root.
16. ver
death, dead
true
large, great
17. vor
twice, two
to eat
breathe
18. port
to carry
voice, to call
self
Circle the correct prefix for the definition.
19. without, not
a-
bene-
mis-
semi-
20. not
il-
un-
ac-
circum-
21. three
tri-
il-
bene-
iso-
Fill in the blanks with the meaning of each word root.
Root Words
Suffixes
verb = word
manu = hand
phony = sound, voice
script = to write
aqua = water
poly = many
duct = to lead
22. verbalize
verb , _______________ + alize
23. manuscript manu , _______________ + script , _______________
24. aqua
aqua , _______________
25. polyphony poly , _______________ + -phony , _______________
Key #4 (answer key 0187644)
Match each word from the previous word roots section with the definition.
26.
_______________
bridge consisting of a series of arches supported by piers
used to carry a road (or railroad) over a valley
27. _______________ handwritten book or document
28. _______________ a shade of blue tinged with green
29. _______________ music arranged in parts for several voices or instruments
Circle the correct Latin root for the definition.
30. a place for
-ary
corpo
lun
tri-
31. to join
junct
duc
omni-
ped
32. true
port
quadr
ver
cent
Fill in the blanks with the meaning of each word root.
Prefixes
Root Words
non = not
nom = name neo = new,
de = away,
lith = stone,
recent
bi = two
down, out,
rock
tele = distant
apart
Suffixes
phone = sound,
voice
33. nonsense
non- , _______________ + sense
34. binomial
bi- , _______________ + nom , _______________ + ial
35. delegate
de- , _______________ + legate
36. neolithic
neo , _______________ + lith , _______________ + ic
Match each word from the previous word roots section with the definition.
37.
_______________
latest part of the Stone Age beginning about 10,000 BC
in the middle east (but later elsewhere)
38. _______________ a quantity expressed as a sum or difference of two terms
39.
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical
_______________ signals that can be transmitted over distances and then
converts received signals back into sounds
40. _______________ transfer power to someone
Key #4 (answer key 0187644)
Circle the correct Greek root for the definition.
41. twice, two
lex
bene-
bi-
tri-
42. burst, to break
rupt
cent
cogn
-cide
43. root
sol
du-
trans-
radix
Fill in the missing suffix. Then write a sentence using the word.
44.
45.
46.
hol_____
perform_____
aesthet_____
Circle all of the words that have a suffix.
47. campground
aardvark
bathrobe
sulfur
48. delicatessen
accomplice
blackout
conform
49. cherish
confederacy
untrue
turtleneck
50. conflicted
scramble
splendid
anklet
51. dangerous
willful
monologue
escort
52. nostalgia
dishonest
pesticide
reduction
Fill in the missing prefix. Then write a sentence using the word.
53.
54.
55.
_____behaved
_____tection
_____complete
Key #5 (answer key 0750156)
Date ___________________
Name _____________________________
(Answer ID # 0750156)
Word Roots
Circle the correct Greek root for the definition.
1. meat, flesh
vivi
bi-
carn
bene-
2. all
clud
omni-
agro
extro-
3. thousand
duc
cent
mill
bene-
Circle the correct prefix for the definition.
4. before, for, forward, ahead
extropro-
sym-
contra-
5. over, above, excess, too much
centextro-
hyper-
retro-
6. outside of
op-
extro-
retro-
se-
Fill in the missing prefix. Then write a sentence using the word.
7.
8.
9.
_____lustration
_____steady
_____spiration
Key #5 (answer key 0750156)
Circle all of the words that have a suffix.
10. neighborhood
undone
pretended
tourist
11. enthusiasm
pistil
milligram
manuscript
12. mingle
absorbent
nationalism
seaport
13. healthful
tonsil
mammoth
postmark
14. cuticle
approval
wildcat
rowboat
15. granite
begonia
anteater
periscope
Circle the correct definition for the Greek root.
16. emoon
17. transthrough, beyond,
across, change
18. uniyear
to see, to look
out
knowledge
to write
one
body
Circle the correct definition for the Latin root.
19. vers
turn
middle
to kill
20. lun
moon
beyond, outside
to close
21. scrib
well, good
to write
tenth
Fill in the missing suffix. Then write a sentence using the word.
22.
23.
24.
capital_____
appar_____
peri_____
Key #5 (answer key 0750156)
Circle all of the words that have a prefix.
25. undersea
cetacean
gleaming
foresee
26. author
kerosene
impetuous
shortcoming
27. female
flatter
parallel
red-handed
28. barber
rattle
baffling
eligible
29. atmosphere
disposable
cornmeal
bearing
30. intercept
midland
gloomy
floating
Circle the correct Latin root for the definition.
31. faith
flor
ax
dict
fid
32. to lead
dic
nat
duc
ambi-
33. to yield, to go
bene-
ceed
inter-
equi
Circle the correct definition for the prefix.
34. adtoward, to, near
height, topmost, top
through, across
35. paninto, in
all
outside, on
36. reagainst
again, back
apart, out, away, down
Fill in the blanks with the meaning of each word root.
Root Words
Prefixes
trans = across
duc = to lead
bene = good, well
bi = two, twice
im = not, without
pro = forward
37. transplant trans- , _______________ + plant
38. beneficiary bene- , _______________ + ficiary
39. bicuspid
bi- , _______________ + cuspid
40. impossible im- , _______________ + possible
Key #5 (answer key 0750156)
Match each word from the previous word roots section with the definition.
41. _______________ the act of uprooting and moving a plant to a new location
42. _______________ the recipient of funds or other benefits
43. _______________ bring out for display
44. _______________ totally unlikely
Fill in the blanks with the meaning of each word root.
Prefixes
Root Words
in = not,
graph = writing
tri = three
without
bio = life, living
micro = small
ann = year
bi = two, twice
organisms,
living tissue
Suffixes
phony = sound,
voice
logy = study of,
science
45. cacophony caco + -phony , _______________
46. infield
in- , _______________ + field
47. trigraph
tri- , _______________ + graph , _______________
48. biannual
bi- , _______________ + ann , _______________ + ual
Match each word from the previous word roots section with the definition.
49.
_______________
three successive letters that spell one consonant, vowel,
or diphthong (i.e., ion, eau)
50. _______________ a loud harsh or strident noise
51.
52.
_______________
the branch of biology that studies microorganisms and
their effects on humans
_______________
the area of a baseball field that is enclosed by three
bases and home plate
Circle the correct definition for the prefix.
53. seapart
opposite, against
beneath
54. retrointo, in, cause to
from, away, out
backward
55. syntogether, with
toward, to, near
apart
Answer Key 0754372
Key # 1
Fill in the blanks with the meaning of each word root.
Prefixes
Root Words
Suffixes
du = two
pro = before
zoo = animal
scope = to view,
morph = form
to examine, to
megalo = large,
mania =
observe
great
excessive desire
verb = word
1. zoomorphism zoo , animal
2. dual
du- , two
+ morph , form
+ al
3. megalomania megalo , large,great
4. proverb
+ ism
pro- , before
+ mania , excessive desire
+ verb , word
Match each word from the previous word roots section with the definition.
5. megalomania a psychological state characterized by delusions of grandeur
6. zoomorphism the attribution of animal forms or qualities to a god
7.
proverb
a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important
fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
8. electroscope measuring instrument that detects electric charge
Circle the correct definition for the Greek root.
9. postthousandth
out
behind, after
10. igto eat
true
without, not
11. vert
to kill
turn
knowledge
Answer Key 0754372
Key # 1
Circle all of the words that have a suffix.
12. rustle
twinkle
impeach
harpoon
13. dandruff
helpful
rumble
absolute
14. granite
ballpoint
dinette
eyebrow
15. pesticide
endeavor
secret
honeycomb
16. coarse
hothouse
bazaar
manicure
17. newscast
science
conventional
independent
Circle the correct prefix for the definition.
18. without, not
in-
a-
ex-
19. too much, excess, above, over
prodi-
hyper-
bi-
20. three
infra-
tri-
non-
contra-
em-
Fill in the blanks with the meaning of each word root.
Prefixes
Root Words
inter = between
uni = one
amphi = both
lud = to play
hydr = water
anti = against
pyr = fever
21. amphibian amphi , both
+ bian
22. interlude
inter- , between
23. union
uni- , one
24. hydrate
hydr , water
+ lud , to play
+ e
+ on
+ ate
Match each word from the previous word roots section with the definition.
25.
26.
union
antipyretic
27. hydrate
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or
until divorce)
any medicine that lowers body temperature to prevent or
alleviate fever
any compound that contains water of crystallization
28. interlude
an intervening period or episode
Answer Key 0754372
Key # 1
Circle the correct Latin root for the definition.
29. beyond, outside
sol
cogn
ax
extra-
30. water
per-
ax
sect
aqua
31. word
verb
quart
-orium
cogn
Fill in the missing suffix. Then write a sentence using the word.
32. freedom
33. counselor
34. worthless
Circle the correct definition for the prefix.
35. semitogether, with
36. ilfor, ahead, forward,
before
37. prearound, both
around
half
into, in
out, away, apart, down
through
before
Circle the correct Greek root for the definition.
38. sun
fus
sol
e-
spiro
39. middle
ante-
medi
ir-
clus
40. to see, to look
spect
nat
dict
ped
Answer Key 0754372
Key # 1
Circle all of the words that have a prefix.
41. resource
camping
driftwood
essential
42. watchman
magnet
obligate
calcium
43. bondage
ripple
punctuate
pickup
44. iridescent
complex
transportation
monologue
45. provoke
opposition
metaphor
totter
46. biology
runway
display
flushed
Circle the correct definition for the Latin root.
47. fus
well, good
to yield, to go
pour
48. loqu
to speak
faith
self
49. millito see, to look
thousandth
breathe
Fill in the missing prefix. Then write a sentence using the word.
50. inwardly
51. unaware
52. procedure
Fill in the blanks with the meaning of each word root.
Prefixes
Root Words
uni = one
epi = among
tract = draw
pan = all
dem = people
equi = equal
53. abstract
abs + tract , draw
54. pandemic
pan , all
55. union
uni- , one
56. epidemic
epi- , among
+ dem , people
+ ic
+ on
+ dem , people
+ ic
Answer Key 0997980
Key # 2
Circle the correct definition for the Latin root.
1. transwar
2. ceed
to yield, to go
through, change,
beyond, across
to eat
thousandth
axis
speech, to proclaim, to
speak
flower
3. sect
to cut
Circle the correct Latin root for the definition.
4. beyond, outside
man
magni
extra-
corpor
5. voice, to call
port
vok
duct
per-
6. to see, to look
milli-
spiro
spect
semi-
Fill in the missing suffix. Then write a sentence using the word.
7. trooper
8. intolerant
9. endurance
Answer Key 0997980
Key # 2
Circle the correct Greek root for the definition.
10. born, birth
bell
nat
du-
spiro
11. self
nat
ego
duo-
duct
12. one
per-
uni-
extra-
nomen
Circle all of the words that have a prefix.
13. optimistic
assignment
factory
scientific
14. precipitation
postmaster
feathering
mischievous
15. abdomen
leapfrog
tavern
granddaughter
16. blinking
tiller
monotone
basket
17. relationship
watershed
weekly
mallard
18. elephant
padding
corporation
illusion
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19. battalion
journalism
secrete
xylophone
20. constitute
deacon
observe
sparrow
21. tasteless
plutonium
extreme
absurd
22. macaroni
monster
seizure
insincere
23. affectionate
interest
sequin
longitude
24. peanut
influence
conspiracy
hothouse
Fill in the blanks with the meaning of each word root.
Prefixes
Root Words
con = together
path = feeling
viv = living
in = not
dia = through,
therm = heat,
photo = light
apart, across
temperature
25. convivial
con- , together
26. inept
in- , not
27. pathos
path , feeling
+ viv , living
+ ept
+ os
+ ial
28. phototropic photo , light
+ tropic
Answer Key 0997980
Key # 2
Match each word from the previous word roots section with the definition.
29.
diathermy
a method of physical therapy that involves generating local heat
in body tissues by high-frequency electromagnetic currents
30. convivial
occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company
31. pathos
a quality that arouses emotions (especially pity or sorrow)
32. inept
generally incompetent and ineffectual
Circle the correct prefix for the definition.
33. to, near, toward
synad-
exo-
tra-
34. not
im-
amphi-
circum-
dis-
bi-
bene-
35. away, not, apart, opposite of
introin-
Circle the correct definition for the Greek root.
36. sect
to cut
law, word, reading
to lead
37. dec
axis
tenth
thousand
38. corpor
to write
body
three
Circle the correct prefix for the definition.
39. hundred
exo-
em-
sym-
cent-
40. middle
dis-
epi-
uni-
mid-
41. before
a-
fore-
non-
ultra-
Answer Key 0997980
Key # 2
Fill in the missing prefix. Then write a sentence using the word.
42. conjunction
43. inflection
44. predicament
Fill in the missing suffix. Then write a sentence using the word.
45. noblewoman
46. deliberate
47. stethoscope
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48. without, not
circum-
agr
il-
ann
49. hand
man
vit
uni-
-pede
50. hundred
male-
vers
trans-
cent
Circle all of the words that have a suffix.
51. democracy
airship
atrium
unlawful
52. homemade
pertain
exercise
skeleton
53. devise
knuckle
vandalism
insurance
54. dictionary
enroll
piggyback
eyelet
55. demolish
junkyard
resemble
scorch
56. sensational
experience
birthmark
defend
Answer Key 0131661
Key # 3
Circle the correct Greek root for the definition.
1. voice, to call
enn
equ
voc
cede
2. across, change, through, beyond
corpo
trans-
loqu
mort
3. among, between
interman
carn
sept-
Circle the correct definition for the Greek root.
4. ann
letter
to throw
year
5. vers
turn
burst, to break
to write
partly, half
on both sides, both,
around
6. semitongue, language
Fill in the blanks with the meaning of each word root.
Prefixes
Root Words
pre = before
ob = against
lud = to play
auto = self
medi = middle
tract = draw
+ lud , to play
7. prelude
pre- , before
8. automatic
auto , self
9. median
medi , middle
10. abstract
+ matic
+ an
abs + tract , draw
+ e
Answer Key 0131661
Key # 3
Match each word from the previous word roots section with the definition.
11. median
the value below which 50% of the cases fall
12.
operating with minimal human intervention; independent of
external control
automatic
13. prelude
music that precedes a fugue or introduces an act in an opera
14. abstract
consider apart from a particular case or instance
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15. ver
noun, name
around
true
meat, flesh
change, beyond,
through, across
without, not
twice, two
16. nat
born, birth
17. binto play
Fill in the blanks with the meaning of each word root.
Prefixes
Root Words
re = again
bio = life, living syn = together,
a = without
circum =
organisms
same
in = in
around
tax =
nat = birth,
arrangement
born
zo = animal
fus = pour
18.
19. syntax
20.
a- , without + bio , life,living organisms
genesis , production,formation,generation
abiogenesis
syn , together,same
reincarnation
21. zoology
production,
formation,
generation
ology = study
of, science
+ -
+ tax , arrangement
re- , again + in, in + car + nat , birth,born
zo , animal
Suffixes
genesis =
+ ion
+ -ology , study of,science
Match each word from the previous word roots section with the definition.
22.
abiogenesis
a hypothetical organic phenomenon by which living organisms
are created from nonliving matter
23. reincarnation a second or new birth
24. circumfuse spread something around something
25. syntax
a systematic orderly arrangement
Answer Key 0131661
Key # 3
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26. surbackward
27. perabove, too much,
excess, over
28. unbefore
middle
under
through
before
not
not
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29. poncho
infect
beagle
disrespect
30. arcade
valentine
porcelain
happening
31. lemonade
virtue
corkscrew
preliminary
32. everywhere
goblin
favorite
consultant
33. specimen
buttock
strand
sophomore
34. appearance
opinion
initiate
mailbox
Circle the correct definition for the Latin root.
35. manu
turn
born, birth
hand
36. rupt
voice, to call
hundred
burst, to break
37. malill, evil, bad, wrong
year
axis
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38. perthree
without, not
thoroughly, through,
wrong
39. semiknowledge
partly, half
two
law, word, reading
behind, after
40. lex
thoroughly, through,
wrong
Answer Key 0131661
Key # 3
Fill in the blanks with the meaning of each word root.
Prefixes
Root Words
para = beside
bi = two, twice
anti = against
pyr = fever
graph = writing
aqua = water
lingu = language, thermo =
tongue
temperature
41. antipyretic anti , against
+ pyr , fever
42. paragraph para- , beside
+ graph , writing
43. aquaplane aqua , water
44. bilingual
+ etic
+ plane
bi- , two,twice
+ lingu , language,tongue
+ al
Match each word from the previous word roots section with the definition.
45.
paragraph
one of several distinct subdivisions of a text intended to separate
ideas; the beginning is usually marked by a new indented line
46. thermostat control the temperature with a thermostat
47.
antipyretic
48. bilingual
any medicine that lowers body temperature to prevent or
alleviate fever
a person who speaks two languages fluently
Circle all of the words that have a prefix.
49. trimming
sprout
pocket
fierce
50. illustration
girlfriend
heated
bewitch
51. ripping
midnight
rowing
commercial
52. trachea
substitute
postscript
slicker
53. scattered
piping
cetacean
guitar
54. library
objective
mythical
biography
Fill in the blanks with the meaning of each word root.
Prefixes
Root Words
per =
chron = time aqua = water
pro = forward
thoroughly
il = not, without
Suffixes
ology = study
of, science
55. perplex
per- , thoroughly
56. chronology chron , time
+ plex
+ -ology , study of,science
57. promotion pro- , forward
+ motion
58. aquaculture aqua , water
+ culture
Answer Key 0187644
Key # 4
Fill in the missing suffix. Then write a sentence using the word.
1. childish
2. boredom
3. membership
Fill in the missing prefix. Then write a sentence using the word.
4. missionary
5. disappear
6. surgery
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7. to speak
male-
vers
luni
locu
8. breathe
spir
-pede
sept-
deka
9. pull, draw
lus
tract
junct
vert
Answer Key 0187644
Key # 4
Circle all of the words that have a prefix.
10. genius
wardrobe
pigpen
optician
11. spurred
corrosion
wedded
monarchy
12. maroon
captain
prickly
betting
13. military
trestle
turnip
duchess
14. caramel
seminary
profession
midnight
15. surpassing
precise
sloppy
malnutrition
Circle the correct definition for the Latin root.
16. ver
death, dead
true
large, great
17. vor
twice, two
to eat
breathe
18. port
to carry
voice, to call
self
Circle the correct prefix for the definition.
19. without, not
a-
bene-
mis-
semi-
20. not
il-
un-
ac-
circum-
21. three
tri-
il-
bene-
iso-
Fill in the blanks with the meaning of each word root.
Root Words
Suffixes
verb = word
manu = hand
phony = sound, voice
script = to write
aqua = water
poly = many
duct = to lead
22. verbalize
verb , word
23. manuscript manu , hand
24. aqua
+ alize
+ script , to write
aqua , water
25. polyphony poly , many
+ -phony , sound,voice
Answer Key 0187644
Key # 4
Match each word from the previous word roots section with the definition.
26.
viaduct
bridge consisting of a series of arches supported by piers used to
carry a road (or railroad) over a valley
27. manuscript handwritten book or document
28. aqua
a shade of blue tinged with green
29. polyphony music arranged in parts for several voices or instruments
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30. a place for
-ary
corpo
lun
tri-
31. to join
junct
duc
omni-
ped
32. true
port
quadr
ver
cent
Fill in the blanks with the meaning of each word root.
Prefixes
Root Words
non = not
nom = name neo = new,
de = away,
lith = stone,
recent
bi = two
tele = distant
down, out,
rock
apart
Suffixes
phone = sound,
voice
+ sense
33. nonsense
non- , not
34. binomial
bi- , two
35. delegate
de- , away,down,out,apart
36. neolithic
neo , new,recent
+ nom , name
+ ial
+ legate
+ lith , stone,rock
+ ic
Match each word from the previous word roots section with the definition.
37.
neolithic
38. binomial
39.
latest part of the Stone Age beginning about 10,000 BC in the
middle east (but later elsewhere)
a quantity expressed as a sum or difference of two terms
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals
telephone that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received
signals back into sounds
40. delegate
transfer power to someone
Answer Key 0187644
Key # 4
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41. twice, two
lex
bene-
bi-
tri-
42. burst, to break
rupt
cent
cogn
-cide
43. root
sol
du-
trans-
radix
Fill in the missing suffix. Then write a sentence using the word.
44. holster
45. performance
46. aesthetic
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47. campground
aardvark
bathrobe
sulfur
48. delicatessen
accomplice
blackout
conform
49. cherish
confederacy
untrue
turtleneck
50. conflicted
scramble
splendid
anklet
51. dangerous
willful
monologue
escort
52. nostalgia
dishonest
pesticide
reduction
Fill in the missing prefix. Then write a sentence using the word.
53. misbehaved
54. protection
55. incomplete
Answer Key 0750156
Key # 5
Circle the correct Greek root for the definition.
1. meat, flesh
vivi
bi-
carn
bene-
2. all
clud
omni-
agro
extro-
3. thousand
duc
cent
mill
bene-
Circle the correct prefix for the definition.
4. before, for, forward, ahead
extropro-
sym-
contra-
5. over, above, excess, too much
centextro-
hyper-
retro-
6. outside of
op-
extro-
retro-
se-
Fill in the missing prefix. Then write a sentence using the word.
7. illustration
8. unsteady
9. inspiration
Answer Key 0750156
Key # 5
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10. neighborhood
undone
pretended
tourist
11. enthusiasm
pistil
milligram
manuscript
12. mingle
absorbent
nationalism
seaport
13. healthful
tonsil
mammoth
postmark
14. cuticle
approval
wildcat
rowboat
15. granite
begonia
anteater
periscope
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16. emoon
17. transthrough, beyond,
across, change
18. uniyear
to see, to look
out
knowledge
to write
one
body
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19. vers
turn
middle
to kill
20. lun
moon
beyond, outside
to close
21. scrib
well, good
to write
tenth
Fill in the missing suffix. Then write a sentence using the word.
22. capitalism
23. apparent
24. periscope
Answer Key 0750156
Key # 5
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25. undersea
cetacean
gleaming
foresee
26. author
kerosene
impetuous
shortcoming
27. female
flatter
parallel
red-handed
28. barber
rattle
baffling
eligible
29. atmosphere
disposable
cornmeal
bearing
30. intercept
midland
gloomy
floating
Circle the correct Latin root for the definition.
31. faith
flor
ax
dict
fid
32. to lead
dic
nat
duc
ambi-
33. to yield, to go
bene-
ceed
inter-
equi
Circle the correct definition for the prefix.
34. adtoward, to, near
height, topmost, top
through, across
35. paninto, in
all
outside, on
36. reagainst
again, back
apart, out, away, down
Fill in the blanks with the meaning of each word root.
Prefixes
Root Words
trans = across
duc = to lead
bene = good, well
bi = two, twice
im = not, without
pro = forward
37. transplant trans- , across
+ plant
38. beneficiary bene- , good,well
39. bicuspid
bi- , two,twice
40. impossible im- , not,without
+ ficiary
+ cuspid
+ possible
Answer Key 0750156
Key # 5
Match each word from the previous word roots section with the definition.
41. transplant the act of uprooting and moving a plant to a new location
42. beneficiary the recipient of funds or other benefits
43. produce
bring out for display
44. impossible totally unlikely
Fill in the blanks with the meaning of each word root.
Root Words
Prefixes
in = not,
graph = writing
tri = three
bio = life, living
without
micro = small
ann = year
organisms,
bi = two, twice
living tissue
Suffixes
phony = sound,
voice
logy = study of,
science
45. cacophony caco + -phony , sound,voice
46. infield
in- , not,without
47. trigraph
tri- , three
48. biannual
bi- , two,twice
+ field
+ graph , writing
+ ann , year
+ ual
Match each word from the previous word roots section with the definition.
49.
trigraph
three successive letters that spell one consonant, vowel, or
diphthong (i.e., ion, eau)
50. cacophony a loud harsh or strident noise
51.
52.
microbiology
infield
the branch of biology that studies microorganisms and their
effects on humans
the area of a baseball field that is enclosed by three bases and
home plate
Circle the correct definition for the prefix.
53. seapart
opposite, against
beneath
54. retrointo, in, cause to
from, away, out
backward
55. syntogether, with
toward, to, near
apart