using prefixes and roots

Match the word to the meaning. 1) Acrid 2) Circumvent 3) Consequence 4) Deduce 5) Extort 6) Intercede 7) Patriarch 8) Preclude 9) Regressive 10) Soliloquy

1) sharp 2) come around, avoid 3) following with or after 4) trace the course or descent of 5) take by force 6) come between 7) father, ruler 8) prevent 9) stepping back again 10) talking to oneself

Choose the correct meaning for the capitalized root. BIBLIOgrahical A) Book B) Write C) Life D) Step

A) Book

Choose the correct meaning for the capitalized root. geoPOLItics A) Citizen B) Earth C) Sound D) Species

A) Citizen

Choose the correct meaning for the capitalized root. ASTROnomy A) Star B) Oneself C) Rule D) Study of

A) Star

Analyze the word to determine its Greek prefix. Then use your understanding of the prefix meaning to choose the correct meaning of the word. .......................symposium....................... A) a meeting B) a remote connection to an Internet site C) a place to retreat from the activity of life for a time of quiet reflection

A) a meeting

Analyze the word to determine its Greek prefix. Then use your understanding of the prefix meaning to choose the correct meaning of the word. .......................polytechnic....................... A) dealing with many technical or industrial arts B) specializing in one technical or industrial art C) not dealing with technical or industrial arts

A) dealing with many technical or industrial arts

Analyze the word to determine its Greek prefix. Then use your understanding of the prefix meaning to choose the correct meaning of the word. .......................expulsion....................... A) to drive out B) to push forward C) to press down

A) to drive out

Analyze the word to determine its Greek prefix. Then use your understanding of the prefix meaning to choose the correct meaning of the word. .......................apathetic....................... A) without emotion or feeling B) highly emotional C) very pitiful

A) without emotion or feeling

What languages are most likely to show up in English words as prefixes and roots? A) French and German B) Greek and Latin C) Hindi and Sanskirt

B) Greek and Latin

Choose the correct meaning for the capitalized root. ARACHnid A) Rule B) Spider C) Mobility D) Fear

B) Spider

Analyze the word to determine its Greek prefix. Then use your understanding of the prefix meaning to choose the correct meaning of the word. .......................analgesic....................... A) a medicine to increase hearing ability B) a medicine to remove pain C) a mixture of paint and linseed oil

B) a medicine to remove pain

the word to determine its Greek prefix. Then use your understanding of the prefix meaning to choose the correct meaning of the word. .......................monopoly....................... A) a situation in which an entire commercial activity is controlled by a few companies B) a situation in which one company controls an entire commercial activity C) a situation in which a commercial activity is managed by many companies

B) a situation in which one company controls an entire commercial activity

Analyze the word to determine its Greek prefix. Then use your understanding of the prefix meaning to choose the correct meaning of the word. .......................endodermis....................... A) the outer layer of skin B) the inner layer of skin C) all skin

B) the inner layer of skin

Choose the correct meaning for the capitalized root. CARDIOlogy A) Study B) Life C) Heart D) Measure

C) Heart

Analyze the word to determine its Greek prefix. Then use your understanding of the prefix meaning to choose the correct meaning of the word. .......................euphonium....................... A) a musical instrument that produced particularly loud notes B) a musical instrument that was very easy to play C) a musical instrument that produced a particularly good sound

C) a musical instrument that produced a particularly good sound

Analyze the word to determine its Greek prefix. then use your understaning of the prefix meaning to choose the correct meaning of the word. .......................prognosis....................... A) the write-up of the course of a disease after the patient as died or been cured B) the development of a disease C) the prediction of a probable course of a disease.

C) the prediction of a probable course of a disease

Choose the correct meaning of the capitalized root. COROnary A) Secret B) Body C) Power D) Heart

D) Heart