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Name _____________________________
Date ___________________

Root Words
Fill in the blanks with the meaning of each word root.
Prefixes

re = again
ecto = outside
omni = all
in = in
inter = between

Root Words

nat = birth, born
mari = sea
demo = people
geo = earth
aqua = water
therm = temperature
bio = life, living organisms
pyr = fire

Suffixes
cracy = government, rule
ics = study of, science, skill, practice, knowledge


1. 
reincarnation re- , _______________  +  in- , _______________  +  car  +  nat , _______________  +  ion
2. 
aquamarine aqua , _______________  +  mari , _______________  +  ne
3. 
ectotherm ecto- , _______________  +  therm , _______________
4. 
democracy demo , _______________  +  -cracy , _______________
5. 
interval inter- , _______________  +  val
6. 
omnidirectional omni- , _______________  +  directional
7. 
biomedicine bio , _______________  +  medicine
8. 
geopolitics geo , _______________  +  polit  +  -ics , _______________
9. 
pyre pyr , _______________  +  e

Match each definition with a word.
1. 
_______________ the study of the effects of economic geography on the powers of the state
2. 
_______________ not directional
3. 
_______________ the doctrine that the numerical majority of an organized group can make decisions binding on the whole group
4. 
_______________ the difference in pitch between two notes
5. 
_______________ an animal that is cold-blooded
6. 
_______________ wood heaped for burning a dead body as a funeral rite
7. 
_______________ the branch of medical science that studies the ability of organisms to withstand environmental stress (as in space travel)
8. 
_______________ a transparent variety of beryl that is blue green in color
9. 
_______________ a second or new birth



Answer Key
Name _____________________________
Date ___________________

Root Words
Fill in the blanks with the meaning of each word root.
Prefixes

re = again
ecto = outside
omni = all
in = in
inter = between

Root Words

nat = birth, born
mari = sea
demo = people
geo = earth
aqua = water
therm = temperature
bio = life, living organisms
pyr = fire

Suffixes
cracy = government, rule
ics = study of, science, skill, practice, knowledge


1. 
reincarnation re- ,   again    +  in- ,   in    +  car  +  nat ,   birth,born    +  ion
2. 
aquamarine aqua ,   water    +  mari ,   sea    +  ne
3. 
ectotherm ecto- ,   outside    +  therm ,   temperature  
4. 
democracy demo ,   people    +  -cracy ,   government,rule  
5. 
interval inter- ,   between    +  val
6. 
omnidirectional omni- ,   all    +  directional
7. 
biomedicine bio ,   life,living organisms    +  medicine
8. 
geopolitics geo ,   earth    +  polit  +  -ics ,   study of,science,skill,practice,knowledge  
9. 
pyre pyr ,   fire    +  e

Match each definition with a word.
1. 
 geopolitics  the study of the effects of economic geography on the powers of the state
2. 
 omnidirectional  not directional
3. 
 democracy  the doctrine that the numerical majority of an organized group can make decisions binding on the whole group
4. 
 interval  the difference in pitch between two notes
5. 
 ectotherm  an animal that is cold-blooded
6. 
 pyre  wood heaped for burning a dead body as a funeral rite
7. 
 biomedicine  the branch of medical science that studies the ability of organisms to withstand environmental stress (as in space travel)
8. 
 aquamarine  a transparent variety of beryl that is blue green in color
9. 
 reincarnation  a second or new birth



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