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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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