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Name _____________________________
Date ___________________

Word Roots
Circle the correct definition for the prefix.
1.  cent-
hundred
outside of
forward, before, for, ahead
2.  ob-
around
cause to, into, in
against
3.  hyper-
backward
excess, too much, over, above
to, near, toward

Fill in the missing suffix. Then write a sentence using the word.
4. 
fear_____
5. 
businesswom_____
6. 
pack_____

Fill in the missing prefix. Then write a sentence using the word.
7. 
_____gery
8. 
_____derwear
9. 
_____serve

 

Circle all of the words that have a suffix.
10. 
forewordmachinerefusepayment
11. 
airshipcomposeprisonerneutron
12. 
yardstickbutterscotchbungalowexcrete
13. 
nightfallmonetarymallardforesee
14. 
unpopularamazonsummitdowntown
15. 
boredomwreckagepresenceoutlet

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

exo = outside
post = after		inter = between, among
Root Words

liter = letter
quin = five
cede = to go, to yield		therm = heat
enn = years
nat = birth
16. 
literature liter , _______________  +  ature
17. 
exothermic exo- , _______________  +  therm , _______________  +  ic
18. 
quinquennial quin , _______________  +  qu  +  enn , _______________  +  ial
19. 
intercede inter- , _______________  +  cede , _______________

Match each word from the previous word roots section with the definition.
20. 
_______________ consisting of five years
21. 
_______________ the profession or art of a writer
22. 
_______________ (of a chemical reaction or compound) occurring or formed with evolution of heat
23. 
_______________ occurring immediately after birth

Circle the correct prefix for the definition.
24.  beyond
ultra-exo-sym-pro-
25.  backward
ex-dis-non-retro-
26.  opposite, against
post-extro-contra-se-

 

Circle all of the words that have a prefix.
27. 
fluentmemoryshepherdstrategy
28. 
suicidesubdivideasphaltmisunderstood
29. 
transcontinentalimpolitestabbingtriumph
30. 
smolderdomesticateprofessdisappointment
31. 
irritatepasswordloitergraceful
32. 
corncobpenitentiarycowardicebasement




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