Morphological Knowledge Post-test

Prefixes
Word

Prefix Means

Root/Base Means

1. Hypodermic

Derm= Skin

2. Demography

Graph= Write

3. Intersect

Sect= Cut

4. Irregular

Reg= Straighten

5. Coexist

Exist= To live

Definition

Prefix Meaning Bank:

A. Between/among
B. Below/inferior/under
C. Not/without
D. Together
E. People

Roots
Word

Prefix/Suffix
means

1. Dissect

Diss=
not/apart/away

2. Autocracy

Auto = Self

Root means

Definition

3. Biannual

Bi = two

4. Magnitude

Tude =
Condition/quality of

5. Reject

Re =
again/backward/bac
k

Root Meaning Bank

A. Throw
B. Cut
C. Great
D. Rule
E. Year

Suffixes
Word

Root/Base means

1. Biology

Bio = Life

2. Dictate

Dict= speak/say

3. Equation

Equa= Equal

4. Linguist

Lingu = Language

5. Malice

Mal = Bad

Suffix means

Suffix Meaning Bank

Definition

A. One who/that which

B. The Study of
C. Act/result/state of
D. Cause/make
E. Condition/state/quality