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WORD ROOTS PREFIXES AND SUFFIXES

I. Match the roots with the part of the body. Notice that some parts of the body use two
or three roots.
aur-

brachi-

dactylor-

bucca-

digit-

ot-

capit-

carp-

cephal-

cervic-

faci- mamm-

man-

mast-

nas-

pect-

ped-

pod-

rhin-

somat-

steth-

cheirocul-

stoma(at)-

corporophthalmthorac-

trachel-

1. arm

brachi-

2. body

__________________

___________________

3. breast

__________________

___________________

4. cheek

__________________

5. chest

__________________

___________________ ____________________

6. ear

__________________

___________________

7. eye

__________________

___________________

8. face

__________________

9. finger/toe __________________

___________________

10. foot

__________________

___________________

11. hand

__________________

___________________

12. head

__________________

___________________

13. mouth

__________________

___________________

14. neck

__________________

___________________

15. nose

__________________

___________________

16. wrist

__________________

II. What do the prefixes mean? Choose from the words in the box. You will have to use
two of them twice.
fat

milk
PREFIX

potassium

sodium

EXAMPLE

starch
MEANING

stone

sugar

water

1.

hydro-

hydrotherapy

tratment with water

2.

lact-

lactation

formation of _______________

3.

sacchar-

saccharine

like _______________

4.

amyl-

amylase

enzyme for digesting ________________

5.

steat-

steatogenous

producing _________________

6.

adip-

adipose

contains ________________

7.

glyc-

glycoside

derivative of _________________

8.

natr-

hypernatraemia

excess ______________ in the blood

9.

kal-

kaliuresis

secretion of _____________ in urine

10.

calc-

calculus

a ____________

III. What do the suffixes mean? Choose from the box.


derivative

enzyme

precursor

substance

sugar

PREFIX

MEANING

EXAMPLE

1.

-ose

a. _______________

glucose, lactose

2.

-ase

an _______________

lactase, enterokinase

3.

-ide

_______________ of sugar

disaccharide, glycoside

4.

-in

any kind of ____________

pepsin, glycerine

5.

-gen

a ______________

pepsinogen, trypsinogen

Lic. JOSE CARLOS YOCTUN CABRERA

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