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Morphemes - Exercises: MAL Bad - SCRIPT - WRITE

This document contains two exercises on morphemes: 1. Matching prefixes to their meanings. The prefixes are matched correctly with their meanings ranging from water to write. 2. Identifying word roots and their meanings. Twenty word roots are identified from example words and matched to their meanings such as act, meaning to move or do, and ambi, meaning both. The exercises help to identify and understand the meanings of prefixes and word roots in medical, scientific and other technical terms.

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Morphemes - Exercises: MAL Bad - SCRIPT - WRITE

This document contains two exercises on morphemes: 1. Matching prefixes to their meanings. The prefixes are matched correctly with their meanings ranging from water to write. 2. Identifying word roots and their meanings. Twenty word roots are identified from example words and matched to their meanings such as act, meaning to move or do, and ambi, meaning both. The exercises help to identify and understand the meanings of prefixes and word roots in medical, scientific and other technical terms.

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MORPHEMES – EXERCISES

I. Match the prefixes in bold with their meaning.

1. _C___ ​Aqua​marine a) earth 6. __H__ ​Graph​ics f) life


2. __D__ ​Therm​ometer b) say 7. _J___ ​Hydra​foil g) sun
3. _E__ ​Bell​icism c) water 8. _i___ ​Man​ual h) write
4. _B__ ​Dict​ation d) heat 9. ___f_ ​Vit​amin i) hand
5. __A__ ​Geo​graphy e) war 10. __g__ ​Sol​ar j) water

II. Write the prefix or root of each group of words on the line. Then provide the meaning
from the words in the box.

ROOT MEANING
1. action – activity – transaction ____act__________ __to move or to do__
2. ambidextrous – ambiguous – ambivalence ___ambi__________ __both_______
3. ambulant – ambulate __ambul_____ to move or to walk
4. anthropology – anthropomorphism – philanthropy____anthrop ___human
5. astronaut – astronomer – astronomy __astro___________ ___star_____
6. autocrat – automatic _____auto________ _self or same
7. cardiology – cardiovascular - cardiologist ____cardio______ ____heart____
8. counteract – counterpoint – counterargument ____counter____ against or opposite
9. democracy – democrat – demographic _demo____ _people____________
10. dermatology – epidermis – dermatologist _____derm________ _skin_______
11. equity – equilateral – equidistant __equi________ ____equal_________
12. hypnosis – hypnotic – hypnotize _hypno__________ ____sleep_________
13. intersect – dissect – section ___sect__________ ___cut_______
14. intrapersonal – intramural – intravenous _intra____________ _with in or into__
15. malignant – malfunction – malice _____​MAL​______ _____​BAD_​___
16. manuscript – postscript – audioscript _​SCRIPT_____ __WRITE___​__
17. multiple – multifaceted – multilingual _multi______ ____ many_____
18. omnipotent – omnipresent – omnivore ___omni____ __all_______
19. polygamous – polychrome – polytheist __poly___________
___many__________
*20. reject – eject – inject ___ject______ __throw__________
*Suffix

many bad cut many equal people heart sleep


to move or to do both human self or same against or opposite skin
within or into write all throw to move or to walk star
ANSWER KEY

I. Match the prefixes in bold with their meaning.

1. __C__ ​Aqua​marine a) earth 6. __H__ ​Graph​ics f) life


2. __D__ ​Therm​ometer b) say 7. __J__ ​Hydra​foil g) sun
3. __E__ ​Bell​icism c) water 8. __I__ ​Man​ual h) write
4. __B__ ​Dict​ation d) heat 9. __F__ ​Vit​amin i) hand
5. __A__ ​Geo​graphy e) war 10. __G__ ​Sol​ar j) water

II. Write the prefix or root of each group of words on the line. Then provide the meaning.

ROOT/PREF. MEANING
1. action – activity – transaction ACT to move or to do
2. ambidextrous – ambiguous – ambivalence AMBI both
3. ambulant – ambulate AMBUL to move or to walk
4. anthropology – anthropomorphism – philanthropy ANTHROP human
5. astronaut – astronomer – astronomy ASTRO star
6. autocrat – automatic AUTO self or same
7. cardiology – cardiovascular CARDIO heart
8. counteract – counterpoint – counterargument COUNTER against or opposite
9. democracy – democrat – demographic DEMO people
10. dermatology – dermatologist – epidermis DERM skin
11. equity – equilateral – equidistant EQUI equal
12. hypnosis – hypnotic HYPNO sleep
13. intersect – dissect – section SECT cut
14. intrapersonal – intramural – intravenous INTRA within or into
15. malignant – malfunction – malice MAL bad
16. manuscript – postscript – audioscript SCRIPT write
17. multiple – multifaceted – multilingual MULTI many
18. omnipotent – omnipresent – omnivore OMNI all
19. polygamous – polychrome – polytheist POLY many
20. reject – eject – inject JECT throw

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