Name ____________________________________________ Date _______________________
Course ___________________________________________ Instructor ____________________
Directions: In each case, write in the meaning of each root or prefix and then determine the meaning of the word. Write the meaning in the blank.
1. A means __________________________ Syn means ___________________________
Chron means _________________________
Asynchronous means _________________________
Bonus: Which is NOT an example of asynchronous communication:
A. email
B. telephone call
C. blog posting and comment on it
D. snail mail letter
Double Bonus: A chronometer would be used for
A. testing blood pressure
B. cooking a roast
C. flying passengers to a heliport
D. telling time
2. Re means _________________________ Vert means ______________________________
So, in the sentence, “His cat reverted to a wild state,” reverted means ___________________________
3. Bene means ___________________________ Vol means __________________________
Benevolent means ___________________________
Bonus (again!)
The opposite of benevolent would be
A. inefficient
B. polyvalent
C. malevolent
D. benefactor
E. deterministic
4. Script means __________________________ Post means ________________________
So a postscript means _________________________
Bonus: What is the subscript in the chemical expression of dihydrogen oxide? _______________________________
5. Auto means ___________________ Bio means __________________ Graph means ____________________
Autobiography means ________________________________
6. Cred means ________________________ In means _____________________
Incredible means ________________________________________
Bonus: If I give credence to your story, then I
A. add some funny details
B. make some impolite gestures
C. laugh at your wit
D. believe what you’re saying
E. call someone else to listen
7. Peri means __________________ Scope means __________________________
Periscope means ________________________________
8. Miss or mit means ____________________ Trans means _______________________
Transmit means ____________________________________
9. Tele means ___________________________ Phon means ______________________________
Telephone means ____________________________________
10. De means ___________________________ Duct means ______________________________
Deduct means _______________________________________
Score: ______________
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