Science Vocabulary: Prefixes and Suffixes
This worksheet helps Grade 5 students understand common scientific prefixes and suffixes to decode new vocabulary.
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Science Vocabulary: Prefixes and Suffixes
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. This worksheet will test your knowledge of common scientific prefixes and suffixes.
Match each prefix with its correct meaning.
1. Bio-
a. Water
2. Hydro-
b. Earth
3. Geo-
c. Life
4. Micro-
d. Small
Use the correct prefix to complete each sentence.
1. A scientist who studies living things is a logist.
2. An organism that can make its own food is an troph.
3. The study of the Earth's surface and rocks is logy.
1. What does the suffix '-ology' mean?
The study of
To see
To measure
Full of
2. Which word uses the suffix '-meter' to mean 'to measure'?
Thermometer
Geometry
Diameter
Metropolis
Read each statement and circle True or False.
1. The prefix 're-' means to do something again.
True
False
2. The suffix '-able' means 'without'.
True
False
1. Explain how knowing prefixes and suffixes can help you understand new science words.
Use the words from the word bank to complete the sentences below. Each word can only be used once.
1. The study of the Earth's physical structure and substances is called .
2. We use a to see very tiny objects.
3. The process by which plants convert light energy into food is called .
4. All the water on Earth, including oceans, rivers, and lakes, makes up the .