Comprehensive Quiz - Unit 9

Part 1: Word Study

Directions: The words in the right column contain some of the stems and affixes that you learned in Unit 9. Using your knowledge of what these stems and affixes mean, put the letter of the appropriate definition next to each word.

1. _______ dehydrate
2. _______ pedestal
3. _______ corporeal
4. _______ sonorous
5. _______ deprive

1. full, deep, or rich in sound
2. to take away from forcefully
3. of or for the body; physical
4. the base or support of a pillar or statue
5. to remove water from

6. _______ dermatitis
7. _______ hypoglycemia
8. _______ thermodynamics
9. _______ hypertension
10. _______ bystander

1. the study of the transformation of heat
2. an amount of sugar in the blood that is below normal
3. inflammation of the skin
4. blood pressure that is above normal
5. someone who is apart from an activity but observes it

Contributed by Frank Smith and Heather Boldt

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