Question

Using the prefixes and roots in this section, list three words for each of the following categories: Medical terms: Legal terms: Government terms: Scientific terms:

Answer 1

Cambridge English Dictionary defines "prefix" as " a letter or group of letters added to the beginning of a word to make a new word."

Cambridge English Dictionary defines "root" as "the basic form of a word, to which prefixes or endings can be added."

Three medical terms containing prefixes and roots are :

1. Hypertension

2. Epidermis

3. Intravenous

Three legal terms containing prefixes and roots are :

1. Unauthorized

2. Paralegal

3. Imprisonment

Three government terms containing prefixes and roots are :

1. Left-wing

2. Unicameral

3. Antifederal

Three scientific terms containing prefixes and roots are :

1. Premolar

2. Hemisphere

3. Bilateral