Medical Language Immerse Yourself - test # 1Questions And
Answers 2025/2026
What are the 5 medical language skills? - CORRECT ANSWER-1.Reading, 2.
listening, 3. thinking, analyzing and understanding, 4, writing and spelling, 5.
speaking and pronouncing
combining form - CORRECT ANSWER-the foundation of the word
suffix - CORRECT ANSWER-the word ending
prefix - CORRECT ANSWER-an optional word beginning
What are the characteristics of a combining form? - CORRECT ANSWER-it is the
foundation of a word, gives its main medical meaning, has a root, a forward slash,
a combining vowel, and a final hyphen
Which of the following is an example of a combining form? - CORRECT ANSWER-
ven/o-
The word diverticulum is a Latin noun. To make the plural form, you would change
the word ending -um to: - CORRECT ANSWER--a
,The parts of medical words can include:
a. combining forms
b. suffixes
c. prefixes
d. all the above - CORRECT ANSWER-d. all the above
A suffix is found at the beginning of the medical word: true or false - CORRECT
ANSWER-false
A prefix:
a. is always at the end of a medical word.
b. is always at the beginning of a medical word.
c. never ends in a vowel
d. never attaches to the beginning of a combing form - CORRECT ANSWER-b. is
always at the beginning of a medical word.
The parts of a combining form include:
a. a root and a suffix
b. a root and a prefix
c. a root and a combining vowel
d. a combining vowel and a prefic - CORRECT ANSWER-c. a root and a combining
vowel
, Is a combining form found at the end of a medical word? yes or no - CORRECT
ANSWER-no
The combining vowel gives meaning to the medical word. true or false - CORRECT
ANSWER-false
In the medical word psychology, which part is the combining form?
a. psych
b. -logy
c. -o
d. psych/o- - CORRECT ANSWER-d. psych/o-
Which is the most common combining vowel?
a. a
b. o
c. e
d. i - CORRECT ANSWER-b. o
A suffix, by itself cannot be the foundation of a medical word. true or false -
CORRECT ANSWER-true
The suffixes -ac, -al, -ar, -ary, and -ous all mean:
a. a process; being or having
b. pertaining to
Answers 2025/2026
What are the 5 medical language skills? - CORRECT ANSWER-1.Reading, 2.
listening, 3. thinking, analyzing and understanding, 4, writing and spelling, 5.
speaking and pronouncing
combining form - CORRECT ANSWER-the foundation of the word
suffix - CORRECT ANSWER-the word ending
prefix - CORRECT ANSWER-an optional word beginning
What are the characteristics of a combining form? - CORRECT ANSWER-it is the
foundation of a word, gives its main medical meaning, has a root, a forward slash,
a combining vowel, and a final hyphen
Which of the following is an example of a combining form? - CORRECT ANSWER-
ven/o-
The word diverticulum is a Latin noun. To make the plural form, you would change
the word ending -um to: - CORRECT ANSWER--a
,The parts of medical words can include:
a. combining forms
b. suffixes
c. prefixes
d. all the above - CORRECT ANSWER-d. all the above
A suffix is found at the beginning of the medical word: true or false - CORRECT
ANSWER-false
A prefix:
a. is always at the end of a medical word.
b. is always at the beginning of a medical word.
c. never ends in a vowel
d. never attaches to the beginning of a combing form - CORRECT ANSWER-b. is
always at the beginning of a medical word.
The parts of a combining form include:
a. a root and a suffix
b. a root and a prefix
c. a root and a combining vowel
d. a combining vowel and a prefic - CORRECT ANSWER-c. a root and a combining
vowel
, Is a combining form found at the end of a medical word? yes or no - CORRECT
ANSWER-no
The combining vowel gives meaning to the medical word. true or false - CORRECT
ANSWER-false
In the medical word psychology, which part is the combining form?
a. psych
b. -logy
c. -o
d. psych/o- - CORRECT ANSWER-d. psych/o-
Which is the most common combining vowel?
a. a
b. o
c. e
d. i - CORRECT ANSWER-b. o
A suffix, by itself cannot be the foundation of a medical word. true or false -
CORRECT ANSWER-true
The suffixes -ac, -al, -ar, -ary, and -ous all mean:
a. a process; being or having
b. pertaining to
