Title: Basic Medical Terminology - Prefixes

Objectives Time frame to Complete

Students will be able to find the meaning of basic medical 30 minutes
terminology combining forms with prefixes.
NRS EFL
4

Healthcare Admin
Career Pathways

Practical Nursing
Study / Life skills

Pharmacy Tech
Stackable Cert.
Documentation

Medical Asst.
EKG / Cardio
Fire Rescue

Phlebotomy
Technology

Paramedic
EL-Civics

Welding

STNA
Other:
HVAC
Police

AMT
IMT
X

X
X
X
X
X

X
Standard(s) Addressed in Lesson
Read with Understanding
Benchmark(s) Addressed in Lesson
R.4.3. Apply decoding skills (for example, multi-syllabic words) to read words
R.4.4. Apply knowledge of word parts (for example, Greek and Latin roots) to determine word meaning
R.4.5. Use context clues (for example, cause and effect and compare and contrast relationships) to determine the
meaning of words in texts.
Materials
Medical prefixes handout
Medical prefixes worksheet
Learner Prior Knowledge
Student must understand what prefixes, suffixes and root words are and be able to divide words into these
components.
Activities
Step 1 Provide the student with the list of prefixes and their meanings. Discuss the provided words containing
each prefix. How is the meaning of the prefix related to the definition of the word? Student may provide additional
examples of words using the prefixes.

Step 2 Have the student study the list of prefixes.

Step 3 When the student is ready to test their knowledge, have him/her complete the worksheet on prefixes.

Step 4 Student can check and correct their work using the list of prefixes.

Assessment/Evidence
Completed worksheet
Adaptations for Beginning Students
Students may study with a partner.
Adaptations for Advanced Students
Have the student find additional medical terms containing each prefix, break the medical terms into their
components – base word/prefix, and provide a definition for each term.
Teacher Reflection/Lesson Evaluation

This lesson was created by Middletown ABLE.