Greek/Latin Roots Quiz 1

Person who hates all humankind

• misanthrope
• philanthropy
• altruism
• alias

a fictitious name

• pseudonym
• anonymous
• synonym
• homonym

to cut into two pieces

• dissect
• insect
• bisect
• vivisection

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

a channel that has been built to carry water over long distances

• dehydrate
• aquatic
• aqueduct
• maritime

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

What is the meaning of the root word, "aqua"?

• life
• water
• movement
• evil

anthrop/o

• law, order
• condition
• mankind, man
• feeling, disease

Many common root words in English come from which 2 languages?

• Russian and Hebrew
• Pashtu and Arabic
• Mandarin and Japanese
• Greek and Latin

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

What root in the word "bicycle" means two?

• bi
• cycle
• cy

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

What is the meaning of the root word "sect"?

• to cut or separate 
• to seal 
• to strike 
• to hide 

What is the meaning of the root word "duct"? 

• to hide 
• to tape down 
• to take away from 
• to add onto