Greek and Latin Roots

Which of the following words can replace the underlined words in the sentence.

Ben, Bella, and Brittni are three siblings that were born on the same day.

• twins

• triplets

• quadruplets

• octuplets

Which of the following words can replace the underlined words in the sentence?

It looks like it would be difficult to ride that bike with one wheel.

• unicycle

• bicycle

• tricycle

• quadrawheel

What is the meaning of the underlined root in the following sentence?

The scientist used a hydroscope to view the seafloor.

• Earth

• place

• measure

• water

What is the meaning of the root in the underlined word in the following sentence?

Then decided to plant a garden on the terrace.

• Earth

• place

• measure

• water

What is the meaning of the root in the underlined word in the following sentence?

Mom promised to support whatever decision I made.

• to pull

• to carry

• to speak

• to write

What is the meaning of the root in the underlined word in the following sentence?

The percentage of students who passed the test was quite low.

• study

• measure

• one hundred

• write

What is the meaning of the root in the underlined word in the following sentence?

The possibility of earning money was attractive to Paul.

• to pull

• one hundred

• sound

• two

What is the meaning of the root in the underlined word in the following sentence?

The octopus squirts ink to protect itself.

• water

• animal

• six

• eight

Which of the following words does NOT contain a root that means "two"?

• dioxide

• diamond

• biweekly

• bipolar

A. Bats use echolocation to find food in the dark.

B. How many sides does a quadrilateral have?

C. The engineer determined that the aqueduct needs to be replaced within two years.

D. The cheerleader picked up her megaphone and began to chant "Go, Hawks, go!"

Which of the sentences above contains a root that means "water"?

• Sentence A

• Sentence B

• Sentence C

• Sentence D