Roots and Their Meanings Quiz

What does the root "uni-" mean?

• Two

• One

• Three

• Four

Which root is related to the number five?

• quad-

• penta-

• hex-

• sept-

What does the root "capit-/cap-" refer to?

• Foot

• Head

• Hand

• Eye

Match the following roots with their corresponding body parts.

• ophthalm-

• Skin

• cardi-

• Eye

• derm-

• Ear

• oto-

• Heart

The action associated with the root "scrib-/script-" is (a)  

• Say/Speak
• Write
• Carry
• Look/See

The root that means "to lead" is (a)  

• ject-
• tract-
• duc-/duct-
• press-

The root "geo-" means (a)  

• Water
• Earth
• Light
• Life

Which root means "water"?

• therm-

• bio-

• aqua-/hydr-

• astro-/stell-

Match the following roots with their related concepts.

• Chron-

• Sound

• Phon-

• Light

• Therm-

• Heat

• Lumin-

• Time

Match the following roots with their meanings.

• photo-/phos-

• Life

• bio-

• Light

• astro-

• Moon

• luna-

• Star