Roots of Language Quiz

What is the Greek root for "earth"?

• terra

• geo

• lithos

• dendron

Which Latin root means "moon"?

• luna

• sol

• stella

• annus

What is the Greek root for "star"?

• astron

• stella

• helios

• bios

Which Latin root means "sleep"?

• hypnos

• dormio, dormitum

• vivo, victum

• tempus, temporis

What is the Greek root for "rock"?

• petros

• terra

• para

• pater, patris

Which Latin root means "life"?

• bios

• vivo, victum

• mater, matris

• frater, fratris

What is the Greek root for "time"?

• tempus, temporis

• chronos

• techne

• inter

Which Latin root means "art or skill"?

• techne

• ars, artis

• magnus

• mikros

What is the Greek root for "tree"?

• arbor, arboris

• dendron

• lithos

• trans

Which Latin root means "big, large, great"?

• megas

• magnus

• pater, patris

• sol