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WorksheetsRoot Words!!!
Total questions: 61
Worksheet time: 31mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What does the root word "hydr" mean as in dehydrate?
a)
sea
b)
light
c)
around
d)
water
2.
What does the root word "anim" mean as in the word animal?
a)
many
b)
meat, flesh
c)
life, soul, spirit
d)
to write
3.
What does the root word "chron" mean as in the word chronological?
a)
time
b)
six
c)
middle
d)
love
4.
What does the root word "ology" mean as in the word biology?
a)
light
b)
the study of
c)
one
d)
to hear
5.
What does the root word "photo" mean as in photograph?
a)
light
b)
flesh
c)
life
d)
water
6.
What does the root word "uni" mean as in unify?
a)
time
b)
two
c)
one
d)
both
7.
What does the root word "terr" mean as in the word terrain?
a)
nature
b)
land, earth
c)
middle
d)
sea
8.
What does the root word "mar/mer" mean as in the word mermaid?
a)
water
b)
sound
c)
life
d)
sea
9.
What does the root word "centr/center" mean as in the word central?
a)
hundred
b)
pull/draw
c)
middle
d)
to move
10.
What does the root word "mob/mot" mean as in the word mobile?
a)
to move
b)
believe, sure, trust
c)
only, alone
d)
pull, draw
11.
What does the root word "mega" mean as in the word Megalosaurus?
a)
fear
b)
million, great, large
c)
middle
d)
guest
12.
What does the root word "tri" mean as in the word tricycle?
a)
four
b)
three
c)
half
d)
sound
13.
What does the root word "non/nov" mean as in the word November?
a)
eleven
b)
love
c)
nature
d)
nine
14.
What does the root word "phys" mean as in the word physical?
a)
nature
b)
meat, flesh
c)
life
d)
city
15.
What does the root wore "cid/cis" mean as in the word insecticide?
a)
way or road
b)
stranger, enemy
c)
more
d)
cut off, kill, briefly
16.
What does the root word "aud" mean as in the word auditorium?
a)
to hear
b)
sound
c)
fear
d)
only, alone
17.
What does the root word "cycl" mean as in the word recycle?
a)
around
b)
circle
c)
time
d)
to strike
18.
What does the root word "scrib/script" mean as in the word transcript?
a)
more
b)
love
c)
write
d)
fear
19.
What does the root word "bi " mean as in the word bicycle?
a)
light
b)
two
c)
both
d)
to move
20.
What does the root word "hosp" mean as in the word hospital?
a)
time
b)
love
c)
stranger, enemy
d)
guest
21.
What does the root word "plur" mean as in the word plural?
a)
four
b)
more
c)
many
d)
middle
22.
What does the root word "hex" mean as in the word hexagon?
a)
seven
b)
six
c)
fear
d)
eight
23.
What does the root word "du" mean as in the word duplex?
a)
two
b)
four
c)
both
d)
only, alone
24.
What does the root word "penta/quint" mean as in the word pentagon?
a)
four
b)
fear
c)
five
d)
shape
25.
What does the root word "phob" mean as in the word phobia?
a)
nature
b)
to strike
c)
cut off, kill, briefly
d)
fear
26.
What does the root word "cert/cred" mean as in the word credulous?
a)
deceive, lie, wrong
b)
even, level
c)
believe, trust, sure
d)
meat, flesh
27.
What do the root words "semi/hemi" mean as in the word hemisphere?
a)
half
b)
even, level
c)
land, earth
d)
three
28.
What does the root word "aqua/aqu" mean as in the word aquarium?
a)
sea
b)
around
c)
water
d)
stretch, give
29.
What does the root word "loc" mean as in the word location?
a)
time
b)
life
c)
ten
d)
place
30.
What does the root word "host" an as in the word hostage?
a)
guest
b)
name
c)
army, weapon
d)
stranger, enemy
31.
What does the root word "host" an as in the word hostage?
a)
guest
b)
name
c)
army, weapon
d)
stranger, enemy
32.
What do the root words "ambi/amphi" mean as in the word amphibian?
a)
two
b)
both
c)
only, alone
d)
spirit, soul, life
33.
What does the root word "oct" mean as in the word octagon?
a)
ten
b)
six
c)
to know
d)
eight
34.
What does the root word "fen" mean as in the word defend?
a)
army, weapons
b)
to move
c)
circle
d)
to strike
35.
What does the root word "sept" mean as in the word septennial?
a)
nine
b)
cut off, kill, briefly
c)
seven
d)
many
36.
What does the root word "cent" mean as in the word centurion?
a)
hundred
b)
army, weapon
c)
ten
d)
time
37.
What does the root word "arm" mean as in armory?
a)
fear
b)
strike
c)
army, weapon
d)
pull/draw
38.
What does the root word "urb" mean as in urban?
a)
way, road
b)
city
c)
one
d)
around
39.
What do the root words "vis/vid" mean as in the word video?
a)
to see or look
b)
to hear
c)
meat, flesh
d)
to write
40.
What does the root word "mem" mean as in the word memory?
a)
middle
b)
time
c)
mindful, recall
d)
life
41.
What do the root words "tent/tend/tens" mean as in the word tension?
a)
pull/draw
b)
love
c)
stranger, enemy
d)
to stretch, give
42.
What does the root word "phon" mean as in phonics?
a)
to hear
b)
sound
c)
to write, draw, describe, record
d)
fear
43.
What does the root word "sci" mean as in the word science?
a)
to know
b)
study of
c)
spirit, soul, life
d)
nature
44.
What do the root words "circum/circ" mean as in the word circumference?
a)
circle
b)
half
c)
around
d)
only, alone
45.
What does the root word "dict" mean as in the word dictate?
a)
to write
b)
strike
c)
middle
d)
to say or declare
46.
What do the root words "graph/gram" mean as in the word telegram?
a)
time
b)
place
c)
to write, draw, describe, record
d)
name
47.
What does the root word "temp" mean as in the word temporary?
a)
time
b)
place
c)
to write
d)
way or road
48.
What does the root word "tract" mean as in the word tractor?
a)
stretch, give
b)
to pull/draw
c)
way or road
d)
meat, flesh
49.
What does the root word "onym" mean as in the word anonymous?
a)
sound
b)
strike
c)
name
d)
middle
50.
What does the root word "bio" mean as in the word biology?
a)
study of
b)
nature
c)
enemy, stranger
d)
life
51.
What do the root words "deci/deca" mean as in the word decimeter?
a)
time
b)
ten
c)
place
d)
hundred
52.
What does the root word "phil" mean in the root word Philadelphia?
a)
love
b)
life
c)
both
d)
middle
53.
What doe the root words "multi/poly" mean in the word polygon?
a)
more
b)
million, great, large
c)
many
d)
both
54.
What does the root word "mono" mean as in the word monotone?
a)
one
b)
only, alone
c)
spirit, soul, flesh
d)
way or road
55.
What do the root words "quad/quar" mean as in the word quarter?
a)
five
b)
both
c)
life
d)
four
56.
What does the root word "carn" mean as in the word carnivore?
a)
cut off, briefly, kill,
b)
spiriti, soul, flesh
c)
meat, flesh
d)
stranger, enemy
57.
What do the root words "fals/fall" mean as in the word falsify?
a)
deceive, lie, wrong
b)
fear
c)
to strike
d)
more
58.
What does the root word "vi" mean as in the word via?
a)
middle
b)
two
c)
to move
d)
way or road
59.
What does the root word "sol" mean as in the root word solar?
a)
one
b)
name
c)
only, alone
d)
nature
60.
What does the root word "med" mean as in the word median?
a)
even, level
b)
place
c)
middle
d)
around
61.
What does the root word "equ" mean as in the word equal?
a)
even, level
b)
middle
c)
both
d)
to know
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