WorksheetsGreek and Latin Roots
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
sept means:
a)
six
b)
seven
c)
church
d)
five
2.
tri means:
a)
three
b)
triple
c)
sea
d)
tree
3.
tract means:
a)
apart
b)
machine
c)
pull or draw
d)
sketch
4.
this root means four
a)
pent
b)
oct
c)
bi
d)
quad
5.
This root means eight:
a)
oct
b)
tetra
c)
quint
d)
ocho
6.
gram/graph means:
a)
weight
b)
communicate
c)
writing/drawing
d)
sound
7.
all of the following mean two EXCEPT:
a)
bi
b)
di
c)
bio
d)
duo
8.
The root meaning life is:
a)
viv
b)
bio
c)
lida
d)
bi
9.
phone means:
a)
sound
b)
to talk
c)
contact
d)
far
10.
uni means:
a)
together
b)
alone
c)
one
d)
cards
11.
hex means:
a)
six
b)
seven
c)
five
d)
nine
12.
all of the following mean to move EXCEPT:
a)
mob
b)
mod
c)
mot
d)
mov
13.
mono means
a)
illness
b)
alone
c)
sound
d)
one
14.
micro means
a)
scientific
b)
small
c)
measure
d)
see
15.
cycle means:
a)
bike
b)
wheel
c)
ride
d)
wash
16.
which root means nine?
a)
non or nov
b)
oct
c)
sept
d)
dec
17.
pent means:
a)
top
b)
highest
c)
four
d)
five
18.
which of the following does NOT mean to see?
a)
scop
b)
vid
c)
mar
d)
vis
19.
tele means
a)
long
b)
far
c)
talk
d)
sound
20.
quintuplets are how many babies born at once?
a)
four
b)
six
c)
five
d)
seven
21.
auto means:
a)
self
b)
car
c)
move
d)
motor
22.
A tetrahedron is a polygon with how many sides?
a)
four
b)
three
c)
seven
d)
nine
23.
ology means:
a)
science
b)
the study of
c)
school
d)
learning
24.
dec/deci means:
a)
year
b)
event
c)
ten
d)
measure
25.
Anni, enni, and annu all mean:
a)
hundred
b)
year
c)
celebration
d)
thought
26.
cent means:
a)
percent
b)
one
c)
hundred
d)
year
27.
struct and stru mean:
a)
to teach
b)
to learn
c)
to play
d)
to build
28.
All of these roots mean water EXCEPT:
a)
Lak
b)
Aqua
c)
Hydra
d)
Hydro
29.
Astro and Aster both mean:
a)
Space
b)
Star
c)
Atmosphere
d)
Air
30.
The root Photo means
a)
picture
b)
to take
c)
light
d)
film
31.
What might hydrobiology refer to?
a)
water creatures with 2 lives
b)
the study of water
c)
the study of things that live in water
d)
the study of life
32.
What word might mean "small writing"
a)
microauto
b)
microbiology
c)
microphotoaic
d)
micrograph
33.
When a country celebrates its bicentennial it is celebrating...
a)
200 years of existence
b)
2 years of existence
c)
the anniversary of the invention of the discovery of bicycles
d)
the creation of $2 bills
34.
"Ject" means
a)
interrupt
b)
break
c)
throw, fling, hurl
d)
refuse to move
35.
"Flex/Flect" means:
a)
mirror
b)
bend
c)
stretch
d)
strong
36.
"vide/vise" means:
a)
see
b)
wise
c)
talk
d)
life
37.
All of the following mean foot EXCEPT:
a)
ped
b)
pod
c)
pad
d)
pede
38.
"milli" means:
a)
million
b)
hundred
c)
thousand
d)
billion
39.
"therm" means:
a)
temperature
b)
heat
c)
measure
d)
cold
40.
"rupt" means
a)
destroy
b)
wrong
c)
break or burst
d)
volcano
41.
"geo" means
a)
magazine
b)
globe
c)
map
d)
Earth or world
42.
"meter" and "metr" mean:
a)
measure
b)
length
c)
weight
d)
ruler
43.
"chron" and "chrono" mean
a)
time
b)
chrome
c)
serious
d)
order
44.
"form" means all of the following EXCEPT
a)
shape
b)
form
c)
paper
d)
figure
45.
"phobia" means fear. What is phonophobia a fear of?
a)
talking
b)
light
c)
sound
d)
phonics
46.
"port" means all of the following EXCEPT:
a)
door/entrance
b)
carry
c)
bring
d)
vital
47.
"trans/tran/tra" means:
a)
move
b)
across
c)
travel
d)
vampire
48.
"techno/techni" means:
a)
skill
b)
modern
c)
invention
d)
electrical
49.
"spect/spec" means:
a)
polite
b)
wait
c)
see or watch
d)
quiet
50.
Which of the following roots does NOT mean to see:
a)
scope
b)
vide
c)
spect
d)
phon
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