WorksheetsGreek and Latin Roots
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
I bought a new telescope, so I can look at the stars. What does tele mean?
a)
phone
b)
far away
c)
talk
d)
close
2.
What is the root word that means sound?
a)
tele
b)
phil
c)
phon
d)
sens
3.
What is the root that means star?
a)
ast
b)
tele
c)
mis
d)
bio
4.
What does manicure mean?
a)
A man with a cure.
b)
A cosmetic treatment of the hands and fingernails.
c)
A cure for handless people.
d)
a special kind of handshake.
5.
What does bio mean?
a)
earth
b)
muscles
c)
life
d)
death
6.
If I am writing a story about my life, what am I writing?
a)
autobiography
b)
biography
c)
geography
d)
automobile
7.
This root word means to carry.
a)
vis
b)
mis
c)
gen
d)
port
8.
My daughter, Elizabeth, is so sensitive. What does the greek root sens mean?
a)
far away
b)
feel
c)
love
d)
life
9.
Mrs. Nigro's class, "I demand your attention!" What does the root mand mean?
a)
mean
b)
order
c)
system
d)
class
10.
It would benefit you to be nice to each other. What does bene mean?
a)
bad
b)
between
c)
good
11.
What is the root word that means "give birth"?
a)
auto
b)
bio
c)
geo
d)
gen
12.
In the word, philanthropy, what does the root word phil mean?
a)
giant bug
b)
love
c)
sweet
d)
people
13.
We are going to make a chronological time line of the Revolutionary War. What does chron mean?
a)
speed
b)
crinkled
c)
time
d)
chloride
14.
What does vac mean?
a)
full
b)
empty
c)
complete
d)
loud
15.
What is the root word that means "thought"?
a)
scrib
b)
luc
c)
log
d)
blog
16.
True or False?
vac = full
vac = full
a)
True
b)
False
17.
True or False?
see = mis, mit
see = mis, mit
a)
True
b)
False
18.
True or False?
say = dict
say = dict
a)
True
b)
False
19.
True or False
good = auto
good = auto
a)
True
b)
False
20.
True or False?
Today is February 10, 2017
Today is February 10, 2017
a)
True
b)
False
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