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WorksheetsGreek and Latin Root Words
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 24mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What does "chron" mean?
a)
color
b)
time
c)
ill
d)
measure
2.
A prefix is at the _________ of a word.
a)
middle
b)
end
c)
beginning
d)
letters
3.
graph means
a)
draw/ write
b)
color/shade
c)
spin/sit
d)
essay/novel
4.
Geology is the study of rocks and what the _________ is made of.
a)
science
b)
life
c)
earth
d)
penguins
5.
Mono means
a)
ten
b)
one
c)
too many
d)
multi
6.
What is the latin root of the word "pedometer"?
a)
er
b)
me
c)
meter
d)
ped
7.
The root word "astr" means
a)
planet
b)
star
c)
moon
d)
foot
8.
The root word "ped" means
a)
knee
b)
hand
c)
foot
d)
leg
9.
The latin root "cred" means
a)
false
b)
star
c)
believe
d)
good
10.
The latin root "audi/aud" means
a)
hear
b)
a freaking nice car
c)
a big room
d)
star
11.
A dictator is a person who__________________.
a)
says the opposite of something.
b)
rules a country with total authority, often in a cruel or brutal way.
c)
makes the decision by a jury.
d)
the act of speaking words that someone writes down.
12.
Chronological means ____________________.
a)
a watch or clock that measures time precisely.
b)
a reoccuring problem.
c)
things happening at the same time.
d)
arranged in the order that things happened or came to be.
13.
The benevolent company donated millions of dollars to education. Benevolent means _______.
a)
kind and generous
b)
not causing death
c)
something more than required
d)
sad
14.
The root word "grad" means
a)
to do badly
b)
step
c)
sound
15.
Geoponics is the study of
a)
a person who studies rocks
b)
natural heat
c)
the art or science of agriculture
16.
If a word ends with "ologist" most likely it's _________________.
a)
a topic
b)
a person who studies something
17.
Gradual means ___________________________.
a)
to treat someone poorly
b)
earning a degree from somewhere
c)
moving or changing in small amounts
18.
An auditorium is ______________________________.
a)
a large room or building where people gather
b)
able to be heard
c)
a group of people
19.
To treat something or someone poorly without respect is the word
a)
regress
b)
degrade
c)
graduate
d)
gradual
20.
Dictation means______________
a)
to say the opposite of something
b)
to say what might happen in the future
c)
the act of speaking words that someone writes down or that a machine records
21.
The natural heat of the earth is known as
a)
geography
b)
geothermal
c)
geologist
d)
geographic
22.
Incredulous means
a)
incredible
b)
a person, bank, or company that lends money to someone
c)
not being able or willing to believe something
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