WorksheetsRoot Words Basics
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Why are root words important to learn?
a)
Root words help you to find the meanings of unknown or unfamiliar words. They also help us to break down and spell long words.
b)
They give us the right words to speak when talking to tree roots.
c)
Root words help plant roots to grow.
2.
What is the meaning of the root word 'cycl'?
a)
to form
b)
divide
c)
circle
d)
year
3.
Which root word means 'year'?
a)
ann
b)
cycl
c)
man
d)
tact
4.
What does -graph mean in the word photograph?
a)
drawing
b)
writing
c)
light
5.
What does bio- mean in biology?
a)
life
b)
the study of
c)
animals
d)
plants
6.
What does the root word therm- mean in the word thermometer?
a)
heat/hot
b)
cold
c)
warm
d)
frigid
7.
What does aqua- mean in the word aquarium?
a)
water
b)
land
c)
blue
d)
bright
8.
What does spec- mean in the word spectacles?
a)
look
b)
touch
c)
smell
d)
taste
9.
What does the word quad- mean in the word 'quadbike'?
a)
Three wheel drive
b)
Four
c)
Five
10.
The root word 'mono' means:
a)
ten
b)
one
c)
too many
d)
multi
11.
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.
12.
The natural heat of the earth is known as
a)
geography
b)
geothermal
c)
geologist
d)
geographic
13.
The root word 'anti' means:
a)
dangle
b)
across
c)
acrobat
d)
against
14.
The root word 'auto' means:
a)
star
b)
pass
c)
self
d)
partial
15.
Pentagon, pentathlete, pentameter
The root word 'pent' means:
The root word 'pent' means:
a)
Three
b)
Two
c)
Four
d)
Five
16.
Centimetre, percentage, centigrade
The root word 'cent' means:
The root word 'cent' means:
a)
10
b)
100
c)
1
d)
1000
17.
Decimal, decade, decathlon
The root word 'dec' means:
The root word 'dec' means:
a)
Sport
b)
Years
c)
10
d)
100
100 %
