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Roots Review: Weeks 1-25

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What does the root "sub" mean?
a)
over
b)
under
c)
through
d)
past
2.
What does the root "circum" mean?
a)
in a square, across
b)
in a triangle, diagonal
c)
on a line
d)
in a circle, around
3.
What does the root "pyro" mean?
a)
fire
b)
ice
c)
water
d)
earth
4.
What does the root "astro" mean?
a)
tree, growth
b)
star, space
c)
earth, land
d)
sea, water
5.
What does the root "phobia" mean?
a)
fear
b)
sadness
c)
joyfullness
d)
nervousness
6.
What does the root "auto" mean?
a)
self
b)
group
c)
pair
d)
crowd
7.
What does the root "graph" mean?
a)
to write
b)
to say
c)
to dance
d)
to hurt
8.
What do the roots "ambi/amphi" mean?
a)
both
b)
one
c)
part
d)
whole
9.
What does the root "meter" mean?
a)
to measure
b)
to throw
c)
to spell
d)
to say
10.
What does the root "co" mean?
a)
apart
b)
alone
c)
together, with
d)
around
11.
What does the root "fore" mean?
a)
in front of
b)
behind
c)
on the side
d)
outside
12.
What does the root "semi" mean?
a)
part, half
b)
whole, all
c)
little
d)
big
13.
What does the root "hyper" mean?
a)
over
b)
under
c)
on top
d)
off
14.
What does the root "inter" mean?
a)
between
b)
beside
c)
inside
d)
outside
15.
What does the root "mono" mean?
a)
one
b)
two
c)
three
d)
four
16.
What does the root "micro" mean?
a)
medium
b)
large
c)
small
d)
cool
17.
What does the root "poly" mean?
a)
one
b)
six
c)
many
d)
few
18.
What does the root "hydro" mean?
a)
water
b)
fire
c)
ice
d)
rock
19.
What does the root "chron" mean?
a)
time
b)
space
c)
earth
d)
alien
20.
What does the root "therm" mean?
a)
heat
b)
cold
c)
base
d)
acid
21.
What does the root "hetero" mean?
a)
different
b)
same
c)
two
d)
four
22.
What does the root "homo" mean?
a)
different
b)
crowd
c)
same
d)
one
23.
What does the root "nom/nym" mean?
a)
place
b)
time
c)
earth
d)
name
24.
What does the root "tech" mean?
a)
plant or animal
b)
see, hear, speak
c)
art, science, skill
d)
person, place, thing
25.
It isn't good to have _____ to the flu. (expose)
a)
exposing
b)
exposure
c)
expository
d)
exposed
26.
The _____ student was always drawing. (create)
a)
creative
b)
creation
c)
creating
d)
creates
27.
The parent didn't call to clear the student's _____. (absent)
a)
absently
b)
absence
c)
absented
d)
absent-mindedly
28.
The woman showed her _____ when she had the baby. (brave)
a)
bravely
b)
bravery
c)
braved
d)
braves
29.
What does the root "biblio/bibl" mean?
a)
book
b)
song
c)
movie
d)
tv show
30.
What does the root "volv" mean?
a)
to learn
b)
to turn
c)
to earn
d)
to yearn
31.
What does the root "cize" mean?
a)
to sew
b)
to eat
c)
to cut
d)
to break
32.
What does the root "ation" mean?
a)
an action or process
b)
a song and dance
c)
a plant or animal
d)
a car or vehicle
33.
What does the root "scrip/scrib" mean?
a)
to glue
b)
to fix
c)
to write
d)
to talk
34.
What does the root "cred" mean?
a)
believe
b)
hear
c)
see
d)
speak
35.
What does the root "corp" mean?
a)
foot
b)
head
c)
body
d)
land
36.
What does the root "cent/centi" mean?
a)
1
b)
10
c)
100
d)
1,000
37.
The girl has lots of _____, but didn't put in the effort. (able)
a)
ableless
b)
ability
c)
abled
d)
ableness
38.
What does the root "log/logue" mean?
a)
feeling
b)
emotion
c)
hear
d)
thought
39.
What does the root "bio" mean?
a)
life
b)
death
c)
equal
d)
think
40.
What does the root "tele" mean?
a)
close by
b)
far off, far away
c)
interesting
d)
boring
41.
What does the root "ex" mean?
a)
in
b)
out
c)
over
d)
under
42.
What does the root "-ness" mean?
a)
a state of being
b)
the state of California
c)
a statement
d)
a statue
43.
What does the root "re" mean?
a)
one
b)
two
c)
again
d)
personal
44.
What does the root "inter" mean?
a)
beside
b)
between
c)
behind
d)
become
45.
What does the root "pater/patr" mean?
a)
mother
b)
brother
c)
sister
d)
father
46.
What does the root "mater/matr" mean?
a)
father
b)
mother
c)
brother
d)
sister
47.
What does the root "dic" mean?
a)
to play
b)
to make
c)
to say
d)
to stay
48.
What does the root "port" mean?
a)
to lose
b)
to move/carry
c)
to prove
d)
to state
49.
What does the root "aud" mean?
a)
to stare
b)
to hear
c)
to say
d)
to speak
50.
What does the root "pro" mean?
a)
for/forward
b)
backward
c)
color
d)
space
51.
What does the root "vid/vis" mean?
a)
to hear
b)
to taste
c)
to smell
d)
to see
52.
What does the root "-ize" mean?
a)
to bake
b)
to make
c)
to take
d)
to rake
53.
What does the root "magna/magni" mean?
a)
great
b)
decent
c)
O.K.
d)
lowly
54.
What does the root "nov/neo" mean?
a)
new
b)
old
c)
week
d)
weak
55.
What does the root "pan" mean?
a)
some
b)
none
c)
all
d)
a few
56.
What does the root "rupt" mean?
a)
to take
b)
to break
c)
to live
d)
to eat
57.
What does the root "anni/enni" mean?
a)
day
b)
week
c)
month
d)
year
58.
What does the root "carn" mean?
a)
cheese
b)
bread
c)
fruit
d)
meat
59.
What does the root "cog" mean?
a)
to show
b)
to grow
c)
to mow
d)
to know
60.
What does the root "ject" mean?
a)
to throw
b)
to kick
c)
to play
d)
to draw
61.

What does the root "leg" mean?

a)

foot

b)

law

c)

hand

d)

land

62.

What does the root "ethos" mean?

a)

air

b)

thought, study

c)

earth

d)

right & wrong

63.

What does the root "pathos" mean?

a)

feeling, emotion

b)

thought, study

c)

to walk

d)

right & wrong

64.

What does the root "logos" mean?

a)

thought, study

b)

feeling, emotion

c)

right & wrong

d)

law

65.

What does the root "man" mean?

a)

hand

b)

arm

c)

foot

d)

face

66.

What does the root "ped/pod" mean?

a)

foot

b)

hand

c)

face

d)

head

67.

What does the root "agr" mean?

a)

face, head

b)

farm, field

c)

foot, toe

d)

kick, throw

68.

What does the root "dem" mean?

a)

people

b)

trust

c)

party

d)

fun

69.

What does the root "psych" mean?

a)

mind

b)

trick

c)

crazy

d)

cool

70.

What does the root "mis" mean?

a)

good, fun

b)

wrong, bad

c)

one, two

d)

left, right

71.

What does the root "tract" mean?

a)

draw, pull

b)

push

c)

paint

d)

write

72.

What does the root "vit/viv" mean?

a)

death

b)

hurt

c)

life

d)

eat

73.

What does the root "mor/mort" mean?

a)

death

b)

life

c)

easy

d)

hard

74.

What does the root "mal" mean?

a)

good, clean

b)

push

c)

bad, evil

d)

pull

75.

What does the root "im" mean?

a)

on

b)

opposite

c)

exact

d)

true

76.

What does the root "anti" mean?

a)

against, opposite

b)

off

c)

black

d)

white

77.

What does the root "pent" mean?

a)

one

b)

two

c)

three

d)

four

e)

five

78.

What does the root "quad" mean?

a)

one

b)

two

c)

three

d)

four

e)

five

79.

What does the root "tri" mean?

a)

one

b)

two

c)

three

d)

four

e)

five

80.

What does the root "bi" mean?

a)

one

b)

two

c)

three

d)

four

e)

five

81.

What is the definition for the root tui/tut

a)

protect, teach

b)

learn

c)

buy, purchase

d)

sing

82.

What is the definition for the root con?

a)

apart

b)

with, together

c)

beside

d)

ovder

83.

What is the definition for the root voc?

a)

kick, run

b)

voice, call

c)

burn

d)

exercise

84.

What is the definition for the root sat/satis?

a)

none

b)

some

c)

enough

d)

too much

85.

What is the definition for the root opus/oper?

a)

to play

b)

to learn

c)

to work

d)

to know

86.

What is the definition for the root pac?

a)

peace

b)

violence

c)

understanding

d)

laughter

87.

What is the definition for the root pre?

a)

before

b)

during

c)

after

d)

same

88.

What is the definition for the root un?

a)

some

b)

all

c)

none

d)

too

89.

What is the definition for the root urb?

a)

country

b)

city

c)

continent

d)

state

90.

What is the definition for the root geo?

a)

space

b)

water

c)

earth

d)

room

91.

What is the definition for the root derm?

a)

skin

b)

bones

c)

blood

d)

fat

92.

What is the definition for the root helio?

a)

space

b)

earth

c)

sun

d)

moon

93.

What is the definition for the root junct?

a)

to join

b)

to leave

c)

to know

d)

to stay

94.

What is the definition for the root flu?

a)

to go

b)

to flow

c)

to please

d)

to hurt

95.

What is the definition for the root theo?

a)

doubt

b)

belief

c)

love

d)

hate

96.

What is the definition for the root gen?

a)

race, kind, birth

b)

boy, girl

c)

hurt, kill

d)

to know

97.

What is the definition for the root fid/fed?

a)

trust, faith

b)

money

c)

people

d)

group

98.

What is the definition for the root mar/mer?

a)

sea, pool

b)

dust, dirt

c)

earth

d)

space

99.

What is the definition for the root morph?

a)

to stay

b)

to leave

c)

to change

d)

to hurt

100.

What is the definition for the root intra?

a)

between

b)

within

c)

apart

d)

over