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Greek/Latin Number Roots

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Pentasyllable means a word of ____ syllables.

a)

five

b)

ten

c)

plenty

d)

many

2.

Triathletes compete in contests with __ events.

a)

five

b)

ten

c)

three

d)

four

3.

How many quarters are there in a game of football?

a)

five

b)

four

c)

two

d)

three

4.

Quadrilaterals have __ sides.

a)

five

b)

four

c)

many

d)

six

5.

The root word tri means three in all of the following except:

a)

triplets

b)

triangle

c)

tribe

d)

triathlon

6.

Percent means "per _____"

a)

1

b)

100

c)

10

d)

0.1

7.

October was the ___th month in the Roman calendar.

a)

9

b)

8

c)

7

d)

11

8.

If you are 10 years old, you have lived one ______.

a)

century

b)

trip

c)

decade

d)

quarter

9.

Centipedes can have ____ legs!

a)

10

b)

20

c)

100

d)

2

10.

Bilinguals can speak

a)

one language

b)

two languages

c)

three languages

d)

no languages

11.

Poseidon's trident has ___ prongs or "teeth".

a)

30

b)

3

c)

2

d)

0

12.

This is a _______.

a)

bicycle

b)

tricycle

c)

quadracycle

d)

unicycle

13.

The 6-sided shape in a snowflake is called a

a)

decagon

b)

hexagon

c)

nonagon

d)

octagon

14.
Which word contains the root meaning 8?
a)
binary
b)
heptad
c)
octopus
d)
hexagon
15.
What is a four-footed creature?
a)
biped
b)
centipede
c)
millipede
d)
quadruped