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Greek Roots

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which root means life?

a)

botan

b)

auto

c)

bio

d)

anti/ant

2.

Which root means water?

a)

anti/ant

b)

aqu

c)

bio

d)

botan

3.

Which root means self directed?

a)

bio

b)

botan

c)

anti/ant

d)

auto

4.

The root archi means ancient, so the word archipelago means...

a)

an architect

b)

someone who builds using legos

c)

a group of islands

d)

a brand new building

5.

The root ced/cess means go and is found in all of the following words except...

a)

excessive

b)

succeed

c)

laced

d)

recessive

6.

The word carnage has the root, carn, in it meaning flesh. The correct definition is...

a)

A large killing of people

b)

A place where you keep barn animals

c)

Someone's age

d)

None of the above

7.

The root that means head is...

a)

avi

b)

can

c)

chron

d)

capit

8.

Greek and Latin are the father language to all of the following languages except...

a)

English

b)

Japanese

c)

French

d)

Spanish

9.

The word chronological has to do with

a)

drugs

b)

food

c)

time

d)

structures

10.

True or false: Greek and Latin roots help us break down the definition of an unknown word?

a)

True

b)

False

11.

If someone has "credibility" this means

a)

They are untrustworthy

b)

They are trustworthy

c)

They have good credit

d)

They have bad credit

12.

Contra means against, so if someone "contradicts," what was said, they...

a)

they lied about it

b)

they wrote it down

c)

they agreed with it

d)

went against it

13.

The root, "cor," means with or together. If information is "corroborated," that means it was...

a)

denied

b)

supported or confirmed

c)

refuted

d)

none of the above

14.

The root "dem" means

a)

people

b)

darn

c)

them

d)

phlegm

15.

The root, grati, means thanks, so all of the following have to do with being thankful except...

a)

gratuity

b)

gracious

c)

graze

d)

gratitude

16.

Which root means among or inbetween?

a)

inter

b)

ide

c)

tude

d)

tween

17.

The root hyper means over or above, so the word hyperbole means

a)

a superbowl that takes place in heaven

b)

a oversized bowl

c)

an over exaggeration

d)

all of the above

18.

The root word fract means to break, so the word infract means to...

a)

act carefully

b)

solve a fraction

c)

break a promise

d)

break a law or break the rules

19.

The word homo means same, so if someone describes a community as homogenous, this means...

a)

Everyone gets along

b)

No one gets along

c)

Everyone looks the same

d)

Everyone looks different

20.

The root "hemi" means...

a)

semi

b)

half

c)

hurt

d)

pain