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WorksheetsSTAAR Greek and Latin roots
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
To check someone's temperature, you would use a thermometer. What does the root "therm" mean?
a)
ice
b)
sky
c)
heat
d)
see
2.
The audience watched the soccer game. The root "aud" means......
a)
to hear
b)
to eat
c)
to send
d)
to sleep
3.
Your vision is very important for learning. What does the root "vis" mean?
a)
to hear
b)
to send
c)
to laugh
d)
to see
4.
Construction is a good career for many people. What does the root "struc" mean?
a)
to build
b)
to see
c)
to hear
d)
to sleep
5.
The speech in a story is called dialogue. What does the root "log" mean?
a)
dance
b)
word or study
c)
sleep or rest
d)
travel or go
6.
If you have a portable computer, you can take it with you. What does the root "port" mean?
a)
to see
b)
to sleep
c)
to carry
d)
to throw
7.
When you study astronomy, you look at the night sky. What does the root "ast or astro" mean?
a)
day
b)
dark
c)
star
d)
boy
8.
When you are a spectator at a soccer game, you watch people run and kick the ball. What does "spec" mean in spectator?
a)
to see
b)
to hear
c)
to pay
d)
to sleep
9.
When you ask for someone's autograph, you want them to sign something. The root "graph" means ......
a)
to play
b)
to see
c)
to hear
d)
to write
10.
When you put things in chronological order, you are making a time line. What does the root "chron" mean?
a)
bake
b)
laugh
c)
time
d)
see
11.
geo
a)
written words
b)
sound
c)
the earth
12.
dict
a)
written words
b)
light
c)
to carry
13.
micro
a)
self
b)
small
c)
the earth
14.
rupt
a)
to look
b)
to build
c)
to break
15.
photo
a)
sound
b)
move across
c)
light
16.
bio
a)
death
b)
life
c)
to carry
17.
phone
a)
sound
b)
small
c)
self
18.
port
a)
a dock
b)
to carry
c)
light
19.
struct
a)
to break
b)
to speak
c)
to build
20.
tele
a)
to watch
b)
over a distance
c)
light
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