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WorksheetsLatin + Greek Roots
Total questions: 81
Worksheet time: 49mins
What does "audi" mean?
step
hear
good/well
believe
What does "geo" mean?
good/well
star
earth/land
step
What does "astr" mean?
star
dict
earth/land
bio
What does "chron" mean?
earth/land
say/tell
life
time
What does "bio" mean?
life
say/tell
time
step
What does "grad" or "gres" mean?
time
star
step
good/well
What does "cred" mean?
believe
good/well
say/tell
life
What does "bene" or "bon" mean?
time
good/well
hear
star
What does "dict" mean?
hear
earth/land
star
say/tell
What does "hydr" mean?
throw
earth/land
water
life
What does "ject" mean?
time
throw
star
step
What does "graph" mean?
water
star
time
write
What word matches this definition: a person who rules a country under their ultimate sayings
benefactor
dictator
valedictorian
astronaut
What word matches this definition: a person who controls or pilots a spacecraft
astronaut
astromony
graduation
biomedical
What word matches this definition: a substance that is a threat to your life
dictator
bio-hazard
biowaste
chronology
What word matches this definition: a person who studies the Earth and its natural minerals and crystals
geographer
astrology
geologist
auditorium
What word matches this definition: a person or a group of people gathered to hear or see something
audience
biologist
credible
valedictorian
What word matches this definition: slowly
biology
diction
gradually
credible
What word matches this definition: a light motorboat designed to skim over water's surface
hydrant
biologist
hydroplane
geographer
What word matches this definition: a symbol/picture for a word or phrase
objection
pictograph
asteroid
seismograph
What does "mal" mean?
good/well
time
bad/abnormal
speak/tell
What does "log" or "logue" mean?
speak
word
believe
star
What does "jur" or "jud" mean?
earth/land
step
throw
law/justice/judge
What word matches this definition: causing harm and/or destruction, usually by supernatural means. (also known as a disney character)
malevolent
chronic
geologist
maleficent
What word matches this definition: the official power to make legal decisions
judgmental
dictation
jurisdiction
auditorium
What word matches this definition: an abrupt remark
trajectory
interjection
chronic
asteroid
What does "metr/meter" mean?
foot
time
measure
life
What does "mit/mis" mean?
star
send
earth/land
write
What does "ped/pod" mean?
sound
step
fruit
foot
What does "phon" mean?
sound
technology
bad/abnormal
believe
What word matches this definition: two words that sound the same, but don't mean the same thing
phonics
chronic
homophone
gradually
What word matches this definition: a device used to track distance traveled by foot
pedometer
pedicure
jury
malfunction
What does "photo" mean?
step
bad
light
life
What does "port" mean?
carry
star
water
word
What does "rupt" mean?
believe
break/burst
measure
send
What does "scrib" or "script" mean?
hear
time
sound
write
What word matches this definition: legally unable to pays tremendous debt
corrupt
interupting
anticorruption
bankrupt
What word matches this definition: carrying a lot of weight, chubby or heavy
portly
important
portmanteau
sport
What does "spec" mean?
life
earth/land
send
look/see
What does "struct" mean?
throw
word
build
water
What does "tract" mean?
law/justice/judge
pull/draw
step
star
What does "therm" mean?
foot
believe
heat
bad/abnormal
What word matches this definition: a survey or full review on a past event
speculation
retrospect
inspection
specified
What word matches this definition: the summary of an article, a book, or a speech
extract
contract
tractile
abstract
What does the root "vac" mean?
empty/free
throw
water
time
What does the root "viv" or "vit" mean?
see
hear
live/alive
heat
What do the roots "vis" or "vid" mean?
earth/land
see
write
live/alive
What word matches this definition: single or separate
individual
thermos
geography
one
What word matches this definition: a pleasant trip away from home for relaxation, leisure, or for fun
vaccine
vivid
chronic
vacation
What word matches this definition: a line on a map connecting points having the same temperature at a given time
thermos
isotherm
monolith
biochemistry
What does the prefixes "dis, anti, de, counter, and contra" mean?
before
not
opposite
far
What do the prefixes "non, ir, in, il, im" mean?
new
opposite
not
between
What word matches this definition: to rot and decay
dissemble
disembodied
anticlimactic
decompose
What word matches this definition: to not be logical or make sense or clarity
impossible
irrelevant
illogical
informal
What does "hex" or "sex" mean?
eight
seven
six
five
What does "oct" mean?
eight
one
six
seven
What does "sept" mean?
eight
three
seven
six
What word matches this definition: a set of eight children born at the same time
octagon
octuplets
twins
septagon
What word matches this definition: a six-faced, three-dimensional object
cube
hexagon
hexed
hexahedron
What word matches this definition: the cardinal number equal to 1024 (10 to the 24th power)
billion
septillion
septentrion
septet
What word completes this sentence: Britain had been divided under eight Anglo-Saxon governments, and the island was, therefore, ruled by an __________.
octant
octarchy
septic
Octans
What word belongs in this sentence: My group of friends is a ____________, since there's seven of us!
septenary
octogenarian
hexed
septime
Which word matches the sentence: My favorite movie series, the Chronicles of Barnia, is a _______, a series of six.
hexad
octopus
hexachord
septillion
What does "non/nov" mean?
ten
nine
three
eight
What does "cent" mean?
ten
five
hundred
six
What does "deci/deca" mean?
ten
three
hundred
one
What word matches this definition: A polygon with nine sides and nine angles
nonahedron
novercal
nonagon
cognovit
What word matches this definition: multiply by a hundred or by a large amount
cents
centify
centuple
centime
What word matches this definition: an athletic contest consisting of ten track and field events: the 100-meter, 400-meter, and 1,500-meter runs; the 110-meter high hurdles; the discus and javelin throws; the shot put; the pole vault; the high jump; and the long jump
decade
decathlon
decapod
decahedra
What does the root "anim" mean?
earth/land
mind/spirit
nature/natural order
write
What does the root "phys" mean?
nature/natural order
break
hear
mind/sprit
What does the root "carn" mean?
nature/natural order
star
step
flesh
What word matches this definition: the appearance of an individual
physique
physicality
physics
physical
What word matches this definition: characteristics or nature of an animal
animosity
animations
animatronic
animality
What words matches this definition: the eating of animal flesh
reincarnation
carnosaurs
carivory
carnival
What does the root word "mater/matri" mean?
mother
child
father
birth/race
What does the root word "pater/patri" mean?
birth/race
child
mother
father
What does the root word "gen" mean?
child
birth/race
father
mother
What word matches this definition: a married woman, especially a dignified and sober middle-aged one
matron
marriage
maternity
wife
What word matches this definition: An inheritance from a father or other ancestor
estate
patronize
patrimony
heritage
What word matches this definition:
born in, growing naturally in a particular region
first
genuine
native
indigenous
