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Greek and Latin Roots Unit 2: We Are Family

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This root word means "father" and is of Latin origin

a)

mater/matri

b)

dem

c)

pater/patri

d)

pop

2.

Of or relating to a mother; motherly

a)

maternal

b)

benevolent

c)

dynamic

d)

paternal

3.

Of, relating to, or involving genes, which is the part of a cell that controls or influences the appearance, growth, etc., of a living thing

a)

dysfunction

b)

speculate

c)

emigrate

d)

genetic

4.

A person who is a member of the highest social class

a)

matron

b)

victor

c)

patrician

d)

reflective

5.

A group of people born and living during the same time

a)

malcontent

b)

nationality

c)

generation

d)

native

6.

This root word means "mother" and is of Latin origin

a)

bene/bon

b)

mater/matri

c)

pater/patri

d)

mal

7.

Pleasant, enjoyable, or friendly

a)

congenial

b)

benevolent

c)

captivate

d)

benign

8.

A man who controls a family, group, or government

a)

democracy

b)

tangible

c)

immigrant

d)

patriarch

9.

This root word means "birth, race, kind", and is of Greek origin

a)

hydr

b)

circ/circum

c)

onym

d)

gen

10.

Of or relating to a mother; motherly

a)

congenial

b)

maternal

c)

matron

d)

generate

11.

To produce something or cause something to be produced

a)

generate

b)

create

c)

tangible

d)

spectacular

12.

A family, group, or government controlled by a woman or a group of women and/or females

a)

patriarchy

b)

democracy

c)

matriarchy

d)

republic

13.

An older married woman who usually has a high social position

a)

matron

b)

collaborator

c)

parade

d)

patrician