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Greek and Latin Roots

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 15mins

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Class
Date
1.

Inject, objection, and project come from the root "ject" which means

a)

feeling, suffering

b)

to throw

c)

break, burst

d)

measure

2.

The root word "spect" means

a)

judge, law

b)

word, study

c)

see/look

d)

light

3.

vision, evidence, provide, and providence are made from the root, "Vid/Vis" which means

a)

see

b)

say/tell

c)

land

d)

look

4.

the root word "sci" found in words such as science, omniscient, and conscience means

a)

knowledge

b)

judge/law

c)

star

d)

word/study

5.

the root word "log" can be found in which words?

a)

prologue

b)

apology

c)

dialogue

d)

photograph

6.

If someone says you have empathy, they are saying that you have

a)

feeling, suffering

b)

light

c)

hear/listen

d)

pull, drag

7.

Astronaut, astronomy and disaster have a common root that is ____________ meaning _________

a)

geo/earth

b)

astr/star

c)

tract/land

d)

photo/light

8.

When you transmit, you

a)

send

b)

pull/drag

c)

say, tell or speak

d)

throw

9.

Which root means "to hear" or "listen"?

a)

terra

b)

tract

c)

aud

d)

log

10.

Dictate, predict, verdict and dictator come from the root _________ which means ___________

a)

rupt, break

b)

meter, measure

c)

dict, say/tell/speak

d)

geo, earth/ground, soil

11.

The root "rupt" means

a)

throw

b)

see

c)

break/burst

d)

pull/drag

12.

terrain, territory, and terrarium have which root word in common?

a)

terra

b)

rupt

c)

aud

d)

geo

13.

If you study geography, you are studying?

a)

stars

b)

land

c)

earth

d)

measurement

14.

The root word, "photo," can be found in which word?

a)

telephoto

b)

photograph

c)

photos

d)

piano

15.

If you get on a tractor, you're going to _______________ something

a)

pull

b)

drag

c)

burst

d)

judge

16.

what is the likely meaning of "perimeter" based on the root word, "meter"?

a)

the outermost parts or boundary of an area or object.

b)

an instrument on a vehicle's dashboard indicating its speed.

c)

a mythical superhuman being,

d)

a mathematical term