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Latin Root Words

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does Latin root ambi mean ?

a)

both

b)

water

c)

ambiguous

d)

good

2.

What does the Latin root aud mean?

a)

one hundered

b)

to hear

c)

against

d)

to lead

3.

What does the Latin root contra/counter mean?

a)

to do

b)

shape

c)

strength

d)

against

4.

What does the Latin root ject mean?

a)

mother

b)

to throw

c)

bad

d)

to write

5.

What does the Latin root mit mean ?

a)

to send

b)

father

c)

to write

d)

mitten

6.

What does the Latin root bene mean?

a)

shape

b)

to carry

c)

good

d)

to build

7.

What does the Latin root fac mean?

a)

to make, to do

b)

break

c)

strength

d)

to throw

8.

What does the Latin root jud mean?

a)

judge

b)

bad

c)

to send

d)

prejudice

9.

What does the Latin root form mean?

a)

water

b)

both

c)

shape

d)

square

10.

What does the Latin root fract mean?

a)

to say

b)

to lead

c)

fracture

d)

to break

11.

What is the Latin root of the word percent?

a)

percent

b)

per

c)

cent

d)

one hundred

12.

What is the Latin root of the word video?

a)

vid

b)

deo

c)

vis

d)

video

13.

What is the Latin root of the word paternity?

a)

father

b)

pater

c)

nity

d)

mother

14.

What is the Latin root of the word multimedia?

a)

multiple

b)

media

c)

multi

d)

multiply

15.

What is the Latin root of the word dictator?

a)

one who rules

b)

dict

c)

to say

d)

tor

16.

What does the Latin root mal mean?

a)

around

b)

bad

c)

against

d)

to send

17.

What does the Latin root cent mean?

a)

penny

b)

one thousand

c)

dance

d)

one hundred

18.

What does the Latin root circum mean?

a)

circumference

b)

circle

c)

around

d)

square

19.

Which is the best definition of a root word?

a)

An affix which is placed before the stem of a word.

b)

Word parts that come before or after the stem of a word.

c)

A basic word or word part upon which prefixes and suffixes can be added to make new words.

d)

An affix which is placed after the stem of a word.

20.

What does the Latin root aqua mean?

a)

dirt

b)

water

c)

sand

d)

ocean