WorksheetsRoots Week #7
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 17mins
In the Roman army, a commanding officer was called a centurion. About how many soldiers did each centurion command?
1,000
10,000
10
100
In a car, a speedometer tell us how fast the car is moving. The Latin root for feet is ped. What do you call a device for measuring distance covered by walking or running?
speedometer
pedometer
pediatrician
pedestrian
When we go to an auditorium for an event, we listen to the speaker. What do you call a group of people who watch and listen to someone?
audience
members
actors
speaker
The kind of advice that helps to build someone up and make them better is called:
condescending
contrary
destructive
constructive
Calculate the perimeter of a square with a side length of 40cm.
80 sq. cm
160 sq. cm
200 sq. cm
44 sq. cm
What does the root meter mean?
hear
build
against
measure
What does the root aud mean?
measure
hear
build
against
What does the root stru mean?
build
measure
hear
against
What does the root anti mean?
against
build
hear
measure
If I said someone was antisocial, what does that mean?
They are very social.
They have lots of friends.
They like to talk with others.
They don't like to be social.
What does the root inter mean?
a person who
between
write
follow
What does the root gram mean?
write
between
a person who
follow
What does the root sequ or sec mean?
to write
between
to follow
a person who
What does the root or/er/ist mean?
to write
between
to follow
a person who
What does the root bene mean?
good
bad
ugly
easy
What does the root dict mean?
speak
good
empty
earth
What does the root vac mean?
say
empty
land
well
What does the root terra mean?
well
speak
earth
empty
If the word for "earth" is "geo", what is the study of earth called?
earthlogy
geology
gemology
geoearth
How many centimeters are in a meter?
10
1,000
10,000
100
What does the root scrib/script mean?
to write
to draw
to view
to scribble
What does the root cent mean?
100
ten
thousand
hundred
What does the suffix -ology mean?
the list of
the group of
life
the study of
What does the root post mean?
after
before
during
put up
What does the root mal mean?
good
bad
ugly
character
What does the root port mean?
to dock
to load
to send
to carry
What does the root scope mean?
to see
to look
to clean
to guess
What does the root derm mean?
feet
skin
touch
one
What does the prefix trans mean?
across
one
far
nearby
What does the root mob/mot/mov mean?
to move
city
ask
time
What does the root pol mean?
to move
city
ask
time
What does the root quir/ques mean?
ask
to move
city
time
What does the root chron mean?
ask
to move
city
time
