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WorksheetsGreek Latin Roots 8/2 Part 2
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
The three roots in autobiography mean:
car, life, speak
self, life, hear
self, life, write
speak, write, life
The French bon voyage translates literally as __________, appropriate for wishing someone a safe and pleasant trip.
sweet treats!
good day!
happy travels!
good voyage!
To imbibe is to _________.
read
drink
eat
breath
The two roots in bibliophile mean:
Bible, study
drink, health
book, love
book, read
The famous ______ gardens around the world have an impressive display of flora.
botanic or botanical
vegetable or mineral
flower or vegetable
pollinator or pollen
The habitat of the boreal owl is the _________.
Amazon River Basin
rain forests of Suriname
Australian outback
northern forests of America & Europe
The subfamily Bovinae includes:
cattle, bison, buffalo, pig
bison, cattle, buffalo, yak
pigs, goats, and elephants
cattle, bison, squirrel, rat
When discussing the anatomy of lungs, we include the:
esophagus and larynx
trachia and bronchial tubes
teeth and gingiva
small and large intestines
They're, we're, can't, it's, and fo'c'sle are:
abrasions
abrogations
abridgements
abbreviations
If cacophony is a bad sound, what is government by the worst kind of leaders?
malfeasence
cacocracy or kakistocracy
maleficence or maleficent
demagogue or demagoguery
The root burs, as in disburse and reimburse, comes from the Latin bursa, meaning:
explode
money, cash
pouch, purse
bubble
Relating to the arm or a structure resembling an arm:
bronchial
borealis
brontosaurus
brachial
The idea of sentators comes from the ancient Romans. How many U.S. senators are there in each state?
2
3
4
1
The three branches of U.S. government are:
legislative, executive, military
president, monetary, executive
lawmaking, courts, military
executive, legislative, judicial
The words legislate, legitimate, and illegal all pertain to:
wigs
books
gavels
law
To coin a phrase or term means to:
invent a new saying or expression
pay someone to do your homework
buy a letter on Wheel of Fortune
use witty words to make money
In 1619 A.D., Galileo coined the term aurora borealis after Aurora, Roman goddess of dawn, and Boreas, Greek god of the north wind. What is the common name for this phenomenon?
Roman dawn
north wind
light show
northern lights
