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Roots & Radicals!

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
This root means "to speak" or "to say".
a)
form
b)
aud
c)
vis
d)
dic
2.
This root means "carry".
a)
form
b)
spect
c)
port
d)
vis
3.
This root means "hear".
a)
aud
b)
vis
c)
form
d)
spect
4.

Which of the following latin roots mean to see (CHOOSE 2)

a)

port

b)

dict

c)

vis

d)

vid

5.

Which of the following latin roots means one hundred?

a)

cent

b)

mit

c)

port

d)

bene

6.

Which of the following latin roots means bad?

a)

bene

b)

pater

c)

mater

d)

mal

7.

The latin root mater means

a)

mother

b)

father

c)

to look

d)

to make

8.

The latin root bene means -

a)

bad

b)

good

c)

father

d)

bent

9.

Which of the following latin roots means to write?

a)

spect

b)

bene

c)

mater

d)

scrib/script

10.

Paternity has to do with being a _____.

a)

father

b)

mother

c)

sister

d)

brother

11.

What does liber mean?

a)

free

b)

place

c)

order

d)

recall

12.

What does loc mean?

a)

best

b)

new

c)

place

d)

move

13.

What does mand mean?

a)

small

b)

foot

c)

free

d)

order

14.

What does min mean?

a)

small

b)

foot

c)

free

d)

command

15.

What is the meaning of nov?

a)

best

b)

free

c)

new

d)

born

16.

What is the meaning of opt?

a)

foot

b)

best

c)

born

d)

small

17.

Which root means field or farm?

a)

aqua

b)

terr

c)

ceed

d)

agri

18.

Which root means year?

a)

mand

b)

cal

c)

annu

d)

min

19.

Which root means water?

a)

duct

b)

aqua

c)

dict

d)

annu

20.

Which root means to lead?

a)

duct

b)

dic

c)

mand

d)

opt

21.

What is the definition of the root photo (photosynthesis, photograph, photocopy)?

a)

teeth

b)

two

c)

light

d)

many

22.

What is the definition of the root bi (bicycle, biweekly, bisect)?

a)

two

b)

measure

c)

life

d)

to pull or drag

23.

What is the definition of the root auto (autograph, automobile, autobiography)?

a)

far off

b)

to build

c)

three

d)

self

24.

What is the definition of the root bio (biology, biography, biome)?

a)

name

b)

life

c)

same or equal

d)

teeth

25.

What is the definition of the root dent (dentist, denture, orthodontist)?

a)

two

b)

to break

c)

to look

d)

teeth

26.

What is the definition of the root ology (geology, mythology, zoology)?

a)

far off

b)

measure

c)

the study of

d)

to pull or drag

27.

What is the definition of the root uni (unicorn, unity, unicycle)?

a)

to hear

b)

four

c)

to write

d)

one

28.

What is the definition of the root multi (multiply, multiple, multimedia)?

a)

two

b)

many

c)

to do or perform

d)

same or equal

29.

What is the definition of the root tri (triangle, tricycle, tripod)?

a)

to carry

b)

four

c)

three

d)

to write

30.

What is the definition of the root quad (quarter, quartet, quadruplets)?

a)

two

b)

self

c)

many

d)

four

31.

What is the definition of the root dec (decimal, decade, decagon)?

a)

ten

b)

four

c)

to write

d)

light

32.

What is the definition of the root ped/pod (pedicure, centipede, pedal, tripod)?

a)

to speak

b)

water

c)

foot

d)

far off

33.

The root hydra means?

a)

Land

b)

Earth

c)

Wind

d)

Water

34.

The greek root astro means what?

a)

star

b)

love

c)

life

d)

spirt

35.

chron means

a)

time

b)

good

c)

fast

d)

color

36.

the root word geo means

a)

earth

b)

age

c)

angle

d)

letter

37.

graph means

a)

grain

b)

letter

c)

write

d)

escape

38.

man means

a)

speak

b)

hand

c)

order

d)

middle

39.

Omni is...

a)

change

b)

move

c)

all

d)

bad

40.

Phil....

a)

leaf

b)

sound

c)

love

d)

grow

41.

饣

a)

Tree

b)

Food

c)

Metal

d)

Eyes

42.

钅

a)

Tree

b)

Food

c)

Metal

d)

Eyes

43.

心

a)

Fire

b)

Heart

c)

Water

d)

Eyes

44.

足

a)

Hand

b)

Foot

c)

Mouth

d)

Ears

45.

力

a)

Hand

b)

Foot

c)

Power

d)

Ears

46.

土

a)

Hand

b)

Foot

c)

Earth, Soil

d)

Ears

47.

走

a)

Hand

b)

Foot

c)

Earth, Soil

d)

To Walk

48.

目

a)

Hand

b)

Foot

c)

Eyes

d)

To Walk

49.

水

a)

Water

b)

Ears

c)

Eyes

d)

To Walk

50.

火

a)

Water

b)

Ears

c)

Eyes

d)

Fire