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Root Words

Total questions: 80

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The root word PHOTO means....

a)

book

b)

very small, tiny

c)

light

d)

go

e)

high

2.

The root word BIBLIO means....

a)

book

b)

very small, tiny

c)

light

d)

go

e)

high

3.

The root word FARE means....

a)

book

b)

very small, tiny

c)

light

d)

go

e)

high

4.

The root word MICRO means....

a)

book

b)

very small, tiny

c)

light

d)

go

e)

high

5.

The root word ALT means....

a)

book

b)

very small, tiny

c)

light

d)

go

e)

high

6.

The root word DYS means....

a)

to see or look

b)

water

c)

bad, hard, unlucky

d)

know

e)

voice, call

7.

The root word PHON means....

a)

to see or look

b)

water

c)

bad, hard, unlucky

d)

know

e)

voice, call

8.

The root word AQUA means....

a)

to see or look

b)

water

c)

bad, hard, unlucky

d)

know

e)

voice, call

9.

The root word WIS/WIT means....

a)

to see or look

b)

water

c)

bad, hard, unlucky

d)

know

e)

voice, call

10.

The root word SPEC means....

a)

to see or look

b)

water

c)

bad, hard, unlucky

d)

know

e)

voice, call

11.

The root word BIO means....

a)

to see or look

b)

man, human, humanity

c)

stomach

d)

earthquakes

e)

life

12.

The root word GASTRO means....

a)

to see or look

b)

man, human, humanity

c)

stomach

d)

earthquakes

e)

life

13.

The root word SEISMO means....

a)

to see or look

b)

man, human, humanity

c)

stomach

d)

earthquakes

e)

life

14.

The root word THEATR means....

a)

to see or look

b)

man, human, humanity

c)

stomach

d)

earthquakes

e)

life

15.

The root word ANTROP means....

a)

to see or look

b)

man, human, humanity

c)

stomach

d)

earthquakes

e)

life

16.

The root word VAC means....

a)

sleep

b)

people

c)

consume with fire

d)

empty

e)

finger

17.

The root word DEM means....

a)

sleep

b)

people

c)

consume with fire

d)

empty

e)

finger

18.

The root word BURN means....

a)

sleep

b)

people

c)

consume with fire

d)

empty

e)

finger

19.

The root word HYPNO means....

a)

sleep

b)

people

c)

consume with fire

d)

empty

e)

finger

20.

The root word DACTYL means....

a)

sleep

b)

people

c)

consume with fire

d)

empty

e)

finger

21.

The root word PED means....

a)

blood

b)

year

c)

foot

d)

heart

e)

ancient

22.

The root word HEM means....

a)

blood

b)

year

c)

foot

d)

heart

e)

ancient

23.

The root word CARDIO means....

a)

blood

b)

year

c)

foot

d)

heart

e)

ancient

24.

The root word ARCHEO means....

a)

blood

b)

year

c)

foot

d)

heart

e)

ancient

25.

The root word ANNI, ANNU means....

a)

blood

b)

year

c)

foot

d)

heart

e)

ancient

26.

The root word CENT means....

a)

time

b)

middle

c)

tooth

d)

one hundred

e)

voice, sound

27.

The root word CHRONO means....

a)

time

b)

middle

c)

tooth

d)

one hundred

e)

voice, sound

28.

The root word DENT means....

a)

time

b)

middle

c)

tooth

d)

one hundred

e)

voice, sound

29.

The root word VOC means....

a)

time

b)

middle

c)

tooth

d)

one hundred

e)

voice, sound

30.

The root word MED means....

a)

time

b)

middle

c)

tooth

d)

one hundred

e)

voice, sound

31.

The root word DERM means....

a)

stars

b)

stone

c)

earth

d)

skin

e)

bone

32.

The root word ASTRO/STELL means....

a)

stars

b)

stone

c)

earth

d)

skin

e)

bone

33.

The root word OSTEO means....

a)

stars

b)

stone

c)

earth

d)

skin

e)

bone

34.

The root word PETRO means....

a)

stars

b)

stone

c)

earth

d)

skin

e)

bone

35.

The root word GEO means....

a)

stars

b)

stone

c)

earth

d)

skin

e)

bone

36.

The root word ZOO means....

a)

eye

b)

sea

c)

animals

d)

separate

e)

hearing

37.

The root word PRIV means....

a)

eye

b)

sea

c)

animals

d)

separate

e)

hearing

38.

The root word MARI means....

a)

eye

b)

sea

c)

animals

d)

separate

e)

hearing

39.

The root word OCULO means....

a)

eye

b)

sea

c)

animals

d)

separate

e)

hearing

40.

The root word AUDIO means....

a)

eye

b)

sea

c)

animals

d)

separate

e)

hearing

41.

The root word PHOBIA means....

a)

nerves

b)

speak

c)

before

d)

scared of, afraid

e)

power

42.

The root word ANTE means....

a)

nerves

b)

speak

c)

before

d)

scared of, afraid

e)

power

43.

The root word NEUR means....

a)

nerves

b)

speak

c)

before

d)

scared of, afraid

e)

power

44.

The root word DYNA means....

a)

nerves

b)

speak

c)

before

d)

scared of, afraid

e)

power

45.

The root word DICT means....

a)

nerves

b)

speak

c)

before

d)

scared of, afraid

e)

power

46.

The root word ARCH means....

a)

fire

b)

seeing

c)

rule

d)

land

e)

mind

47.

The root word VID, VID means....

a)

fire

b)

seeing

c)

rule

d)

land

e)

mind

48.

The root word PYRO means....

a)

fire

b)

seeing

c)

rule

d)

land

e)

mind

49.

The root word PYSCH means....

a)

fire

b)

seeing

c)

rule

d)

land

e)

mind

50.

The root word TERR means....

a)

fire

b)

seeing

c)

rule

d)

land

e)

mind

51.

The root word MATER/PATER means....

a)

to make, to do

b)

mother/father

c)

pull

d)

send

e)

city

52.

The root word CIV means....

a)

to make, to do

b)

mother/father

c)

pull

d)

send

e)

city

53.

The root word TRACT means....

a)

to make, to do

b)

mother/father

c)

pull

d)

send

e)

city

54.

The root word MIS/MIT means....

a)

to make, to do

b)

mother/father

c)

pull

d)

send

e)

city

55.

The root word FAC means....

a)

to make, to do

b)

mother/father

c)

pull

d)

send

e)

city

56.

The root word SCRIB, SCRIPT means....

a)

cut, separate

b)

mad, abnormal, worse

c)

write

d)

many

e)

to join, meet, link

57.

The root word MULTI means....

a)

cut, separate

b)

mad, abnormal, worse

c)

write

d)

many

e)

to join, meet, link

58.

The root word SECT means....

a)

cut, separate

b)

mad, abnormal, worse

c)

write

d)

many

e)

to join, meet, link

59.

The root word MAL, MALE means....

a)

cut, separate

b)

mad, abnormal, worse

c)

write

d)

many

e)

to join, meet, link

60.

The root word JUNCT means....

a)

cut, separate

b)

mad, abnormal, worse

c)

write

d)

many

e)

to join, meet, link

61.

The root word CRED means....

a)

one

b)

around

c)

believe

d)

build

e)

against

62.

The root word CIRCUM means....

a)

one

b)

around

c)

believe

d)

build

e)

against

63.

The root word COUNTER/COUNTRA means....

a)

one

b)

around

c)

believe

d)

build

e)

against

64.

The root word STRUCT means....

a)

one

b)

around

c)

believe

d)

build

e)

against

65.

The root word MONO means....

a)

one

b)

around

c)

believe

d)

build

e)

against

66.

The root word GRAPH means....

a)

throw

b)

writing

c)

live, life

d)

carry

e)

good, well

67.

The root word VIT, VIV means....

a)

throw

b)

writing

c)

live, life

d)

carry

e)

good, well

68.

The root word PORT means....

a)

throw

b)

writing

c)

live, life

d)

carry

e)

good, well

69.

The root word BEN, BENE, BON means....

a)

throw

b)

writing

c)

live, life

d)

carry

e)

good, well

70.

The root word JECT means....

a)

throw

b)

writing

c)

live, life

d)

carry

e)

good, well

71.

The root word FORT means....

a)

death

b)

strength

c)

small

d)

sea, ships

e)

break, shatter

72.

The root word MORT means....

a)

death

b)

strength

c)

small

d)

sea, ships

e)

break, shatter

73.

The root word RUPT means....

a)

death

b)

strength

c)

small

d)

sea, ships

e)

break, shatter

74.

The root word NAUT, NAUS, NAV means....

a)

death

b)

strength

c)

small

d)

sea, ships

e)

break, shatter

75.

The root word THERM means....

a)

false

b)

both

c)

see, examine, observe

d)

heat, temperature

e)

friend, companion

76.

The root word AMBI means....

a)

false

b)

both

c)

see, examine, observe

d)

heat, temperature

e)

friend, companion

77.

The root word SOCIO means....

a)

false

b)

both

c)

see, examine, observe

d)

heat, temperature

e)

friend, companion

78.

The root word PSEUDO means....

a)

false

b)

both

c)

see, examine, observe

d)

heat, temperature

e)

friend, companion

79.

The root word SCOPE means....

a)

false

b)

both

c)

see, examine, observe

d)

heat, temperature

e)

friend, companion

80.

Mr. Behney and Mrs. Ackerman are the best!!!-Easy answer!

a)

yes

b)

no