WorksheetsWords: Origin
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 4mins
What is the root word of 'interesting'?
rest
interest
resting
inter
What language does the word 'typhoon' come from?
the Russian word 'tiawon'.
the Spanish phrase 'thy-won'.
the Chinese phrase 'tai fung'.
the Latin word 'tiphon'.
The root word of 'information' is 'format'.
True
False
The word 'karaoke' comes from which culture?
Korean
Japanese
Chinese
Danish
'Ballet' is taken from the language of
Wakandan
Latin
French
Germanic
The Greek word 'khronos' makes up some words like chronometer and chronicle. What does 'khronos' generally mean?
Mechanical inventions
space
humankind
time
The word 'genre' originates from the language of French.
True
False
The root word "graph", as in the word "autograph", means what?
to write or draw
before
to see
against
The root words "aud" and "audi", as in the word audio, mean what?
to write or draw
to see
to hear
to throw
When "Anti" is added to the beginning of a word, what does it mean?
many
to throw
to cause to be
against
