wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

NEW

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Root Words Test #1

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

photos

a)

fear

b)

light

c)

turning

2.

philia

a)

put, place, position

b)

love, friendship

c)

far away, distance

3.

thesis

a)

put, place, position

b)

to write or draw

c)

light

4.

tele

a)

with, together

b)

far away, distance

c)

love, friendship

5.

graph

a)

with, together

b)

movement

c)

to write or draw

6.

phobos

a)

fear

b)

turning

c)

light

7.

kinesis

a)

turning

b)

movement

c)

love, friendship

8.

tropos

a)

with, together

b)

turning

c)

put, place, position

9.

syn

a)

to write or draw

b)

measure

c)

with, together

10.

metron

a)

light

b)

fear

c)

measure

11.

The man had _________ because he feared the light.

a)

zoophobia

b)

photophobia

c)

phototropic

12.

I enjoy PE because we study ___________

a)

synchronize

b)

cinematography

c)

kinesiology

13.

The musician used a _________________ to make it sound as if he was playing multiple instruments.

a)

telepathic

b)

synthesizer

c)

synchronized

14.

Cavemen used the black carbon _________ to communicate on cave walls.

a)

thermometer

b)

graphite

c)

barometer

15.

The _________ says the air pressure is extreme due to the hurricane.

a)

thermometer

b)

anemometer

c)

barometer

16.

She claims to have _________ with her twin sister.

a)

telepathy

b)

synthesizer

c)

telephoto

17.

The Hawaiian Islands have many ________ flowers because they like turning toward the sun.

a)

thermotropism

b)

zoophobia

c)

heliotrope

18.

Dr. Seuss was a _______________ because he loved words.

a)

Philadelphian

b)

telepathic

c)

philologist

19.

The laboratory created ___________ materials used to make clothes by mixing different chemicals.

a)

synthetic

b)

graphite

c)

synthesizer

20.

If you experience _________, working with animals is not a job for you.

a)

zoophobia

b)

agoraphobia

c)

photophobic