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Latin Roots

Total questions: 43

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

ann, enn (annual, centennial)

a)

say, speak, speech

b)

year, yearly

c)

before

d)

write

2.

aqu (aquarium, aquamarine)

a)

land

b)

fish

c)

water

d)

sky

3.

aud (audience, audition)

a)

speak

b)

sound

c)

people

d)

time

4.

bene (benefit, benevolent)

a)

bad

b)

give

c)

good, well

d)

feel

5.

bi (bicycle, bicep)

a)

strong

b)

both

c)

three

d)

two

6.

cent (centimeter, percent)

a)

10

b)

100

c)

1,000

d)

one

7.

circum (circumference, circumnavigate)

a)

circle

b)

walk

c)

around

d)

shape

8.

con, co, col, com (connect, cooperate, common, collide)

a)

against

b)

alike

c)

different

d)

with, together, joined

9.

contra, contro (contradict, contrast)

a)

against, opposite, different

b)

argue

c)

same

d)

joined

10.

cred (incredible, credible ,credit)

a)

awesome

b)

true

c)

believe

d)

say

11.

dict (dictator, predict, edict)

a)

ruler

b)

think

c)

believe

d)

say, speak, speech

12.

fract, frag (fracture, fragment)

a)

rule

b)

half

c)

less, smaller

d)

break

13.

inter (interval, intervene, interrupt)

a)

among, between

b)

middle

c)

speak

d)

against, opposite

14.

ject (eject, interject)

a)

plane

b)

between

c)

throw, cast

d)

against

15.

lumin (illuminate, luminous)

a)

dark

b)

light, shine

c)

turn on

d)

turn off

16.

magn (magnify, magnitude)

a)

make

b)

shape

c)

big

d)

object

17.

mal (maleficent, malice)

a)

good

b)

bad, evil

c)

against

d)

opposite

18.

medi, midi (medium, median, mediocre)

a)

plain

b)

not good

c)

middle

d)

front

19.

migr (migrant, immigrant, migrate)

a)

wander, moving

b)

search, ask

c)

across

d)

less

20.

min (mini, miniscule, minus)

a)

against

b)

less, smaller

c)

tiny person

d)

many

21.

miss, mit (missile, dismiss, transmit)

a)

take away

b)

send, let go

c)

light

d)

give

22.

mort (mortal, immortal, mortified)

a)

life

b)

death

c)

body

d)

scared

23.

multi (multitude, multiply)

a)

many

b)

times

c)

big

d)

various

24.

non (nonfat, nonstop)

a)

against

b)

stop

c)

with, together

d)

not

25.

omni (omniscient, omnivore, omnipresent)

a)

look

b)

all

c)

with, together

d)

always

26.

pre (previous, prelude, pre-test)

a)

first

b)

second

c)

before

d)

last

27.

quad (quadruple, quadrilateral)

a)

one

b)

two

c)

three

d)

four

28.

quer, quir, quis, ques (quest, inquisition, question)

a)

search, seek, ask

b)

answer

c)

look, search

d)

against

29.

re- (redo, rewind, react)

a)

search

b)

again, back, backward

c)

turn away

d)

move

30.

scrib, script (scribble, scribe, scripture)

a)

ask, seek

b)

answer

c)

write

d)

draw

31.

sent, sens (sentiment, sensible, sensitive)

a)

cry

b)

think

c)

feel

d)

see

32.

spect (spectulate, inspection, spectator)

a)

look, watch

b)

investigation

c)

person

d)

glasses

33.

struct (structure, instruct, construction)

a)

building

b)

teach

c)

build, put together, arrange

d)

see

34.

sub (subway, subsequent, submarine)

a)

eat

b)

last

c)

next

d)

under, lower, inferior

35.

tempo (temporary, temporal, contemporary)

a)

time

b)

beat

c)

arrange

d)

give

36.

tain (attain, retain, maintain)

a)

get

b)

hold

c)

give

d)

love

37.

tract (tractor, retract, attract)

a)

push

b)

pull

c)

take away

d)

take back

38.

trans (transition, transport, translate)

a)

give

b)

language

c)

across, beyond, through

d)

ride

39.

uni (universe, unicycle, unicorn)

a)

one

b)

two

c)

three

d)

four

40.

vac (vacant, vacuum, evacuate)

a)

leave

b)

empty

c)

take

d)

move

41.

vid, vis (video, visual, evidence)

a)

see

b)

look

c)

watch

d)

answer

42.

volv, volut (revolution, revolve)

a)

roll, turn

b)

give

c)

new

d)

around

43.

ambi (ambidextrous, ambiguous)

a)

one

b)

three

c)

both

d)

weird