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Fast and Curious: Greek and Latin Roots Week 1

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A word part that is placed at the beginning of a word to change its meaning.

a)

suffix

b)

prefix

c)

word root

d)

preword

2.

A word part that is placed at the end of a word to change its meaning.

a)

word root

b)

prefix

c)

rubbish

d)

suffix

3.

Latin prefix meaning "again"

a)

sol

b)

re

c)

sub

d)

pre

4.

Latin prefix meaning "under"

a)

re

b)

sub

c)

pre

d)

sol

5.

Latin prefix meaning "before"

a)

sol

b)

sub

c)

re

d)

pre

6.

Latin root meaning "sun"

a)

sol

b)

sub

c)

pre

d)

re

7.

To be cautious beforehand

a)

rejuvenate

b)

prediction

c)

subirrigate

d)

precaution

8.

To bring under control

a)

subdue

b)

solarium

c)

reject

d)

subject

9.

A room where one is exposed to light

a)

solarium

b)

redeem

c)

insolate

d)

subway

10.

To throw back

a)

preamble

b)

reflect

c)

parasol

d)

reject

11.

In which word below is "re" NOT used as a prefix?

a)

Review

b)

Repair

c)

Recycle

d)

Readiness

12.

The solar panels did not provide much energy to the house, as the sun was blocked by clouds most of the day.


The word solar comes from the Latin root sol, meaning

a)

Sun

b)

Heat

c)

Energy

d)

Light

13.

Submarine is a combination of the Latin root sub, meaning "under", and Latin root mar, meaning "sea".

Based on that knowledge, what is the best definition of the word submarine.

a)

a sea that is under something

b)

an underwater vessel

c)

an aquatic animal

d)

the home of a crab

14.

Based on what you know about the meaning of the different word parts, what would be a good definition of the nonsense word Presubsol?

a)

The sun sets before the moon comes out

b)

A sandwich

c)

The time before the sun rises from under the mountains

d)

A machine that goes underwater