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Greek/Latin Roots Quiz 1-80

Total questions: 69

Worksheet time: 1hrs 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This Latin root means mother.

a)

spec

b)

gen

c)

mater

d)

unum

2.

One who investigates crimes by looking for clues is called a(n).......

a)

psychologist

b)

general

c)

inspector

d)

nurse

3.

A Latin root for see.

a)

vis

b)

tele

c)

sonal

d)

radar

4.
What does the root of benefit mean?
a)
both
b)
good
c)
bad
d)
over
5.
What does the root of audible mean?
a)
audience
b)
can 
c)
to hear
d)
to see
6.
What does the root of fortify mean?
a)
soldier
b)
to build
c)
fort
d)
strength
7.

What does the prefix mal- of malnourish mean?

a)
hungry
b)
good
c)
bad
d)
food
8.

What does "auto" mean?

a)

to hear or listen

b)

self or same

c)

go or move

d)

around or about

9.

Which word belongs in the blank?

Because she was _______________, she could write with both hands.

a)

antebellum

b)

ambidextrous

c)

bibliography

d)

audible

10.

Which word belongs in the blank?

Conner visited the ____________ when he was in town and was surprised to see so many tropical fish.

a)

auditorium

b)

aquarium

c)

aquifer

d)

audience

11.
-cent-
a)
one hundred
b)
hear
c)
both
d)
against
12.
-bio-
a)
life
b)
time
c)
earth
d)
write
13.

If I had to write an __________________________________________ about my own life, I would include the times in my life that really challenged me and were difficult. Those times taught me so much!

a)

bibliography

b)

homograph

c)

autobiography

d)

photography

14.
Sophie's grandma asked her to go get her spectacles. The root word spec means...
a)
Water
b)
Look, see, watch
c)
Love
d)
Maganize
15.
chronological, chronic both have the root word chron, what does this word mean?
a)
meat
b)
skin
c)
life
d)
time
16.
Biology is the study of ______ (including plants and animals), what they needs to survive, how they change, and how they interact with one another.
a)
animals
b)
life
c)
science
17.

This Latin root pater means _________.

a)

father

b)

mother

c)

brother

d)

uncle

18.

A ________-flask is a popular brand that keeps your water cold.

a)

bene-flask

b)

opti-flask

c)

hydro-flask

d)

fisher-flask

19.

A monochromatic photo uses primarily ______ color(s).

a)

primary

b)

secondary

c)

one

d)

many

20.

f you describe someone as vociferous, you mean that they ________ with great energy and determination.

a)

work

b)

think

c)

plan

d)

call

21.

Whether you import or export, you are ______ goods across the border.

a)

making

b)

carrying

c)

searching for

d)

inventing

22.
In order to conduct PHOTOsynthesis, a plant must have
a)
food
b)
water 
c)
light
d)
heat
23.
The goal of the game MONOPOLY is to 
a)
get the furthest DISTANCE around the board
b)
MEASURE your success
c)
be the ONE to take control of all the properties
d)
have the most successful LIFE
24.
When someone is sick and wants to MEASURE their body TEMPERATURE, they should use a
a)
thermoscope
b)
telemetry
c)
photometer
d)
thermometer
25.

What does the Greek root "nym" mean?

a)

light

b)

name

c)

small

d)

water

26.
"pod" or "ped"  as in pedicure means
a)
related to the feet
b)
related to bicicles
c)
related to foot doctors
27.

Meaning: People

a)

cracy, crat, critic

b)

dem

c)

theo

d)

bio

28.

Meaning: Sound

a)

graph, gram

b)

tele

c)

phon

d)

macro

29.

mis-

a)

hate

b)

man, mankind

c)

people

d)

scop, scept, skept

30.

The Greek root port- means

a)

measure

b)

to look at

c)

to carry

d)

shape

31.

The Greek root form- means

a)

measure

b)

to look at

c)

to carry

d)

shape

32.

Choose all words that include the greek root that means "to measure".

a)

thermometer

b)

perimeter

c)

centimeter

d)

barometer

33.
What does the root of benefit mean?
a)
both
b)
good
c)
bad
d)
over
34.
What does the root of ambidextrous mean?
a)
writting
b)
happens
c)
to write
d)
both
35.
What does the root of fortify mean?
a)
soldier
b)
to build
c)
fort
d)
strength
36.
What does the root of prejudice mean?
a)
judge
b)
before
c)
racism
d)
lonely
37.
What does the root of submit mean?
a)
send
b)
type
c)
thing written
d)
under
38.
What does the root of deported mean?
a)
past tense
b)
the opposite of
c)
to carry
d)
send
39.
What does the root of dissection mean?
a)
action or process
b)
to cut
c)
both
d)
shape
40.

True or false: Greek and Latin roots help us break down the definition of an unknown word?

a)

True

b)

False

41.

If someone has "credibility" this means

a)

They are untrustworthy

b)

We can believe them

c)

They have good credit

d)

They have bad credit

42.

Think about what contra- means; if someone "contradicts" what was said, they...

a)

they lied about it

b)

they wrote it down

c)

they agreed with it

d)

went against it

43.

The root "dem" means

a)

people

b)

darn

c)

them

d)

phlegm

44.

Which root means between?

a)

inter

b)

ide

c)

tude

d)

tween

45.

The root word fract means to break, so the word infract means to...

a)

act carefully

b)

solve a fraction

c)

break a promise

d)

break a law or break the rules

46.

The root "hemi" means...

a)

semi

b)

half

c)

hurt

d)

pain

47.

pre

a)

after

b)

before

c)

under

d)

beside

48.

The young boy made a spectacle out of himself when he wore a clown outfit to church.

Think about what the Latin root spect means. A spectacle is something you can

a)

touch

b)

observe

c)

jump on

d)

speak

49.

Pedestrians should look both ways before crossing the street.


What does the word pedestrians mean?

a)

crosswalks

b)

walkers

c)

stoplights

d)

parrots

50.

Root meaning: circle

a)

dem

b)

derm

c)

cycl

d)

chron

e)

cosm

51.

This is useless! What does that mean?

a)

Without use

b)

Something important

c)

The condition of use

52.

The speech in a story is called dialogue. What does the root -log- mean?

a)

dance

b)

word or study

c)

sleep or rest

d)

travel or go

53.

What is the meaning of the root -fac-? As in the word factory.

a)

see or watch

b)

read or write

c)

speak or say

d)

make or do

54.

Philo-

a)

Love

b)

Imperfect

c)

to lead

55.

Dys-

a)

Love

b)

Imperfect

c)

to lead

d)

fear of

56.

-duct

a)

Love

b)

Imperfect

c)

to lead

d)

fear of

57.

-phobia

a)

Love

b)

Imperfect

c)

to lead

d)

fear of

58.

Micro-

a)

Small

b)

Death

c)

Many

d)

Double

59.

Necro-

a)

Small

b)

Death

c)

Many

d)

Double

60.

Poly-

a)

Small

b)

Death

c)

Many

d)

Double

61.

Duplo-

a)

Small

b)

Death

c)

Many

d)

Double

62.

-en

a)

Made of

b)

Cryro-

c)

Epi-

d)

Ir-

63.

Cryro-

a)

Made of

b)

Cold

c)

Above

d)

Not

64.

Epi-

a)

Made of

b)

Cold

c)

Above

d)

Not

65.

Il-, Im-, Ir-, In-

a)

Made of

b)

Cold

c)

Above

d)

Not

66.

Neo-

a)

New

b)

First

c)

False

d)

Above

67.

Hypo-

a)

New

b)

First

c)

False

d)

Under

68.

Pseudo-

a)

New

b)

First

c)

False

d)

Under

69.

Proto-

a)

New

b)

First

c)

False

d)

Under

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