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Greek and Latin Roots

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The root bio means what?
a)
The world
b)
Life
c)
The study of something
d)
Earth
2.

What is the meaning of the root aqua-?

a)

mountain

b)

water

c)

space

d)

across

3.

This Latin root means mother.

a)

spec

b)

gen

c)

mater

d)

unum

4.

This Greek root means birth or race.

a)

gen

b)

mater

c)

bio

d)

here

5.

spec

a)

life

b)

see

c)

light

d)

birth

6.

Latin root for "place"

a)

spec

b)

cogn

c)

loc

d)

nat

7.

Latin root for "born"

a)

cogn

b)

loc

c)

nat

d)

ped

8.

Latin root for "foot"

a)

ped

b)

nat

c)

cogn

d)

spec

9.

Latin root for "mark"

a)

loc

b)

nat

c)

ped

d)

sign

10.

Latin root for "know"

a)

cogn

b)

loc

c)

nat

d)

ped

11.

Prefix that means "two"

a)

quad

b)

uno

c)

bi

12.

Latin root for see

a)

aud

b)

vis

c)

photo

d)

therm

e)

struct

13.

Greek root for heat

a)

aud

b)

vis

c)

photo

d)

therm

e)

struct

14.

Latin root for build

a)

aud

b)

vis

c)

photo

d)

therm

e)

struct

15.

Latin root for hear

a)

aud

b)

vis

c)

photo

d)

therm

e)

struct

16.

Greek root for light

a)

aud

b)

vis

c)

photo

d)

therm

e)

struct

17.

Greek root for circle

a)

act

b)

mem

c)

tact

d)

cycl

e)

graph

18.

Latin root for do

a)

act

b)

mem

c)

tact

d)

cycl

e)

graph

19.

Latin root for recall

a)

act

b)

mem

c)

tact

d)

cycl

e)

graph

20.

Latin root for touch

a)

act

b)

mem

c)

tact

d)

cycl

e)

graph

21.

Greek root for write

a)

act

b)

mem

c)

tact

d)

cycl

e)

graph

22.

fact

a)

star

b)

make

c)

earth

d)

break

e)

shape

23.

ast

a)

star

b)

make

c)

earth

d)

break

e)

shape

24.

rupt

a)

star

b)

make

c)

earth

d)

break

e)

shape

25.

geo

a)

star

b)

make

c)

earth

d)

break

e)

shape

26.

morph

a)

star

b)

make

c)

earth

d)

break

e)

shape

27.

brev

a)

head

b)

health

c)

love

d)

row or rank

e)

short

28.

cap

a)

head

b)

health

c)

love

d)

row or rank

e)

short

29.

ord

a)

head

b)

health

c)

love

d)

row or rank

e)

short

30.

san

a)

head

b)

health

c)

love

d)

row or rank

e)

short

31.

phil

a)

head

b)

health

c)

love

d)

row or rank

e)

short

32.

Greek root for word

a)

log

b)

max

c)

pel

d)

strict

e)

nov

33.

Latin root for drive

a)

log

b)

max

c)

pel

d)

strict

e)

nov

34.

Latin root for "draw tight"

a)

log

b)

max

c)

pel

d)

strict

e)

nov

35.

Latin root for "greatest"

a)

log

b)

max

c)

pel

d)

strict

e)

nov

36.

Latin root for "new"

a)

log

b)

max

c)

pel

d)

strict

e)

nov