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Greek and Latin Roots A-D

Total questions: 96

Worksheet time: 48mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

ab-, a-, abs-

a)

away from

b)

sharp

c)

field

d)

bitter

2.

acid-

a)

sour

b)

sharp

c)

away from

d)

bitter

3.

acr-

a)

height, summit, tip

b)

sour, bitter

c)

away from

d)

sharp

4.

acu-

a)

sharp

b)

sour

c)

height

d)

dull

5.

aesthet-

a)

feeling, sensation

b)

taste

c)

air

d)

away from

6.

agr-

a)

field

b)

dull

c)

sharp

d)

dirt

7.

ambi-

a)

both, or on both sides

b)

narrow

c)

away

d)

sharp

8.

amph-, amphi-

a)

around, about, both, both kinds

b)

feeling

c)

again

d)

male

9.

an-, a-

a)

not, without

b)

friend

c)

male

d)

away

10.

ana-, an-

a)

again, against, back, up

b)

both, both sides

c)

field

d)

bitter, pungent, sharp

11.

acr-

a)

bitter, pungent, sharp, sour

b)

around, about, both sides

c)

sour, acidic

d)

again, against

12.

andr-

a)

male, masculine

b)

aggressive

c)

away

d)

sharp

13.

anim-

a)

breath

b)

life

c)

cartoon

d)

art

14.

ant-, anti-

a)

against, opposed to, preventative

b)

without

c)

away from

d)

bitter

15.

anth-

a)

flower

b)

ancient

c)

human

d)

year

16.

anthrop-

a)

human

b)

flower

c)

ancient

d)

breath

17.

archae-, arche-

a)

ancient

b)

human

c)

history

d)

breath

18.

astr-

a)

star, star shaped

b)

bird

c)

prize

d)

heavens

19.

athl-

a)

prize

b)

grow

c)

star

d)

bird

20.

audi-

a)

hearing, listening, sound

b)

star, star shaped

c)

car

d)

bird

21.

aur-

a)

relating to gold, gold colored

b)

bright

c)

star

d)

color

22.

avi-

a)

fly

b)

bird

c)

star

d)

breathe

23.

bac-

a)

rod-shaped

b)

cone-shaped

c)

circular

d)

weight

24.

basi-

a)

at the bottom

b)

at the top

c)

on the side

d)

away from

25.

be-, beat-

a)

bless

b)

best

c)

bottom

d)

top

26.

bell-

a)

war

b)

peace

c)

sight

d)

sound

27.

bibl-

a)

book

b)

library

c)

life

d)

bless

28.

bio-

a)

life

b)

study of

c)

bless

d)

breath

29.

blast-

a)

germ, embryo, bud, cell with nucleus

b)

plant

c)

arm

d)

life

30.

bon-

a)

good

b)

bad

c)

book

d)

life

31.

botan-

a)

life

b)

plant

c)

breath

d)

bless

32.

bov-

a)

cow, ox

b)

book

c)

plant

d)

life

33.

brachi-

a)

arm

b)

plant

c)

rod-shaped

d)

at the bottom

34.

calc-

a)

stone

b)

fall

c)

numbers

d)

cut

35.

camp

a)

field

b)

hold

c)

stone

d)

cut

36.

cand-

a)

glowing, iridescent

b)

dark

c)

light

d)

sparkle

37.

cap-, -cip-, capt-, -cept

a)

hold, take

b)

coal

c)

field

d)

stone

38.

capr-

a)

goat

b)

coal

c)

field

d)

stone

39.

carbo-

a)

coal

b)

energy

c)

grain

d)

field

40.

carcin-

a)

cancer, disease

b)

fire

c)

cell

d)

hold, take

41.

Cardi-

a)

relating to the heart

b)

B

c)

jail

d)

stone

42.

carn-

a)

flesh

b)

breath

c)

life

d)

head

43.

carp-

a)

relating to fruit

b)

stone

c)

hold, take

d)

goat

44.

cathar-

a)

pure

b)

glowing

c)

relating to the heart

d)

sing

45.

caus-, -cus-

a)

cause, motive

b)

pure

c)

stone

d)

hold, take

46.

celer-

a)

quick

b)

pure

c)

center

d)

clay

47.

cen-

a)

empty

b)

hundred

c)

green

d)

color

48.

cent-

a)

empty

b)

hundred

c)

quick

d)

clay

49.

centr-

a)

center

b)

opposite

c)

quick

d)

empty

50.

ceram-

a)

clay

b)

dirt

c)

stone

d)

branch

51.

chir-

a)

of the head or hands

b)

quick

c)

stir

d)

center

52.

chlor-

a)

green

b)

plant

c)

life

d)

breath

53.

chrom-

a)

color

b)

spectrum

c)

art

d)

life

54.

chon-

a)

time

b)

clock

c)

years

d)

hundred

55.

chrys-

a)

gold

b)

diamond

c)

crystal

d)

magic

56.

circ-

a)

circle

b)

around

c)

hundred

d)

motion

57.

circum-

a)

circle

b)

around

c)

time

d)

clock

58.

clad-

a)

branch

b)

gold

c)

arm

d)

plant

59.

clav-

a)

key

b)

shell

c)

hollow

d)

closed

60.

con-, co-, col-, com-, cor-

a)

with, together

b)

without

c)

apart

d)

against

61.

contra-

a)

against

b)

crown

c)

horn

d)

glory

62.

corn-

a)

horn

b)

ram

c)

battle

d)

crown

63.

coron-

a)

crown

b)

horn

c)

battle

d)

judge

64.

cosm-

a)

universe

b)

make

c)

star

d)

palnet

65.

-cracy, -crat

a)

government, rule, authority, power

b)

people

c)

few

d)

crown

66.

cre-

a)

make

b)

believe, trust

c)

come

d)

key

67.

cred-

a)

make

b)

believe, trust

c)

judge

d)

key

68.

cris-, crit-

a)

judge

b)

key

c)

power

d)

horn

69.

crist-

a)

crest

b)

hidden

c)

cross

d)

cube

70.

cross

a)

fringe, tassel

b)

cross

c)

crypt

d)

crest

71.

cruc-

a)

cross

b)

crest

c)

fringe, tassel

d)

hidden

72.

crypt-

a)

hidden

b)

cross

c)

skin

d)

crest

73.

cub-

a)

cube or lie

b)

hidden

c)

wedge

d)

square

74.

cut-

a)

skin

b)

run

c)

lie

d)

cube

75.

cycl-

a)

circular

b)

around

c)

circle

d)

universe

76.

cyt-

a)

cell

b)

atom

c)

life

d)

cross

77.

cyst-

a)

capsule

b)

cone-shaped

c)

rod-shaped

d)

cell

78.

cyn-

a)

dog

b)

cat

c)

horse

d)

roll

79.

dactyl-

a)

finger, toe, digit

b)

touch

c)

hand

d)

arm

80.

damn-, demn-

a)

to inflict loss upon

b)

nation

c)

win

d)

owe

81.

de-

a)

from, removing, down, away from

b)

owe

c)

to inflict loss upon

d)

without

82.

deca-, dec-, deka-, dek-

a)

ten

b)

hundred

c)

one

d)

fifty

83.

decim-

a)

tenth part

b)

ten

c)

hundredth

d)

first

84.

dem-

a)

people

b)

few

c)

power

d)

rule

85.

dens-

a)

thick

b)

thin

c)

deep

d)

shallow

86.

dent-

a)

tooth

b)

bone

c)

jaw

d)

mouth

87.

derm-

a)

skin

b)

rash

c)

kidney

d)

lice

88.

dexter-, dexi-

a)

right

b)

wrong

c)

left

d)

write

89.

digit-

a)

finger

b)

toe

c)

hand

d)

eye

90.

dom-

a)

house/ home

b)

outside

c)

park

d)

camp

91.

don-

a)

give

b)

receive

c)

lead

d)

house

92.

dorm-

a)

sleep

b)

rise

c)

room

d)

awake

93.

duc-, duct-

a)

lead

b)

rise

c)

sleep

d)

hold together

94.

dy-

a)

two

b)

ten

c)

three

d)

five

95.

dynam-

a)

power

b)

rule

c)

loss

d)

lead

96.

dys-

a)

badly, ill

b)

healthy

c)

good

d)

power

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