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Greek and Latin Roots E-K

Total questions: 98

Worksheet time: 49mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

ec-

a)

out

b)

in

c)

far

d)

close

2.

eco-

a)

house

b)

dome

c)

economy

d)

life

3.

ed-, es-

a)

eat

b)

equal

c)

distance

d)

give

4.

ego-

a)

self, I

b)

you

c)

them

d)

ours

5.

emul-

a)

strive to equal, rivaling

b)

star

c)

glow

d)

unqual

6.

endo-

a)

inside

b)

outside

c)

under

d)

over

7.

ens-

a)

sword

b)

knife

c)

sharp

d)

point

8.

etho-, eth-, ethi-

a)

custom, habit

b)

culture

c)

earth

d)

inside

9.

ethn-

a)

people, race, tribe, nation

b)

talk

c)

language

d)

custom

10.

etym-

a)

true

b)

false

c)

not true

d)

fake

11.

eur-

a)

wide

b)

narrow

c)

long

d)

small

12.

ex-, e-, ef-

a)

from, out

b)

in

c)

away

d)

stop

13.

exo-

a)

outside

b)

inside

c)

up

d)

down

14.

exter-, extra-

a)

outer

b)

inner

c)

hollow

d)

atop

15.

falc-

a)

sickle

b)

staff

c)

sword

d)

hammer

16.

fallac-

a)

false

b)

true

c)

deceive

d)

say

17.

famili-

a)

a close attendant

b)

friend

c)

foe

d)

family

18.

fasc-

a)

bundle

b)

top

c)

find

d)

outer

19.

feder-

a)

treaty, agreement, contract, pact

b)

government

c)

bank

d)

branch

20.

fel-

a)

cat

b)

dog

c)

horse

d)

frog

21.

femin-

a)

woman, female

b)

male

c)

adolescent

d)

child

22.

femor-

a)

side

b)

thigh

c)

bone

d)

leg

23.

fer-

a)

carry

b)

sit down

c)

put down

d)

lift

24.

ferr-

a)

iron

b)

smelt

c)

alloy

d)

copper

25.

fid-, fis-

a)

faith, trust

b)

music

c)

song

d)

band

26.

fin-

a)

end

b)

beginning

c)

read

d)

french

27.

flor-

a)

flower

b)

plant

c)

tree

d)

dirt

28.

fod-, foss-

a)

dig

b)

bury

c)

plant

d)

soil

29.

foli-

a)

leaf

b)

plant

c)

tree

d)

fall

30.

font-

a)

spring

b)

summer

c)

fall

d)

winter

31.

form-

a)

shape

b)

strong

c)

put together

d)

no shape

32.

frater-, fratr-

a)

brother

b)

sister

c)

friend

d)

family

33.

fug-, fugit-

a)

flee

b)

fort

c)

free

d)

fungus

34.

fum-

a)

smoke

b)

fire

c)

smog

d)

cloudy

35.

galact-

a)

milk

b)

soy

c)

water

d)

milky way

36.

gastr-

a)

stomach

b)

ulcer

c)

bypass

d)

heartburn

37.

geo-

a)

study maps

b)

earth

c)

topography

d)

ground

38.

gen-

a)

race, kind, birth

b)

family

c)

people

d)

ten

39.

gel-

a)

icy cold

b)

hot

c)

warm

d)

boiling

40.

glaci-

a)

ice

b)

boiling water

c)

gas

d)

warm

41.

gladi-

a)

sword

b)

fighter

c)

warrior

d)

rome

42.

glutin-

a)

glue

b)

tape

c)

tac

d)

gum

43.

gram-

a)

writing

b)

pencil

c)

essay

d)

language

44.

gran-

a)

grain

b)

wheat

c)

small

d)

stone

45.

graph-

a)

draw, write

b)

math

c)

charts

d)

details

46.

grav-

a)

heavy

b)

light

c)

empty

d)

magnet

47.

greg-

a)

flock

b)

sheep

c)

together

d)

separate

48.

gubern-

a)

govern, pilot

b)

not lead

c)

follow

d)

option

49.

haem-, hem-

a)

blood

b)

sugar

c)

vein

d)

insulin

50.

hal-

a)

salt

b)

sugar

c)

pepper

d)

tony's

51.

hapl-

a)

simple, single

b)

complex

c)

double

d)

more than one

52.

heli-

a)

sun

b)

moon

c)

star

d)

plane

53.

hemi-

a)

half

b)

whole

c)

quarter

d)

third

54.

hen-

a)

one

b)

two

c)

four

d)

ten

55.

hept-

a)

seven

b)

eight

c)

ten

d)

nine

56.

herb-

a)

grass

b)

stalk

c)

wheat

d)

corn

57.

heter-

a)

different, other

b)

same

c)

opposite

d)

autonomous

58.

hex-

a)

six

b)

seven

c)

eight

d)

star

59.

hipp-

a)

horse

b)

animal

c)

water

d)

horn

60.

histri-

a)

actor

b)

story

c)

Herodotus

d)

Histories

61.

hom-

a)

same

b)

opposite

c)

opposed

d)

different

62.

homin-

a)

human

b)

ape

c)

neanderthal

d)

austrialpithicus

63.

honor-

a)

esteem

b)

let down

c)

shame

d)

dignity

64.

horm-

a)

that which excites

b)

stagnant

c)

non existent

d)

opposite of activates

65.

hospit-

a)

host

b)

take care of

c)

doctor

d)

non delightful

66.

hum-

a)

ground

b)

sky

c)

lift

d)

dirt

67.

hydr-

a)

water

b)

oil

c)

liquid

d)

fire

68.

hygr-

a)

wet

b)

dry

c)

rain

d)

sand

69.

hyp-

a)

under

b)

over

c)

below

d)

on top

70.

hyper-

a)

above, over

b)

under

c)

below

d)

later

71.

hypn-

a)

sleep

b)

rise

c)

wake

d)

awake

72.

hyster-

a)

later

b)

now

c)

current

d)

prior

73.

ichthy-

a)

fish

b)

shark

c)

alligator

d)

bird

74.

icos-

a)

twenty

b)

ten

c)

thirty

d)

forty

75.

id-

a)

shape

b)

form

c)

void

d)

nothing

76.

ide-

a)

idea, thought

b)

vision

c)

blank

d)

empty

77.

ign-

a)

fire

b)

lit

c)

flame

d)

enlighten

78.

in-, ir-, il-, im-

a)

not, un

b)

positive

c)

regular

d)

possible

79.

infra-

a)

below, under

b)

above

c)

on

d)

among

80.

isul-

a)

island

b)

land

c)

surrounded by land

d)

peninsula

81.

inter-

a)

among, between

b)

within

c)

outside of

d)

without

82.

intra-

a)

among, between

b)

within

c)

without

d)

together

83.

is-, iso-

a)

equal, the same

b)

opposite

c)

alone

d)

different

84.

iter-

a)

again

b)

before

c)

stop

d)

repeat

85.

jac-

or

jac- IAC -ject

a)

lie or to cast, throw

b)

genuine or keep

c)

plain or remain still

d)

keep or pick up

86.

janu-

a)

door

b)

enter

c)

First

d)

month

87.

joc-

a)

joke

b)

laugh

c)

athlete

d)

jock

88.

jug-

a)

yoke

b)

yolk

c)

neck

d)

gallon

89.

jung-, junct-

a)

join

b)

leave

c)

separate

d)

go away

90.

junior-

a)

younger

b)

older

c)

second

d)

same

91.

jur-, jus-, judic-

a)

law/justice

b)

court

c)

fair

d)

govern

92.

juv-, jut-

a)

help

b)

hurt

c)

assistant

d)

antagonist

93.

juven-

a)

young, youth

b)

old

c)

middle

d)

help

94.

juxta-

a)

beside, near

b)

close

c)

far

d)

apart

95.

kil (o)

a)

thousand

b)

million

c)

hundreds

d)

tens

96.

kine

a)

movement, motion

b)

rotate

c)

slow

d)

stop

97.

klept-

a)

steal

b)

give

c)

donate

d)

find

98.

kudo-

a)

glory

b)

fear

c)

thousand

d)

steal