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Root Words 1-10

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which root word means 'Empty'?

a)

voc/vot

b)

vac

c)

ver

d)

bio

2.

Which root words do NOT mean 'LARGE'?

a)

phone

b)

mega

c)

bio

d)

struc

3.

Does the root word 'luc' mean bright or true?

(a)  

4.

If the suffix 'ture' means the action of (a verb)" or "the result of (a verb), using your knowledge of the root word 'struc', what would the word 'structure' mean?

a)

the end result of building something

b)

the action of something true

c)

a large building

d)

a lighted building

5.

The root word 'bene' means...

a)

large

b)

voice

c)

sound

d)

good

6.

What does the word 'megaphone' mean since it has 2 root words that you have learned?

a)

a device that makes a small sound

b)

sound of a voice

c)

something that makes a good sound

d)

a device that makes a loud sound

7.

Psychology means 'the study of' what?

a)

life

b)

the mind

c)

good things

d)

the voice

8.

If degradable means capable of being readily decomposed. What does biodegradable mean?

a)

paper capable of being decomposed

b)

rocks capable of being decomposed

c)

living things capable of being decomposed

d)

plastic capable of being decomposed

9.

If the suffix 'able' means [capable of, susceptible of, fit for, tending to, given to], what does the word 'veritable' mean?

a)

capable of being true or real

b)

capable of being loud

c)

capable of being smart or educated

d)

capable of being great or large

10.

The suffix 'ferous' means bearing, producing, or containing so the word 'vociferous' means...

a)

something that produces light

b)

someone who produces a loud voice

c)

someone who produces the truth; doesn't lie

d)

something that produces a loud sound

11.

Which root word means 'small'?

a)

mar

b)

min

c)

mal

d)

chron

12.

What does the root word 'chron' mean?

a)

small

b)

true

c)

time

d)

good

13.

'Benevolent' means wanting good things for people; generous; kind. What does 'bene' mean?

a)

good

b)

people

c)

things

d)

small

14.

If 'ver' means true, what does 'verify' mean?

a)

to make sure something is true

b)

to be true

c)

to tell the truth

d)

do not lie

15.

Which root word means 'feel'?

a)

mal

b)

poly

c)

phil

d)

sens/sent

16.

Which root word means 'see'?

a)

phil

b)

min

c)

vid/vis

d)

sens/sent

17.

What does the root word 'poly' mean?

a)

few

b)

many

c)

small

d)

large

18.

Which root word means 'love'?

a)

chron

b)

luc

c)

phil

d)

vac

19.

If preSCRIPtion means 'a written note signed by a doctor which provides instructions for medicine or treatment, what does the root word SCRIP mean?

a)

note

b)

write

c)

medicine

d)

instructions

20.

If 'chromatic' means color, what does monochromatic mean?

a)

having only one color

b)

having multiple colors

c)

having no color

d)

coloring a paper

21.

The root word 'mal' means good, not bad. True or False

a)

True

b)

False