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Greek & Latin Roots

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following roots means "bad"?

a)

ben

b)

ped

c)

mal

d)

hydro

2.

Which of the following roots means "good"?

a)

ben

b)

ped

c)

mal

d)

hydro

3.

Which of the following roots means "carry"?

a)

therm

b)

aero

c)

port

d)

hydro

4.

What two roots combine to make a word that describes an obsession with fire?

a)

pyr and logy

b)

pyr and mania

c)

hydr and helio

d)

pyr and helio

5.

Wich two roots combine to mean a fear of water?

a)

helio and phobia

b)

hydro and phobia

c)

hydro and mania

d)

helio and nomy

6.

Which two roots combine to mean a speech made by one person?

a)

dia and logue

b)

dia and gram

c)

mono and logue

d)

mono and gram

7.

Which word describes a case that you carry things in?

a)

report

b)

export

c)

porter

d)

portfolio

8.

Which two roots combine to mean "false foot"?

a)

pseudo and pod

b)

pseudo and nym

c)

quad and ped

d)

bi and ped

9.

Which of these words means "same name"?

a)

pseudonym

b)

synonym

c)

antonym

d)

pseudograph

10.

Which of these words means "plant killer"?

a)

herbivore

b)

herbicide

c)

homocide

d)

herbakill

11.

Which of these words refers to the study of Earth's water?

a)

hydrology

b)

hydrometer

c)

geology

d)

geohydrology

12.

Which of these words means "opposite name"?

a)

pseudonym

b)

synonym

c)

antonym

d)

pseudograph

13.

Which word means "speak evil"?

a)

benediction

b)

benefactor

c)

malediction

d)

malfunction

14.

Which word means "speak good"?

a)

benediction

b)

benefactor

c)

malediction

d)

malfunction

15.

Which word means "centered around the sun"?

a)

geocentric

b)

heliometer

c)

geometer

d)

heliocentric

16.

Which word means "centered around the earth"?

a)

geocentric

b)

heliometer

c)

geometer

d)

heliocentric

17.

Which word describes a person who speaks 2 languages?

a)

monolingual

b)

bilingual

c)

trilingual

d)

dialogue

18.

Which word describes a word that has only one syllable?

a)

monsyllabic

b)

bisyllabic

c)

monochromatic

d)

pedantic

19.

What would you call a person who is assigned to carry things?

a)

portable

b)

porter

c)

exporter

d)

sporter

20.

Which word describes the measurement of heat radiating off of the sun?

a)

helioscope

b)

heliothermometer

c)

heliometer

d)

heliography