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Greek and Latin Roots II

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The root word phobia means...
a)
hear
b)
earth
c)
fear
d)
write
2.
Sophie's grandma asked her to go get her spectacles. The root word spec means...
a)
Water
b)
Look, see, watch
c)
Love
d)
Maganize
3.

What is the meaning of the root aqua-?

a)

mountain

b)

water

c)

space

d)

across

4.

The meaning of root trans- is

a)

across

b)

top

c)

elevate

d)

increase

5.

The meaning of the root bio- is

a)

walk

b)

life

c)

take

d)

color

6.

The definition of port- is?

a)

flew

b)

difficult

c)

trace

d)

carry

7.

What does the root graph mean?

a)

written

b)

taken

c)

moved

d)

hidden

8.
To check someone's temperature, you would use a thermometer.  What does the root "therm" mean?
a)
ice
b)
sky
c)
heat
d)
see
9.
Your vision is very important for learning.  What does the root "vis" mean?
a)
to hear
b)
to send
c)
to laugh
d)
to see
10.
Construction is a good career for many people.  What does the root "struc" mean?
a)
to build
b)
to see
c)
to hear
d)
to sleep
11.
The speech in a story is called dialogue.  What does the root "log" mean?
a)
dance
b)
word or study
c)
sleep or rest
d)
travel or go
12.
If you have a portable computer, you can take it with you.  What does the root "port" mean?
a)
to see
b)
to sleep
c)
to carry
d)
to throw
13.
When you study astronomy, you look at the night sky.  What does the root "ast or astro" mean?
a)
day
b)
dark
c)
star
d)
boy
14.
When you are a spectator at a soccer game, you watch people run and kick the ball.  What does "spec" mean in spectator?
a)
to see
b)
to hear
c)
to pay
d)
to sleep
15.
When you ask for someone's autograph, you want them to sign something.  The root "graph" means ......
a)
to play
b)
to see
c)
to hear
d)
to write
16.
When you put things in chronological order, you are making a time line.  What does the root "chron" mean?
a)
bake
b)
laugh
c)
time
d)
see
17.
geo
a)
written words
b)
sound
c)
the earth
18.
photo
a)
sound
b)
move across
c)
light
19.
bio
a)
death
b)
life
c)
to carry
20.

Select the meaning of the root "cent":

a)

to measure

b)

eight

c)

one hundred

d)

to write

21.
Which root means "self"? 
a)
tele
b)
photo
c)
auto
d)
bio
22.
a person's signature
a)
automobile
b)
autograph
c)
autoselect
d)
automatic
23.
the process of using light to make a picture/image
a)
photocopier 
b)
photogenic
c)
photography
d)
photon
24.

What is the meaning of the Latin root -port-?

a)

to carry

b)

to drop

c)

to stop

d)

to shop

e)

cop

25.

What is the meaning of the root word -tele-?

a)

far away

b)

Shrek and Donkey

c)

microwave

d)

extremely close

e)

close

26.

Based on your knowledge of the root -tele-, infer the meaning of telegram?

a)

old phone

b)

note

c)

long ago message

d)

writing from far away

27.

Based on your knowledge of the root -port-, infer the meaning of transportable?

a)

able to be moved

b)

not able to move

c)

not able to be carried

d)

cannot change

28.

Which words means able to be carried or moved with ease?

a)

deport

b)

import

c)

portable

d)

teleport

e)

transport

29.

Which word means a device to talk to a distant person?

a)

telephone

b)

teleport

c)

telegraph

d)

telescope

30.

Which word means a device that makes distant objects appear closer?

a)

telephone

b)

teleport

c)

telegraph

d)

telescope

31.

Latin root meaning "hundred"

a)

duo

b)

kilo

c)

cent

d)

tri

32.

What does the root "-bio" mean?

a)

water

b)

to throw or release

c)

writing

d)

life

33.

What does the root "-auto" mean?

a)

writing

b)

bad

c)

self

d)

good or well

34.

What does the root "-bene" mean?

a)

bad

b)

good or well

c)

to throw or release

d)

to hear

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