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Greek & Latin roots

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the root word "re" mean?

a)

to see

b)

to hear

c)

back or again

d)

both and around

2.

If you had a bunion, you might want to go see a ..

a)

psychiatrist

b)

meteorologist

c)

optometrist

d)

podiatrist

3.

To move goods or people from one place to another is to

a)

deport

b)

transport

c)

import

d)

port them

4.

If a REAL dog fits in your purse, that is

a)

a cat actually

b)

something you bought at the concessions stand

c)

a portable dog

d)

a beanie baby

5.

to cause someone to behave badly, usually for money or personal gain

a)

interrupt

b)

erupt

c)

corrupt

d)

annoy

6.

What could calligraphy mean in this sentence:

Jorge practiced his calligraphy until it the words danced off the page like a work of art.

a)

something from California

b)

Calling someone with an old phone

c)

decorative hand writing created with a special ink pen or brush; an art form

d)

the study or words

7.

To send people out of a country if they are not a legal citizen is to ------------them.

a)

import

b)

transport

c)

deport

d)

airport

8.

In Star Wars, people could--------through space instantly.

a)

teleport

b)

telephone

c)

transport

d)

telegraph

9.

prone to interrupting the normal courese of tings;throwing something into disorder

a)

eruptive

b)

disruptive

c)

THAT kid in your math class, you know the one!

d)

interruptive

10.

A specially designed area of water where privately owned boats are kept.

a)

mariner

b)

marina

c)

maritime

d)

Mari

11.

Some products are brought into the USA from other countries. We call those -----------------goods.

a)

teleported

b)

transported

c)

imported

d)

deported

12.

If you can hear it, it must be

a)

yummy

b)

credible

c)

edible

d)

audible

13.

What does the root word "un" mean?

a)

back or again

b)

not

c)

full of or having a quantity

d)

a smaller amount of

14.

to burst out suddenly in great noise or commotion, like a volcano might

a)

erupt

b)

corrupt

c)

old faithful

d)

what you all do when dance monkey plays

15.

the tearing of a part of the body

a)

corruption

b)

erupture

c)

injury

d)

rupture

16.

The passage we read about the creation of the US Constitution, retold the events leading up to the Continental Congress in _________order.

a)

logical

b)

chronological

c)

chronk

d)

chaotic

17.

the tearing of a part of the body

a)

corruption

b)

erupture

c)

injury

d)

rupture

18.

Which of these characters could be consider a mariner?

a)

a cruise ship Captain

b)

a Navy officer

c)

a passenger on the Titanic

d)

you, when fishing in a boat

19.

Anything having to do with the sea ( as in laws & traditions)

a)

marina

b)

mariner

c)

maritime

d)

married

20.

an account of events in the the order they occurred

a)

biography

b)

chronic

c)

chronological

d)

chronicle

21.

a diver who lives and explores underwater

a)

aqueduct

b)

aquanaut

c)

aquaman

d)

shark

22.

which of the following might cause an eruption of laughter among young children?

a)

worms escaping the container

b)

flatulance

c)

slime

d)

FCAT testing

23.

persisting over a period of time, usually a long time

a)

chron

b)

Sonic

c)

chronic

d)

chromatic

24.

The prefix /aqua/ refers to

a)

fire

b)

air

c)

water

d)

Aquaman

25.

ancient civilzations used these to transport water through the city

a)

aqueous

b)

aquanaut

c)

aqueducts

d)

aquatics

26.

Adam's mom got a great new job, but now he has to

a)

work, also

b)

relocate

c)

babysit his sister

d)

join the Navy

27.

an engine powered by steam, diesel, or electricity; formal name for a train

a)

subway

b)

monorail

c)

allocate

d)

locomotive

28.

To do our dance routine together, we should practice to

__________our movements.

a)

synthesize

b)

synchronize

c)

up size

d)

sympathize

29.

to put out of joint or position. Titan _______his shoulder playing football.

a)

dislocate

b)

located

c)

dislocated

d)

tackled

30.

made with, by or from water

a)

aquaman

b)

aqueous

c)

aquatic

d)

fish

31.

this photo is an example of an

a)

an aquatic environment

b)

Atlantis

c)

aquarium

d)

fish

32.

to set a side for a specific purpose

a)

advocate

b)

allocate

c)

locate

d)

lose

33.

You are sick and the doctor prescribes a medicine to help you get well.

Is it most likely..

a)

an antifungus

b)

an antibiotic

c)

a vitamin

d)

a vacation from school

34.

pertaining to a particular place that is small or close

a)

local

b)

in the 'hood

c)

loco

d)

7 Eleven

35.

Who could a biography be written about ?

a)

a famous musician

b)

an Olympic athlete

c)

an inventor

d)

a cat

36.

Which of these things are biodegradable?

a)

glass

b)

mice

c)

plastic

d)

bananas peels

37.

a biological substance or condition that puts people or the environment at risk

a)

toxic fumes

b)

used needles

c)

poison

d)

all of these

38.

a science that deals with living things and the processes vital to living things.

a)

biofeedback

b)

biology

c)

biography

d)

biotin

39.

Choose the suffixes that form nouns

a)

-ance

b)

-er

c)

-ment

d)

-able

40.

Chhose the prefixes that form adjectives

a)

-ible

b)

-ish

c)

-ic

d)

-ment

41.

What suffix would you add to the word botany to change the meaning to "one who studies plants"

a)

-er

b)

-ive

c)

-ologist

d)

-ous

42.

which suffix would you add to a word to enhance the meaning of a VERB?

a)

-ly

b)

-ive

c)

-ible

d)

-ment

43.

What is the correct form of the word that means "the quality of being kind?"

a)

kindish

b)

kindable

c)

kindness

d)

kindology

44.

What is the correct form of the work that means " importing great worth or meaning?"

a)

importology

b)

importment

c)

importance

d)

importible

45.

What is the correct form of the word which means to "show caution?"

a)

cautionic

b)

cautionness

c)

cautious

d)

cautionly

46.

Who might help you identify a bug?

a)

entomologer

b)

entomologist

c)

entomologic

d)

entomoloman

47.

Who might conduct lab experiments with chemicals?

a)

chemologist

b)

chemist

c)

chemology

d)

chemistyman

48.

What isthe quality of state of being serene is called?

a)

serenic

b)

scenic

c)

serenish

d)

serenity

49.

The governing body of a state or country is called the

a)

governology

b)

government

c)

governence

d)

governor

50.

A woman who governs, or supervises the children of a family, (like a nanny) is called their

a)

governor

b)

governess

c)

government

d)

governarian

51.

If an adult is behaving in an spoiled &immature way they may be called

a)

children

b)

childic

c)

childish

d)

childable

52.

A Suburban SUV has lots of room for many people people. You could describe an SUV as

a)

spacious

b)

spacible

c)

spacely

d)

spaciness

53.

We will celebrate our last day together with a party and fun activities. It will be a

.......................... day!

a)

festible

b)

festic

c)

festive

d)

festly

54.

The quality of sharing in a cheery and positive way is

a)

cheerment

b)

cheerfulness

c)

cheerment

d)

cheerly

55.

I want to grow vegetables naturally and without pesticides. My farming method might be described as

a)

organish

b)

organic

c)

organicness

d)

inorganic