WorksheetsGreek and Latin Word Parts
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 9mins
Sophie's grandma asked her to go get her spectacles. The root word spec means...
Water
Look, see, watch
Love
Maganize
Words such as: vision, evidence, provide, and providence are made from the root, "Vid/Vis" which means
see
say/tell
land
look
Which root means "to hear" or "listen"?
(a)
Verdict, dictate, predict, and dictator come from the root _________ which means ___________
rupt, break
meter, measure
dict, say/tell/speak
contra, against
When you put things in chronological order, you are making a time line. What does the root "chron" mean?
bake
laugh
time
see
The Greek root for light is
sonar
tele
photo
krypto
Which of these words have to do with two of something? (Checkmark two words)
Bicycle
Unicycle
Unicorn
Bifocals
Tricycle
Knowing the Latin root "port" you can determine the meaning of the underlined word in this sentence: The porter struggled to balance the 4 suitcases on top of each other as he walked them to the guest's room.
A person whose job it is to carry luggage
A machine that carries luggage
Something that is easy to carry
A ship that carries people from one destination to another
To check someone's temperature, you would use a thermometer. What does the root "therm" mean?
ice
sky
heat
see
Which of these roots means "measuring something"?
meter-
auto
hydro
tele
The root graph means...
(a)
Select the meaning of the root or affix: uni
many
one
before
again
Synthetic contains the root word "syn" - what does synthetic mean?
Business people working together
Living together
Where worshippers meet together
Formed together from artificial parts
Rupt- means:
changes a verb to a noun, suffix only
to study
to break or burst
to "throw"
BONUS: A root is a word part that usually can't
(a)
