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Greek and Latin Word Parts

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 9mins

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Class
Date
1.

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

2.

Words such as: vision, evidence, provide, and providence are made from the root, "Vid/Vis" which means

a)

see

b)

say/tell

c)

land

d)

look

3.

Which root means "to hear" or "listen"?

(a)  

4.

Verdict, dictate, predict, and dictator come from the root _________ which means ___________

a)

rupt, break

b)

meter, measure

c)

dict, say/tell/speak

d)

contra, against

5.

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

6.

The Greek root for light is

a)

sonar

b)

tele

c)

photo

d)

krypto

7.

Which of these words have to do with two of something? (Checkmark two words)

a)

Bicycle

b)

Unicycle

c)

Unicorn

d)

Bifocals

e)

Tricycle

8.

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)

A person whose job it is to carry luggage

b)

A machine that carries luggage

c)

Something that is easy to carry

d)

A ship that carries people from one destination to another

9.

To check someone's temperature, you would use a thermometer. What does the root "therm" mean?

a)

ice

b)

sky

c)

heat

d)

see

10.

Which of these roots means "measuring something"?

a)

meter-

b)

auto

c)

hydro

d)

tele

11.

The root graph means...

(a)  

12.

Select the meaning of the root or affix: uni

a)

many

b)

one

c)

before

d)

again

13.

Synthetic contains the root word "syn" - what does synthetic mean?

a)

Business people working together

b)

Living together

c)

Where worshippers meet together

d)

Formed together from artificial parts

14.

Rupt- means:

a)

changes a verb to a noun, suffix only

b)

to study

c)

to break or burst

d)

to "throw"

15.

BONUS: A root is a word part that usually can't

(a)