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Greek and Latin Roots and Affixes Practice

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

bene-

a)

circle

b)

good

c)

life

d)

time

2.

bio-

a)

both

b)

life

c)

first

d)

together

3.

chrono-

a)

from

b)

two

c)

time

d)

earth

4.

di-

a)

two

b)

before

c)

beside

d)

to look

5.

geo-

a)

strength

b)

together

c)

below

d)

earth

6.

-ous

a)

skilled

b)

have qualities of

c)

beyond

d)

strength

7.

sub-

a)

above

b)

before

c)

below

d)

to see

8.

sys-

a)

together

b)

life

c)

earth

d)

first

9.

-tion

a)

to lead

b)

beside

c)

skilled

d)

act; process

10.

vis-

a)

to see

b)

beyond

c)

from

d)

life

11.

The word "root" means...

a)

to find the meaning of (something that is difficult to read or understand)

b)

a word from which other words are formed

c)

a letter or group of letters added to the beginning or end of a word to change its meaning (e.g. prefix or suffix).

d)

a portion or section taken from a book, article, etc.

12.

The word "affix" means...

a)

are added to the beginning of the word to change the meaning

b)

a word from which other words are formed

c)

a letter or group of letters added to the beginning or end of a word to change its meaning (e.g. prefix or suffix).

d)

are added to the end of a word to change the meaning

13.

___________________ are added to the beginning of words.

a)

affix

b)

prefix

c)

suffix

d)

roots

14.

___________________ are added to the end of words.

a)

affix

b)

prefix

c)

suffix

d)

roots

15.

is the basic part of a word that gives the word meaning.

a)

root

b)

affix

c)

suffix

d)

prefix

16.

is a word part added to the front or end of a root word that changes the word's meaning.

a)

root

b)

affix

c)

suffix

d)

prefix

17.

an affix that is added in FRONT of the root word is called a...

a)

root

b)

affix

c)

suffix

d)

prefix

18.

an affix that is added at the END of a root word is called a...

a)

root

b)

affix

c)

suffix

d)

prefix

19.
What does the root "aqua" mean?
a)
fire
b)
air
c)
water
d)
land
20.
What does the root "anthro/p" mean?
a)
human, people
b)
animals
c)
insects
d)
life
21.
What is the meaning of the prefix "anti-"?
a)
against, opposite of
b)
again
c)
above,over
d)
full of
22.
Which of the following suffixes make verbs past tense?
a)
-ing
b)
-est
c)
-er
d)
-ed
23.
What does the root word "dyna" mean?
a)
death
b)
power
c)
draw, write
d)
people, humans
24.
Which of the following roots mean "self?"
a)
bio
b)
inter/a
c)
auto
d)
micro
25.
Fill in the Blank: The root "mar/i" means ________.
a)
sea
b)
air
c)
swamp
d)
earth
26.
Which root means "sound?"
a)
voc
b)
phon
c)
spect
d)
gram
27.
Which of the following roots/affixes mean "young?"
a)
juven
b)
anti-
c)
-less
d)
pyro
28.

What does the root "aer/aero" mean?

a)

time

b)

air

c)

free

d)

to move

29.

What does the root "hetero" mean?

a)

different/other

b)

same

c)

over/above

d)

time

30.

What does the prefix "mega-" mean?

a)

great/huge

b)

small

c)

after/following

d)

relating to

31.

Omniscient is from Latin root 'omni' which means _____.

a)

many

b)

not

c)

all

d)

before

32.

The root gen means

a)

birth

b)

speak

c)

shape

d)

end

33.

The root phil means

a)

four

b)

order

c)

love, friendship

d)

voice, sound

34.

What does the root log/logue mean

a)

foot

b)

to talk or speak

c)

hear

d)

light

35.

What does the root vid mean?

a)

equal

b)

water

c)

life

d)

see

36.

What does the root luc mean?

a)

write

b)

sight

c)

light

d)

might

37.

What does the root sens/sent mean?

a)

to feel

b)

equal

c)

to know

d)

ring

38.

Which of the following words is based on the Latin root that means "to hear"?

a)

sensory

b)

audible

c)

deafening

d)

attention

39.

Benign is from the Latin root 'bene' which means _____.

a)

good

b)

sound

c)

water

d)

two

40.

This root means "build" or "make up".

a)

spec

b)

vent

c)

struct

d)

liter

41.

"The tree is obstructing my view of the park." What do you think obstruct means?

a)

to block

b)

to show

c)

to see

d)

to run

42.
Which of the following suffixes make verbs past tense?
a)
-ing
b)
-est
c)
-er
d)
-ed
43.

bio

a)

to study

b)

water

c)

self

d)

life

44.

graph

a)

changes a verb to a noun, suffix only

b)

water

c)

write, writing

d)

to break or burst

45.
What does phobia mean?
a)
water
b)
pull
c)
breath
d)
fear

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