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6th Grade Latin Prefixes and Roots

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

"trans-" means

a)

next to

b)

across, through

c)

above

d)

during

2.

"in, il, ir, im"

a)

after

b)

not

c)

before

d)

between

3.

"de-" means

a)

up

b)

separation, not

c)

without

d)

reduce down / away from

4.

"ex-" means...

a)

up

b)

never

c)

without

d)

out of, away from

5.

"Micro-" means which of the following?

a)

Microscope

b)

Large

c)

Tiny

d)

Zoom

6.

What does the prefix "bio" mean?

a)

science

b)

life

c)

machine

d)

story

7.

The definition of "-anti" is...

a)

against

b)

different

c)

self

d)

again

8.

"Geo-" means

a)

space

b)

stars

c)

earth

d)

heart

9.

"en-" or "em-" mean:

a)

to cause to be / to put into or onto

b)

out of / away from

c)

two / travel / through

d)

life

10.

A prefix goes____________ of a word.

a)

at the end

b)

in the middle

c)

at the beginning

11.

A suffix goes _______________ of a word.

a)

at the beginning

b)

at the end

c)

in the middle

12.

"uni-" means...

a)

two

b)

three

c)

one

d)

self

13.

"mini-" means...

a)

small

b)

without

c)

four

d)

together

14.

Many of our English words are derived from...

a)

Latin, Greek, and Old English

b)

Spanish and French

c)

Japanese

d)

Canadian

15.

"Fore-" means

a)

before / earlier

b)

across / change / through

c)

not

d)

opposite / against

16.

"Di-" or "dia-" mean

a)

two / through / across

b)

jewels

c)

A British princess

d)

related to or characterized by

17.

"Auto-" means...

a)

car

b)

self

c)

state of / quality of

d)

chief / ruler

18.

Match the word part with its meaning: "aqua-"

a)

water

b)

to hear

c)

good

d)

one hundred

e)

around

19.

Match this word part with its meaning: "duct"

a)

to lead

b)

to make

c)

both

d)

to say

e)

good

20.

Which of the following latin roots means to see (CHOOSE TWO)

a)

port

b)

dict

c)

vis

d)

vid

21.

"Man-" means

a)

speak

b)

hand

c)

order

d)

middle

22.

Anni-, annu-, and enni- mean...

a)

to send

b)

year

c)

water

d)

nothing

23.

"Arch-" means

a)

chief or ruler

b)

foot

c)

hand

d)

action

24.

"Act-" means

a)

play

b)

condition

c)

to put in motion; the process of doing

d)

pain

25.

"Mit-" means

a)

to send

b)

baseball glove

c)

surgery

d)

believe

26.

"nym" or "onym"

a)

before

b)

name or word

c)

elf

d)

poison

27.

"Phon-"

a)

voice or sound

b)

forward or before

c)

to watch or see

d)

together or with

28.

"Therm-"

a)

without

b)

watch

c)

liquid

d)

heat

29.

"Tox-"

a)

chief or ruler

b)

year

c)

poison

d)

name / word

30.

"scope"

a)

heat

b)

magazine

c)

to watch or see

d)

large