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Roots

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An aquarium is a transparent tank of water where fish are kept. An aquamarine is a precious stone that is the color of water. Divers use an aqualung to breathe under water. The root "aqua" means...

a)

ocean

b)

water

c)

breathe

d)

fish

2.

The root "derm" means...

a)

feet

b)

hands

c)

skin

d)

teeth

3.

Diction is the act of speaking words that someone else writes down. To contradict someone is to go against what someone else said. A dictionary is a book of words that are spoken in a language. What does the root "dict" mean?

a)

book

b)

speak or say

c)

disagree

d)

explain

4.

The root "manu" means...

a)

feet

b)

hands

c)

skin

d)

teeth

5.

Thermometer measures the temperature and an odometer measures the speed. The root "meter" means

a)

measure

b)

speed

c)

observe

d)

time

6.

To inspect is to look closely. Spectators are those look at or watch something. Spectacles help you to look at things or see things better. "Spect" means...

a)

watch

b)

glases

c)

sports

d)

to look or see

7.

The root "pod/ped" means...

a)

feet

b)

hands

c)

skin

d)

teeth

8.

A signature is a person’s personal mark. The turn signal on your car marks (shows) that your car is about to turn. If something is remarkable, it can be described as significant. The root "sign" means what?

a)

important

b)

turn

c)

amazing

d)

mark

9.

The root "dent" means...

a)

feet

b)

hands

c)

skin

d)

teeth

10.

The root "herb" means...

a)

earth

b)

write

c)

blood

d)

plants

11.

Draw picture that relates to the meaning of the roots aster/astra/astr.

12.

The root "geo" means...

a)

earth

b)

write

c)

blood

d)

plants

13.

Telescope is used to look at far away objects such as moon and stars. A televsion allows you to view events or stoires that are far away. You use the telephone to reach people who are far away. The root "tele" means

a)

talk

b)

space

c)

far

d)

vision

14.

The root "graph" means...

a)

earth

b)

write

c)

blood

d)

plants

15.

The root "hemo" means...

a)

earth

b)

write

c)

blood

d)

plants

16.

The root "fer" means...

a)

time

b)

green

c)

short

d)

carry

17.

The root "brev" means...

a)

time

b)

green

c)

short

d)

carry

18.

Your alma mater is the place where you went to school, the entity that provided “nourishment” to your mind. A woman goes on maternity leave when she has a baby. To be maternal is to be motherly. What does the root "mat,"mean?

a)

mother

b)

school

c)

helping

d)

baby

19.

The root "chloro" means...

a)

time

b)

green

c)

short

d)

carry

20.

The root "chrono" means...

a)

time

b)

green

c)

short

d)

carry

21.

What is the meaning of the root "arch"?

a)

no

b)

frist/primary

c)

good/well

d)

eye

22.

Draw an image that relates to the meaning of the root "luc".

23.

What is the meaning of the root "bene"?

a)

no

b)

frist/primary

c)

good/well

d)

eye

24.

A biography is a story about a person’s life. Biology is the study of life. The word biosphere describes the regions of the surface, atmosphere, and hydrosphere of the earth that are occupied by living beings. The root "bio" means...

a)

plants

b)

study of

c)

life

d)

earth

25.

What is the meaning of the root "neg"?

a)

no

b)

frist/primary

c)

good/well

d)

eye

26.

What is the meaning of the root "ocu"?

a)

no

b)

frist/primary

c)

good/well

d)

eye

27.

Which root means "first"?

a)

op/oper

b)

path

c)

osteo

d)

proto

28.

Which root means "bone"?

a)

op/oper

b)

path

c)

osteo

d)

proto

29.

Which root means "feeling"?

a)

op/oper

b)

path

c)

osteo

d)

proto

30.

Which root means "work"?

a)

op/oper

b)

path

c)

osteo

d)

proto