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WorksheetsWord Starts - Learning Latin Roots
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What does the Latin root BELL/BELLI mean?
War and fighting
Group
Light (in weight)
Break or burst
What does the Latin root CULP mean?
Good and well
Speech and words
Blame or guilt
War and fighting
What does the Latin root GREG mean?
Blame or guilt
Change
Speech and words
Group
What does the Latin root LOC/LOQ mean?
Speech and words
Group
Blame or guilt
War and fighting
What does the Latin root LEV mean?
Change
Break or burst
Fight
Light (in weight)
What does the Latin root EU mean?
Fight
Good and well
War-like
Group
What does the Latin root PUG mean?
Fight
Good and well
Turn
Speech and words
What does the Latin root TORT mean?
Break or burst
Turn
Light (in weight)
Change
What does the Latin root MUT mean?
Turn
Group
Change
Speech and words
What does the Latin root RUPT mean?
Turn
Fight
Break or burst
Group
Which of the choices below most closely matches the meaning of the word LEVITY as used in the following sentence:
After battles, some soldiers try and add levity to their days by telling jokes around the campfire.
Liveliness, cheerfulness
Seriousness
Quiet; calm
Gloom; sadness
Which of the choices below most closely matches the meaning of the word CONGREGATE as used in the following sentence:
The 8th graders were asked to congregate in the auditorium for a special assembly.
Leave
Disperse
Gather
Separate
Which of the choices below most closely matches the meaning of the word CULPABLE as used in the following sentence:
The judge found the man culpable of the crime and sentenced him to life in prison.
Innocent
Guilty
Irresponsible
Ignorant
Which of the choices below most closely matches the meaning of the word EUPHEMISM as used in the following sentence:
He used a euphemism to disguise his real feelings about the incident.
a nice way of saying something
a harsh way of saying something
a word/phrase intended to cause a fight
a lie
Which of the choices below most closely matches the meaning of the word PERMUTATION as used in the following sentence:
Each altered photograph is a permutation of the original image.
a different form
an exact copy
a competitor
a better/nicer phrase
