WorksheetsGreek and Latin Roots
Total questions: 42
Worksheet time: 23mins
If "mono" means one, then a dramatic piece for one performer is what word?
monarchy
monodrama
monochrome
"Vi" means what?
six
die
way
Put 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 in order...
hex, oct, deca, sept, nov
deca, oct, sept, nov, hex
hex, sept, oct, nov, deca
Which root means "place"?
tract
loc
sci
onym
Which roots means "water"?
mar
hydr
sci
aqua
Unique means being the only one of it's kind; unlike anything else. What is the root of "unique" that means "one"?
(a)
A megaphone has 2 roots in it. What does each root mean? (2 answers)
sound
small
large
call
Put 2, 3, 4, 5 in order.
penta, quad, bi, tri
tri, penta, bi, quad
bi, tri, quad, penta
quad, bi, penta, tri
Which word means "the study of life?"
sociology
biology
psychology
philosophy
Philadelphia (phil) is the city of brotherly...
fighting
hugs
wisdom
love
Which root means "move"?
phys
mob
sci
audio
Which root means "nature"?
phys
mob
sci
audio
Which root means "to hear"?
phys
mob
sci
audio
Based on the root word of "tendons," what should we do with our tendons?
stretch
rip
hit
Poly means "many."
True
False
A "light-record" would be what 2 roots put together?
photo-graph
uni-gram
terra-gram
tele-graph
Which roots mean "both" or "twice"? (2 answers)
ambi
poly
du
tri
Which 2 roots mean "middle"? (2 answers)
centr
cycle
med
circum
If we measured "around" the outside of a cycle (or a circle), we would find what math term?
circumference
diameter
volume
perimeter
A "mermaid" is what kind of maid?
ocean
sea
land
pretty
Which root means "to write"?
script
chron
vid/vis
temp
Which root means "look or see"?
script
chron
vid/vis
temp
Which roots means "time"? (2 answers)
script
chron
vid/vis
temp
Which root means "more"?
(a)
If someone is celebrating a "centennial" anniversary, how many years are they celebrating?
10
100
1000
50
We live in a "sub-urb", which means we live in a what?
town
city
county
state
Terrain has the root "terr", which means what?
land
water
core
atmosphere
Each "half" of the our brain or the world is called a what?
hemi-sphere
sides
hospi-circle
mem-ory
What does the root "mem" mean?
mindful, recall
name
guest
strike
What does the root "fen" mean?
mindful, recall
name
guest
strike
What does the root "onym" mean?
mindful, recall
name
guest
strike
What does the root "hosp" mean?
mindful, recall
name
guest
strike
If you have a ghost "host", they're most likely a what?
a stranger
a soldier
a writer
lonely
True or false: A "carn"ivore is someone who only eats veggies.
True
False, they eat meat
A "solo" artist is someone who works...
alone
in a team
Arachno"phob"ia means you are _ of spiders.
a fan
afraid
killer
What root means "say or declare"?
fals/fall
anim
cert/cred
dict
What root means "deceive, lie, wrong"?
fals/fall
anim
cert/cred
dict
The 2nd amendment gives us the right to bear "arms." What does "arm" mean?
muscles
weapons
soldiers
Magnets "attract" other magnets since they _ towards each other.
push
pull
Which root means "even, level"?
equ
sci
cid/cis
Which root means "to know"?
equ
sci
cid/cis
