WorksheetsGreek/Latin Root Words
Total questions: 38
Worksheet time: 36mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
graph means
a)
draw/ write
b)
color/shade
c)
spin/sit
d)
essay/novel
2.
Geology is the study of rocks and what the _________ is made of.
a)
science
b)
life
c)
earth
d)
penguins
3.
Mono means
a)
ten
b)
one
c)
too many
d)
multi
4.
What is the latin root of the word "pedometer"?
a)
er
b)
me
c)
meter
d)
ped
5.
The root word "astr" means
a)
planet
b)
star
c)
moon
d)
foot
6.
The root word "ped" means
a)
knee
b)
hand
c)
foot
d)
leg
7.
Someone who is credible is...
a)
Someone who lies
b)
Someone who is nice
c)
Someone who is believable
d)
Someone who is evil
8.
The latin root "audi/aud" means
a)
hear
b)
a freaking nice car
c)
a big room
d)
star
9.
A dictator is a person who__________________.
a)
says the opposite of something.
b)
rules a country with total authority, often in a cruel or brutal way.
c)
makes the decision by a jury.
d)
the act of speaking words that someone writes down.
10.
Chronological means ____________________.
a)
a watch or clock that measures time precisely.
b)
a reoccuring problem.
c)
things happening at the same time.
d)
arranged in the order that things happened or came to be.
11.
The benevolent company donated millions of dollars to education. Benevolent means _______.
a)
kind and generous
b)
not causing death
c)
something more than required
d)
sad
12.
The root word "grad" means
a)
to do badly
b)
step
c)
sound
13.
Geoponics is the study of
a)
a person who studies rocks
b)
natural heat
c)
the art or science of agriculture
14.
If a word ends with "ologist" most likely it's _________________.
a)
a topic
b)
a person who studies something
15.
Gradual means ___________________________.
a)
to treat someone poorly
b)
earning a degree from somewhere
c)
moving or changing in small amounts
16.
An auditorium is ______________________________.
a)
a large room or building where people gather
b)
able to be heard
c)
a group of people
17.
To treat something or someone poorly without respect is the word
a)
regress
b)
degrade
c)
graduate
d)
gradual
18.
Dictation means______________
a)
to say the opposite of something
b)
to say what might happen in the future
c)
the act of speaking words that someone writes down or that a machine records
19.
The natural heat of the earth is known as
a)
geography
b)
geothermal
c)
geologist
d)
geographic
20.
Incredulous means
a)
incredible
b)
a person, bank, or company that lends money to someone
c)
not being able or willing to believe something
21.
Fin means...
a)
end
b)
make
c)
bad
d)
to arm
22.
Fact means...
a)
mean
b)
to arm
c)
carry
d)
make
23.
Mal means...
a)
good
b)
life
c)
bad
d)
carry
24.
Fal means...
a)
to deceive or trick
b)
bad
c)
to take
d)
love
25.
Phil means...
a)
bad
b)
love
c)
carry
d)
fer
26.
Cept means...
a)
taken
b)
given
c)
bad
d)
cut
27.
cis means...
a)
air
b)
throw
c)
cut
d)
pull
28.
Dict means...
a)
end
b)
write
c)
say
d)
bad
29.
Form means...
a)
turn
b)
shape
c)
lead
d)
life
30.
Bio means...
a)
death
b)
end
c)
life
d)
lead
31.
Fer means...
a)
throw
b)
taken
c)
carry
d)
cut
32.
Ject means...
a)
carry
b)
lead
c)
throw
d)
say
33.
Tract means
a)
carry
b)
pull
c)
make
d)
end
34.
Vert means...
a)
change
b)
turn
c)
end
d)
lead
35.
Duct means...
a)
lead
b)
carry
c)
turn
d)
say
36.
Contra means...
a)
Before
b)
Life
c)
Against
d)
Between
37.
Intra stands for ...
a)
Within
b)
Between
c)
Half
d)
Self
38.
Auto stands for...
a)
before
b)
bad
c)
self
d)
life
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