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Greek/Latin Stems 1-50

Total questions: 47

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the meaning of the following stem: atmo

a)

water

b)

sea

c)

vapor

d)

cardia

2.

What is the meaning of the following stem: logo/lectum

a)

book

b)

read

c)

write

d)

mind

3.

What is the meaning of the following stem: scrib/script

a)

book

b)

sea

c)

write

d)

mind

4.

What is the meaning of the following stem: lingu

a)

talk

b)

tongue

c)

hear

d)

write

5.

What is the meaning of the following stem: log

a)

write

b)

read

c)

see

d)

word

6.

What is the meaning of the following stem: graph/gram

a)

book

b)

hear

c)

water

d)

write

7.

What is the meaning of the following stem: duct

a)

bird

b)

duck

c)

lead

d)

water

8.

What is the meaning of the following stem: credo

a)

belief

b)

know

c)

good

d)

safe

9.

What is the meaning of the following stem: cog

a)

book

b)

know

c)

read

d)

word

10.

What is the meaning of the following stem: biblio

a)

book

b)

bible

c)

read

d)

know

11.

What is the meaning of the following stem: ben/bene

a)

book

b)

belief

c)

bad

d)

good

12.

What is the meaning of the following stem: hydr-

a)

ocean

b)

vapor

c)

water

d)

see

13.

What is the meaning of the following stem: mar/mer

a)

sea/pool

b)

mind

c)

vapor

d)

to know

14.

What is the meaning of the following stem: aqua

a)

water

b)

life

c)

heart

d)

lead

15.

What is the meaning of the following stem: vis/vid

a)

to hear

b)

to see

c)

to know

d)

to read

16.

What is the meaning of the following stem: audi

a)

to hear

b)

to see

c)

to know

d)

to read

17.

What is the meaning of the following stem: phon

a)

music

b)

to talk

c)

to see

d)

to hear

18.

What is the meaning of the following stem: mem

a)

mind / to remember

b)

to know

c)

word

d)

book

19.

What is the meaning of the following stem: -ology

a)

to know

b)

science

c)

to remember

d)

the study of

20.

What is the meaning of the following stem: sci

a)

word

b)

to know

c)

to read

d)

to write

21.

What is the meaning of the following stem: cycl

a)

to read

b)

to repeat

c)

circle

d)

ocean

22.

What is the meaning of the following stem: auto

a)

alone

b)

self

c)

outside

d)

life

23.

What is the meaning of the following stem: bio

a)

life

b)

heart

c)

vapor

d)

read

24.

What is the meaning of the following stem: cardio

a)

run

b)

drive

c)

heart

d)

life

25.

What is the meaning of the following stem: chron

a)

water

b)

government

c)

earth

d)

time

26.

What is the meaning of the following stem: -cracy

a)

government

b)

belief

c)

earth

d)

outside/beyond

27.

What is the meaning of the following stem: extra

a)

more

b)

to remember

c)

outside/beyond

d)

government

28.

What is the meaning of the following stem: geo

a)

life

b)

heart

c)

the study of

d)

earth

29.

What is the meaning of the following stem: -here

a)

to throw

b)

to stick

c)

location

d)

water

30.

What is the meaning of the following: -ist

a)

the study of

b)

one who does

c)

water

d)

earth

31.

What is the meaning of the following stem: -ject

a)

to stick

b)

to love

c)

to throw

d)

to make

32.

What is the meaning of the following stem: manus

a)

hand

b)

head

c)

foot

d)

leg

33.

What is the meaning of the following stem: mort

a)

hand

b)

body

c)

foot

d)

death

34.

What is the meaning of the following stem: corpus

a)

hand

b)

body

c)

foot

d)

death

35.

What is the meaning of the following stem: derm

a)

skin

b)

foot

c)

hand

d)

head

36.

What is the meaning of the following stem: fore

a)

body

b)

behind

c)

front

d)

back

37.

What is the meaning of the following stem: grat

a)

sad

b)

happy

c)

mad

d)

thankful/pleasing

38.

What is the meaning of the following stem: pater

a)

father

b)

mother

c)

sister

d)

brother

39.

What is the meaning of the following stem: mater

a)

father

b)

mother

c)

sister

d)

brother

40.

What is the meaning of the following stem: frater

a)

father

b)

mother

c)

sister

d)

brother

41.

What is the meaning of the following stem: ped

a)

hand

b)

foot

c)

head

d)

heart

42.

What is the meaning of the following stem: meter

a)

measure

b)

mother

c)

matter

d)

meet

43.

What is the meaning of the following stem: metro

a)

measure

b)

meet

c)

mother

d)

city

44.

What is the meaning of the following stem: locus

a)

to find

b)

location

c)

map

d)

to make

45.

What is the meaning of the following stem: -ize

a)

to make

b)

to read

c)

to write

d)

to know

46.

What is the meaning of the following stem: inter

a)

front

b)

behind

c)

between

d)

outside

47.

What is the meaning of the following stem: pend

a)

to throw

b)

to hang

c)

to make

d)

to meet