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Latin Roots #1

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Match the following

a)

Phone

1.

Sound

b)

Philia

2.

Love / Friendship

c)

Phobos

3.

Fear

d)

Photos

4.

Light

e)

Logos

5.

Study of

2.

Match the following

a)

Tele

1.

Far Away / Distant

b)

Metron

2.

Measure

c)

Syn

3.

With / Together

d)

Thesis

4.

Put / Place / Position

e)

Kinesis

5.

Movement

3.

Thermometer, Symmetry, and Meter all have what root word in common?

a)

Metron

b)

Syn

c)

Thermo

4.

Many insects move faster when placed in direct light. This can be an example of what?

a)

Synthesis

b)

Kinesiology

c)

Photokinesis

d)

A weird bug that dances in the sunlight.

5.

What is the definition of metron?

a)

Measure

b)

To Meet

c)

Weight

d)

Movement

6.

What is the definition of tele?

a)

Movement

b)

Talk

c)

Far Away / Distant

d)

See / Look / Examine

7.

What is the definition of photos?

a)

See / Look / Examine

b)

Light

c)

Movement

d)

Sound

8.

What is the definition of logos?

a)

Measure

b)

Fear

c)

Study of

d)

With / Together

9.

What is the definition of phobos?

a)

Fear

b)

Study of

c)

Love / Friendship

d)

With / Together

10.

What is the definition of philia?

a)

Fear

b)

With / Together

c)

Put / Place / Position

d)

Love / Friendship

11.

What is the definition of phone?

a)

Far Away / Distant

b)

Speak

c)

Sound

d)

See / Look / Examine

12.

What is the definition of syn?

a)

With / Together

b)

Without

c)

Put / Place / Position

d)

Movement

13.

What is the definition of thesis?

a)

Put / Place / Position

b)

To / Toward / Near / Next to

c)

Study of

d)

Without

14.

What is the definition of kinesis?

a)

Sound

b)

Far Away / Distant

c)

Love / Friendship

d)

Movement

15.

Combining the root words syn + thesis = synthesis.

What is the best definition of synthesis?

a)

to place together

b)

to study together

c)

study of movement

d)

without movement

16.

Combining the root words tele + phone = telephone.

What is the best definition of telephone?

a)

movement of light

b)

to look far away

c)

distant sound

d)

sound of light

17.

Dancers often synchronize their movements so that they are dancing in unison. What is the best definition of synchronize?

a)

to do things at the same time

b)

to do things without each other

c)

to hit the griddy upside down

d)

to move in a circle