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Greek and Latin Roots

Total questions: 46

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the root "ANTE" mean?

a)

Before

b)

Against

c)

Apart

d)

Outside

2.

What does the root PORT mean?

a)

carry

b)

take

c)

leave

d)

stay

3.

What does the root "ANTI" mean?

a)

Against

b)

Before

c)

With or through

d)

Apart

4.

What does the root "CON" mean?

a)

With or Through

b)

Before

c)

Water

d)

Outside

5.

What does the root "DIS" mean?

a)

Apart or Away

b)

Before

c)

Water

d)

Beyond

6.

What is the root "EXTRA" mean?

a)

Outside or Beyond

b)

Before

c)

With or Through

d)

Against

7.

What is the root "INTER" mean?

a)

Between

b)

Water

c)

Outside

d)

Against

8.

What is the root "INTRA" mean?

a)

Within

b)

Between

c)

Bad

d)

Against

9.

What is the root "INTRO" mean?

a)

Into

b)

Between

c)

Bad

d)

Against

10.

What is the root "MAL" mean?

a)

Within

b)

Between

c)

Bad

d)

Against

11.

What is the root "MIS" mean?

a)

Within

b)

Water

c)

Wrong

d)

Before

12.

Which word means to go before.

a)

Antecede

b)

Telephone

c)

Antivirus

d)

After

13.

Which word means fight against a poison?

a)

Antidote

b)

Malice

c)

Needle

d)

Disappear

14.

Which word means to link 'with' another?

a)

connect

b)

convince

c)

approach

d)

leave

15.

Which word means to be "apart" from being present?

a)

Disappear

b)

Distant

c)

active

d)

alone

16.

Which word means to participate "outside" of the general education of school in things such as sports, or clubs?

a)

extracurricular

b)

extraterrestrial

c)

participate

d)

student

17.

Which word means linked "between"?

a)

interconnected

b)

connect

c)

concave

d)

disappear

18.

Which word means something that is situated or done "within" the walls of an educational place?

a)

intramural

b)

connect

c)

interstate

d)

antebellum

19.

Which word means to bring "into" use for the first time?

a)

introduce

b)

extravert

c)

conclude

20.

Which words means a general state of feeling "bad" or sickness?

a)

Malaise

b)

Antibiotic

c)

Antebellum

d)

Conscience

21.

Which words means to interpret in the "wrong" way?

a)

Misconstrue

b)

Conclude

c)

Understand

22.

The root SUPER means...?

a)

over

b)

together

c)

not

d)

bad

23.

What does the word "supervise" mean?

a)

To look over something

b)

to fight against a virus

c)

to occur at the same time

24.

What does the root SYN mean?

a)

together

b)

not

c)

water

d)

three

25.

Knowing the root SYN, what does it mean to synchronize?

a)

to occur or operate at the same time or rate

b)

to look over

c)

to splash in water

d)

having multiple of the same thing

26.

What does the root TRI mean?

a)

three

b)

two

c)

not

d)

bad

27.

Knowing the root TRI, what does the word tricycle mean?

a)

a vehicle similar to a bike that has three wheels

b)

something that moves

c)

not being able to ride

28.

What does the root UN mean?

a)

not

b)

water

c)

one

d)

happy

29.

Knowing the root UN, what does unable mean?

a)

lacking skills or opportunity to not do something

b)

having one of something

c)

a vehicle with three wheels

d)

having the ability to complete a task

30.

What does the suffix ARCHY mean?

a)

government

b)

happy

c)

bad

d)

three

31.

Knowing the suffix ARCHY, what does a monarchy mean?

a)

a form of government with a monarch at the head

b)

a place where you go to school

c)

the great pyramids of Giza.

32.

The root BELL means?

a)

war

b)

happy

c)

peace

d)

not

33.

Knowing the root BELL, what does the word belligerent mean?

a)

a nation or person engaged in war or conflict

b)

to be extremely happy

c)

to go to school

d)

to break the ice

34.

The root CAP means?

a)

to take

b)

to have

c)

to leave

d)

to answer

35.

Knowing the root CAP, what does the word capacity mean?

a)

the amount something can hold or take in

b)

the ability to lose water

c)

having not enough of something

36.

The root BIO means?

a)

life

b)

water

c)

with or through

d)

outside

37.

Knowing the root BIO, what does the word biography mean?

a)

a persons life story

b)

the ability to hold water

c)

what leaves look like

38.

The root AUTO means?

a)

self

b)

same

c)

outside

d)

good

39.

Knowing the root AUTO, what is an autobiography?

a)

an account of a persons life written by themselves

b)

a fictional movie

c)

a printer

40.

Knowing the root PORT, what does portable mean?

a)

to be easily carried or moved

b)

a persons life story

c)

getting good grades on tests

41.

What does the root DICT mean?

a)

to say

b)

to leave

c)

to have water

d)

to take

42.

Knowing the root DICT, what does it mean to dictate something?

a)

to say or read aloud

b)

o be able to carry something

c)

to leave alone

43.

The suffix SCRIBE means?

a)

to write

b)

to say

c)

to leave

d)

to take

44.

Knowing the suffix SCRIBE, what does it mean to transcribe something?

a)

to put thoughts into written form

b)

to take a leave of absence

c)

to wonder off

45.

The suffix LOGY means?

a)

Science

b)

Life

c)

English

d)

Mind

46.

Knowing the suffix LOGY, what does psychology mean?

a)

the scientific study of the brain

b)

the English language

c)

the ability to read minds