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Greek and Latin Roots

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

"Bi" means...

a)

one

b)

two

c)

three

d)

four

2.

"Tri" means...

a)

three

b)

four

c)

five

d)

six

3.

"Quad" and "Quart" mean...

a)

eight

b)

six

c)

four

d)

two

4.

"Oct" means...

a)

five

b)

six

c)

seven

d)

eight

5.

"Graph" and "Gram" mean....

a)

to play

b)

to run

c)

to write

d)

to sing

6.

"Aqua" means...

a)

soil

b)

water

c)

earth

d)

sky

7.

"Hydr" means...

a)

water

b)

sky

c)

land

d)

mountain

8.

"Geo" means

a)

ocean

b)

mountain

c)

earth

d)

water

9.

"Port" means...

a)

to carry

b)

to walk

c)

to sing

d)

to play

10.

"Dict" means...

a)

to carry

b)

to speak or say

c)

to walk

d)

to play

11.

"Uni" means...

a)

two

b)

one

c)

three

d)

four

12.

"Mono" means...

a)

four

b)

two

c)

three

d)

one

13.

vac

a)

empty

b)

write

c)

race/kind/birth

d)

thought/word/speech

14.

scrib

a)

write

b)

thought/word/speech

c)

race/kind/birth

d)

empty

15.

The root chron means...

a)

Water

b)

Crayon

c)

To Break

d)

Time

16.

Aqua/Hydro

a)

Light

b)

To Lead

c)

Water

d)

Flask

17.

Centr

a)

Middle

b)

Center

c)

Time

d)

To Lead

18.

What root mean water?

a)

anti

b)

aqua

c)

astron

d)

audio

19.

Which root means life?

a)

audio

b)

astron

c)

auto

d)

bio

20.

To check someone's temperature, you would use a thermometer. What does the root -therm- mean?

a)

ice

b)

sky

c)

heat

d)

see

21.

What is the meaning of the root -tact-? As in the word tactile.

a)

see

b)

say

c)

touch

d)

hold

22.

What does "spec" mean in spectator?

a)

to see

b)

to hear

c)

to pay

d)

to sleep

23.

What is the meaning of the root -dict-? As in the word predict.

a)

speak

b)

write

c)

to carry

d)

see

24.

What is the meaning of the root -scrib-? As in scribble.

a)

write

b)

throw

c)

move up or step up

d)

study

25.

What is the meaning of the root -cred-? As in the word incredible.

a)

lead

b)

time

c)

believe

d)

hear

26.

What is the definition of the root cent (century, centipede, centennial)?

a)

water

b)

to break

c)

to do or perform

d)

one hundred

27.

What is the definition of the root bi (bicycle, biweekly, bisect)?

a)

two

b)

measure

c)

life

d)

to pull or drag

28.

What is the definition of the root auto (autograph, automobile, autobiography)?

a)

far off

b)

to build

c)

three

d)

self

29.

What is the definition of the root audio (audible, audiobook, audition)?

a)

far off

b)

to do or perform

c)

to hear

d)

foot

30.

What is the definition of the root bio (biology, biography, biome)?

a)

name

b)

life

c)

same or equal

d)

teeth

31.

What is the definition of the root dent (dentist, denture, orthodontist)?

a)

two

b)

to break

c)

to look

d)

teeth

32.

What is the definition of the root ology (geology, mythology, zoology)?

a)

far off

b)

measure

c)

the study of

d)

to pull or drag

33.

What is the definition of the root uni (unicorn, unity, unicycle)?

a)

to hear

b)

four

c)

to write

d)

one

34.

What is the definition of the root multi (multiply, multiple, multimedia)?

a)

two

b)

many

c)

to do or perform

d)

same or equal

35.

What is the definition of the root tri (triangle, tricycle, tripod)?

a)

to carry

b)

four

c)

three

d)

to write

36.

What is the definition of the root aqua (aquarium, aqueduct, aquamarine)?

a)

teeth

b)

water

c)

to carry

d)

measure

37.

What is the definition of the root quad (quarter, quartet, quadruplets)?

a)

two

b)

self

c)

many

d)

four

38.

What is the definition of the root dec (decimal, decade, decagon)?

a)

ten

b)

four

c)

to write

d)

light

39.

What is the definition of the root therm (thermometer, hypothermia, thermos)?

a)

to write

b)

the study of

c)

three

d)

heat

40.

What is the definition of the root sub (submarine, subway, submerge)?

a)

under/below

b)

to write

c)

same or equal

d)

to break

41.

What is the definition of the root ped (pedicure, centipede, pedal)?

a)

to speak

b)

water

c)

foot

d)

far off

42.

Greek root MICRO

microphone microscope

Many small items are viewed with a microscope.

a)

small

b)

water

c)

heat

43.

Greek root TECHNO

technology technique

We learn many skills in technology class.

a)

skill

b)

small

c)

life

44.

Latin root MULTI

multiplication multiple multiplex

Many movies are shown at a multiplex theatre.

a)

water

b)

many

c)

short

45.

Latin root OPER

opera operate

The doctor works on the patient when he operates.

a)

work

b)

play

c)

sound