WorksheetsGreek and Latin Roots
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 35mins
"Bi" means...
one
two
three
four
"Tri" means...
three
four
five
six
"Quad" and "Quart" mean...
eight
six
four
two
"Oct" means...
five
six
seven
eight
"Graph" and "Gram" mean....
to play
to run
to write
to sing
"Aqua" means...
soil
water
earth
sky
"Hydr" means...
water
sky
land
mountain
"Geo" means
ocean
mountain
earth
water
"Port" means...
to carry
to walk
to sing
to play
"Dict" means...
to carry
to speak or say
to walk
to play
"Uni" means...
two
one
three
four
"Mono" means...
four
two
three
one
vac
empty
write
race/kind/birth
thought/word/speech
scrib
write
thought/word/speech
race/kind/birth
empty
The root chron means...
Water
Crayon
To Break
Time
Aqua/Hydro
Light
To Lead
Water
Flask
Centr
Middle
Center
Time
To Lead
What root mean water?
anti
aqua
astron
audio
Which root means life?
audio
astron
auto
bio
To check someone's temperature, you would use a thermometer. What does the root -therm- mean?
ice
sky
heat
see
What is the meaning of the root -tact-? As in the word tactile.
see
say
touch
hold
What does "spec" mean in spectator?
to see
to hear
to pay
to sleep
What is the meaning of the root -dict-? As in the word predict.
speak
write
to carry
see
What is the meaning of the root -scrib-? As in scribble.
write
throw
move up or step up
study
What is the meaning of the root -cred-? As in the word incredible.
lead
time
believe
hear
What is the definition of the root cent (century, centipede, centennial)?
water
to break
to do or perform
one hundred
What is the definition of the root bi (bicycle, biweekly, bisect)?
two
measure
life
to pull or drag
What is the definition of the root auto (autograph, automobile, autobiography)?
far off
to build
three
self
What is the definition of the root audio (audible, audiobook, audition)?
far off
to do or perform
to hear
foot
What is the definition of the root bio (biology, biography, biome)?
name
life
same or equal
teeth
What is the definition of the root dent (dentist, denture, orthodontist)?
two
to break
to look
teeth
What is the definition of the root ology (geology, mythology, zoology)?
far off
measure
the study of
to pull or drag
What is the definition of the root uni (unicorn, unity, unicycle)?
to hear
four
to write
one
What is the definition of the root multi (multiply, multiple, multimedia)?
two
many
to do or perform
same or equal
What is the definition of the root tri (triangle, tricycle, tripod)?
to carry
four
three
to write
What is the definition of the root aqua (aquarium, aqueduct, aquamarine)?
teeth
water
to carry
measure
What is the definition of the root quad (quarter, quartet, quadruplets)?
two
self
many
four
What is the definition of the root dec (decimal, decade, decagon)?
ten
four
to write
light
What is the definition of the root therm (thermometer, hypothermia, thermos)?
to write
the study of
three
heat
What is the definition of the root sub (submarine, subway, submerge)?
under/below
to write
same or equal
to break
What is the definition of the root ped (pedicure, centipede, pedal)?
to speak
water
foot
far off
Greek root MICRO
microphone microscope
Many small items are viewed with a microscope.
small
water
heat
Greek root TECHNO
technology technique
We learn many skills in technology class.
skill
small
life
Latin root MULTI
multiplication multiple multiplex
Many movies are shown at a multiplex theatre.
water
many
short
Latin root OPER
opera operate
The doctor works on the patient when he operates.
work
play
sound
