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Greek & Latin Roots and Prefixes

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Greek root graph means...

a)

draw

b)

write

c)

type

d)

copy

2.

The Greek root phon means...

a)

phone

b)

number

c)

sound

d)

call

3.

The computer program automatically indents a new paragraph. What does the Latin prefix auto mean?

a)

present

b)

past

c)

future

d)

self

4.

A prefix is...

a)

at the beginning of a word

b)

at the end of a word

c)

in the middle of a word

5.

The Latin prefix tele means...

a)

distance

b)

telephone

c)

television

d)

tell

6.

Which word in the sentence contains a Greek root?

The cheerleaders yelled into their megaphones, and the fans responded.

a)

cheerleaders

b)

into

c)

megaphones

d)

responded

7.

What word means "small sound"?

a)

microphone

b)

megaphone

c)

telephone

d)

saxophone

8.

Which Latin root means "to drag or pull"?

a)

sign

b)

dict

c)

tract

d)

man

9.

The word manual contains the Latin root, man, which means...

a)

man

b)

person

c)

hand

d)

men

10.

Which word contains a Latin root that means "to speak"?

a)

contradict

b)

telephone

c)

autograph

d)

distract

11.

The Latin root sign means...

a)

poster

b)

sign

c)

draw

d)

mark

12.

Which word in the sentence contains a Latin root meaning hand?

Mrs. Burke told her manager that she will resign and leave the company.

a)

manager

b)

resign

c)

leave

d)

company