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Latin & Greek Root Words

Total questions: 61

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Brev =

a)

long

b)

short

c)

brave

d)

Long

e)

Wide

2.

Cap =

a)

head

b)

tail

c)

height

d)

Hat

3.

ord =

a)

row, rank

b)

column, line

c)

sequence, set

d)

array, matrix

4.

phil =

a)

love

b)

Hate

c)

Joy

d)

Friendship

5.

san =

a)

health

b)

Wealth

c)

Happiness

d)

Knowledge

6.

What is the definition of the Latin and Greek root words vis/vid?

a)

see / to see

b)

trust/ trusting

c)

memory

d)

small/less

7.

What is the definition of the Greek root word geo?

a)

heat

b)

study of

c)

earth

d)

see

8.

What is the definition of the Greek root word photo?

a)

light

b)

heat

c)

study

d)

watch

9.

What is the definition of the Greek root word therm?

a)

study

b)

heat

c)

water

d)

light

10.

The Latin root word aqua means what?

a)

Aqua Man

b)

aquarium

c)

water

d)

animals that live in water

11.

What does the Greek root word bio mean?

a)

science

b)

water

c)

bibliography

d)

life

12.

Which of the following words contains a Latin root word that means to burst or break?

a)

predict

b)

disrupt

c)

manuscript

d)

flexible

13.

Which of the following words contains a root that means to build?

a)

destruction

b)

porter

c)

tractor

d)

bankrupt

14.

What does the Greek root word tele mean?

a)

far/end

b)

art/skills

c)

seven

d)

many

15.

Which of the following choices is a Greek root word which means two?

a)

bi

b)

tri

c)

unos

d)

dos

16.

What is the Latin root word for the English word three?

a)

vac

b)

tri

c)

monos

d)

hydor

17.

What is the definition of incognito?

a)

can not understand

b)

can not recognize

c)

can not hear

d)

can not see

18.

Translate, transmit, transport, transform, transition are all taken from what root word?

a)

tras-

b)

trans-

c)

plat-

d)

auto

19.

v. to remove people from a situation of danger; to leave a dangerous place

a)

vacation

b)

vacuous

c)

emulate

d)

evacuate

20.

n. a position or job that needs to be filled; a room or space that is not occupied.

a)

valance

b)

vacation

c)

vacancy

d)

vacuum

21.

auto-means

a)

since, follow

b)

gone, glow

c)

self, same

d)

stay, sustain

22.

The scientist created a ______________ in a glass container.

a)

vacate

b)

evacuate

c)

vacuous

d)

vacuum

23.

The concert attracted a large audience that clapped and cheered as the band played. What does the root aud mean in the word audience?

a)

to know, knowledge

b)

word, study, reason

c)

life

d)

light

e)

hear, listen

24.

Plants change light into energy through the chemical process of photosynthesis. What does the root photo mean in the word photosynthesis?

a)

to know, knowledge

b)

word, study, reason

c)

life

d)

light

e)

hear, listen

25.

There are conscious thoughts that you're aware of and subconscious ones that you're not. What does the root sci mean in the words conscious and subconscious?

a)

to know, knowledge

b)

word, study, reason

c)

life

d)

light

e)

hear, listen

26.

Soldiers use night vision googles to view the enemy’s position by looking at infrared light. What does the root vis mean in the word vision?

a)

breath, breathe

b)

see

c)

turn

d)

carry

e)

write

27.

When the collectors found three letters with the movie star's signature they were very excited to have his autograph. What does the root graph mean in the word autograph?

a)

breath, breathe

b)

see

c)

turn

d)

carry

e)

write

28.

Tom sat staring at the tropical fish swimming around in the aquarium in his bedroom. What does the root aqua mean in the word aquarium?

a)

water

b)

straight, guide, rule, right

c)

pull, draw

d)

to go, move, to go between

e)

break, burst

29.

Tom sat staring at the tropical fish swimming around in the aquarium in his bedroom. What does the root aqua mean in the word aquarium?

a)

water

b)

straight, guide, rule, right

c)

pull, draw

d)

to go, move, to go between

e)

break, burst

30.

When the pimple erupted it made a sloppy mess like a broken balloon. What does the root rupt mean in the word erupted?

a)

water

b)

straight, guide, rule, right

c)

pull, draw

d)

to go, move, to go between

e)

break, burst

31.

Chronic is back pain that a person has every day over a long period. What does the root chron mean in the word chronic?

a)

land, earth, area of space

b)

fear

c)

star

d)

war, fight

e)

time

32.

You can ride Space Mountain, get your Sci-Fi fix on Star Tours, or have family fun on the Astro Orbitor. What does the root astro mean?

a)

land, earth, area of space

b)

time

c)

star

d)

fear

e)

war, fight

33.

hearing specialist

a)

audiologist

b)

abiotic

c)

visionary

d)

audiophile

34.

moving away from the center

a)

circumscribe

b)

locality

c)

cyclops

d)

centrifugal

35.

to draw a circle around; to restrict

a)

demote

b)

circumscribe

c)

centrifugal

d)

photokinesis

36.

a dreamer; someone who sees impractical goals or ideas about the future

a)

conscience

b)

visionary

c)

aquanaut

d)

mariner

37.

something kept as a reminder of a past event; a souvenir

a)

memento

b)

hostel

c)

chronometer

d)

extract

38.

one who is enthusiastic about high fidelity sound production

a)

audiologist

b)

abiotic

c)

audiophile

d)

visionary

39.

movement induced by light

a)

visionary

b)

photokinesis

c)

centrifugal

d)

megascopic

40.

one eyed giant

a)

edict

b)

extract

c)

hostel

d)

cyclops

41.

a person who swims underwater using swimming gear

a)

aquanaut

b)

mariner

c)

hydroscope

d)

chronometer

42.

What is the meaning of the root aud-?

a)

to hear

b)

to see

c)

to touch

d)

to taste

43.

What is the meaning of bio-?

a)

life

b)

take

c)

talk?

d)

build

44.

What is the definition of auto-?

a)

car

b)

others

c)

self

d)

take

45.

Which root means to speak?

a)

telo-

b)

circ-

c)

dict-

d)

gon-

46.

Which root means sound?

a)

telo-

b)

phon-

c)

trans-

d)

ped/pod-

47.

What is the meaning of the root chron-?

a)

water

b)

life

c)

sound

d)

time

48.

What is the meaning of circ-?

a)

sound

b)

circle/ring

c)

to carry

d)

to hear

49.

What does the root trans- mean?

a)

across

b)

to hear

c)

life

d)

around

50.

Which root means foot?

a)

ped/pod-

b)

dict-

c)

gon-

d)

phon-

51.

mand meaning

a)

order

b)

Command

c)

Demand

d)

Request

52.

min meaning

a)

small, less

b)

Big, more

c)

Fast, quick

d)

High, tall

e)

Loud, noisy

53.

neg meaning

a)

no

b)

Yes

c)

Maybe

d)

Positive

54.

orig meaning

a)

beginning

b)

End

c)

Middle

d)

Continuation

55.

trib meaning

a)

give

b)

Receive

c)

Take

d)

Exchange

56.

An autograph is a person's signature written in his or her own handwriting. The root graph means write or draw. What does the root auto mean?

a)

sound

b)

look or observe

c)

self

57.

log meaning

a)

word

b)

A large piece of wood

c)

A mathematical equation

d)

A type of computer virus

58.

max meaning

a)

greatest

b)

Smallest

c)

Least

d)

Most

59.

pel meaning

a)

drive, force

b)

To move quickly

c)

To cause pain

d)

To make a loud noise

60.

strict meaning

a)

draw tight

b)

To be exact

c)

To be precise

d)

To be rigorous

61.

nov meaning

a)

new

b)

November

c)

Novel

d)

Native