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Greek and Latin Roots Stanford 5/1

Total questions: 61

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which sentence is written correctly?

a)

There is a Mission in san Antonio.

b)

My Aunt live in roanoke, Virginia.

c)

We went swimming in the gulf of Mexico.

d)

Megan took a trip to Texas and New Mexico.

2.

Which sentence is written correctly?

a)

The Sangre de cristo mountains are beautiful.

b)

We watched the clouds drift over the sandia peak.

c)

Uncle George saw bats fly out of the Carlsbad Caverns.

d)

I think suki would like the balloon Festival in albuquerque.

3.

Which sentence is written correctly?

a)

The white house is in washington, D.C.

b)

Larry was watching the Wildlife at cades cove.

c)

The Smoky Mountains are located in North Carolina.

d)

Uncle martin moved from England to the united states.

4.

Which sentence is written correctly?

a)

Mr. Hernandez quickly boarded the Jet.

b)

The water was as cold as ice at Eagle Falls.

c)

The Family went hiking through newfound Gap.

d)

The Students attended graham elementary school.

5.

Which sentence is written correctly?

a)

Has Dr. anderson ever traveled to Japan?

b)

The Smiths saw the Ruins in Rome, Italy.

c)

David plans to go to the market on Wednesday.

d)

Our Neighborhood will celebrate New Year's Eve.

6.

Which sentence is written correctly?

a)

We get the Newspaper every Thursday.

b)

The girl worked in a Theater in London.

c)

To get to our house, turn left on Strawberry Lane.

d)

The students went to the Museum for their field trip.

7.

Which sentence is written correctly?

a)

It started to snow in December.

b)

Hansel knows how to speak german.

c)

The Fog floated up from the Pecos River.

d)

The children picked up the Garbage from the lawn.

8.

Which sentence is written correctly?

a)

What Time does the Movie begin?

b)

Hillary waited for Mother by the mailbox.

c)

Do you know if sarah is waiting at the Bus Stop?

d)

Franklin is a large Cat with black and white Fur.

9.

Which sentence is written correctly?

a)

There are many fish in Lime Creek.

b)

Aunt Sue and uncle Jim live next door.

c)

Dana is the best player on the Soccer Team.

d)

The National Archives has many important Documents.

10.

Which sentence is written correctly?

a)

Dad works on the old Car in the Garage.

b)

People lived long after the time of Dinosaurs.

c)

Paul Revere was a famous American colonist.

d)

Tourists enjoy visiting the great wall of China.

11.

Meaning: Life

a)

Geo

b)

Bio

c)

Phon

d)

Theo

12.

log; logy

a)

idea, word, speech, discussion, reason, study

b)

write, draw, describe, record

c)

examine, look at

d)

A tree in the forest

13.

Meaning: Ancient

a)

miso

b)

anthrop

c)

cracy, crat, critic

d)

archae, archa

14.

geo

a)

sound

b)

life

c)

earth

d)

god

15.

Meaning: People

a)

cracy, crat, critic

b)

dem

c)

theo

d)

bio

16.

cracy, crat, critic

a)

rule, government

b)

man, mankind

c)

look at, examine

d)

people

17.

Meaning: Sound

a)

graph, gram

b)

tele

c)

phon

d)

macro

18.

tele

a)

look at, examine

b)

large, long

c)

rule, government

d)

far, distant

19.

Meaning: Bad, Ill

a)

tele

b)

caco

c)

anthrop

d)

phobia

20.

eu

a)

good, well

b)

hate

c)

love

d)

ancient

21.

Meaning: Love

a)

bibl

b)

miso

c)

phil

d)

What is love?

22.

miso

a)

hate

b)

man, mankind

c)

people

d)

scop, scept, skept

23.

Meaning: Book

a)

phon

b)

graph, gram

c)

theo

d)

bibl, biblio

24.

theo

a)

life

b)

earth

c)

god

d)

man, mankind

25.

Meaning: Man, Mankind

a)

dem

b)

anthrop

c)

caco

d)

archae, archa

26.

graph, gram

a)

write, draw, describe, record

b)

look at, examine

c)

idea, word, speech, discussion, reason

d)

large, long

27.

Meaning: Small

a)

tele

b)

phon

c)

micro

d)

macro

28.

macro

a)

look at, examine

b)

large, long

c)

far, distant

d)

write down, describe

29.

Meaning: Look at, Examine

a)

micro

b)

macro

c)

anthrop

d)

scop, scept, skept

30.

phobia

a)

sound

b)

dread of, morbid fear of

c)

hate

d)

caco

31.

The Greek root tele- means

a)

distant

b)

close

c)

sound

d)

light

32.

The word aquarium contains the root AQUA which means

a)

to hear

b)

one hundred

c)

water

d)

bad

33.

The root spect means

a)

to say

b)

to look

c)

to carry

d)

to write

34.

Which of the following latin roots means to see (CHOOSE 2)

a)

port

b)

dict

c)

vis

d)

vid

35.

Which of the following latin roots means one hundred?

a)

cent

b)

mit

c)

port

d)

bene

36.

Which of the following latin roots means bad?

a)

bene

b)

pater

c)

mater

d)

mal

37.

The word paternity contains which of the following latin roots that means father?

a)

mater

b)

pater

c)

spect

d)

mit

38.

The latin root mater means

a)

mother

b)

father

c)

to look

d)

to make

39.

The word portable contains a latin root that means

a)

to write

b)

to send

c)

to carry

d)

to hear

40.

Which of the following latin roots means to throw?

a)

jud

b)

aud

c)

ject

d)

mit

41.

Prejudice and judicial contain the latin root jud that means

a)

judge

b)

good

c)

water

d)

to send

42.

The word audio and audience contain which of the following latin roots that means to hear?

a)

aqua

b)

mit

c)

bene

d)

aud

43.

The latin root bene means -

a)

bad

b)

good

c)

father

d)

bent

44.

Which of the following latin roots means to say?

a)

dict

b)

mit

c)

spec

d)

vis

45.

Which of the following latin roots means to write?

a)

spect

b)

bene

c)

mater

d)

scrib/script

46.

Which of the following latin roots means to send?

a)

ject

b)

port

c)

aud

d)

mit

47.

If Lisa says the painting is spectacular, she means that it _____ beautiful.

a)

sounds

b)

sends

c)

looks

d)

throws

48.

If a lamp emits light, that means it _____ light.

a)

sends out

b)

throws

c)

hears

d)

sees

49.

A century is ____ years.

a)

ten

b)

one hundred

c)

one thousand

d)

ten thousand

50.

Maternity has to do with being a _____.

a)

father

b)

friend

c)

sister

d)

mother

51.

Paternity has to do with being a _____.

a)

father

b)

mother

c)

sister

d)

brother

52.

The Greek root "bio" means....

a)

turn

b)

life

c)

say, declare

d)

build

53.

The Greek root "chron" means....

a)

measure

b)

time

c)

say, declare

d)

build

54.

The Greek root "graph/gram" means.....

a)

say, declare

b)

life

c)

far away

d)

write, draw, describe, record

55.

The Greek root "meter" means...

a)

measure

b)

bend

c)

turn

d)

look/see

56.

The Greek root "tele" means...

a)

life

b)

time

c)

far away

d)

build

57.

The Latin root "dict" means...

a)

time

b)

far away

c)

turn

d)

say, declare

58.

The Latin roots "flect/flex" mean...

a)

bend

b)

write, describe, draw, record

c)

measure

d)

far away

59.

The Latin root "struct" means...

a)

say, declare

b)

measure

c)

build

d)

look/see

60.

The Latin roots "vers/vert" mean....

a)

time

b)

life

c)

turn

d)

build

61.

The Latin roots "vis/vid" means....

a)

look/see

b)

time

c)

write, draw, describe, record

d)

far away