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The Ultimate Roots and Spelling Quizizz

Total questions: 190

Worksheet time: 2hrs 49mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does aequus mean?

a)

equal

b)

do, things done

c)

man, human being

d)

water

2.

What language is the origin of aequus?

a)

Greek

b)

Latin

3.

What modern word(s) contain the root aequus? (Choose all that apply.)

a)

equal

b)

aqua

c)

equation

d)

equality

4.

What do the roots argo and acta mean?

a)

equal

b)

do, things done

c)

man, human being

d)

art

5.

What language are the roots argo and acta from?

a)

Greek

b)

Latin

6.

What modern word(s) contain either argo and/or acta? (Choose all that apply.)

a)

agent

b)

enact

c)

transact

d)

ardently

7.

Which word is spelled correctly?

a)

grammer

b)

acknowlege

c)

poetry

8.

which is spelled correctly?

a)

grammar

b)

gremmer

c)

grammer

9.

which is spelled correctly?

a)

acknowledge

b)

acnowledge

c)

acknowlege

10.

Which is spelled correctly?

a)

poitry

b)

potry

c)

poetry

d)

poetree

11.

What does the root caput mean?

a)

the head

b)

to lean, to bend

c)

to know

d)

plenty

12.

What language does the root word caput come from?

a)

Greek

b)

Latin

13.

Which modern words come from the root caput? (Choose all that apply)

a)

capitan

b)

capital

c)

capitalism

d)

cap

14.

What does the root clino mean?

a)

the head

b)

to lean, to bend

c)

to know

d)

plenty

15.

What language does the root clino come from?

a)

Greek

b)

Latin

16.

Which modern words are come from the root clino? (Choose all that apply.)

a)

clinical

b)

recline

c)

incline

d)

decline

e)

reclaim

17.

What does the root word cognito mean?

a)

the head

b)

to lean, to bend

c)

to know

d)

plenty

18.

Which language does the root cognito come from?

a)

Greek

b)

Latin

19.

Which modern words come from the root cognito?

a)

recognize

b)

cognizant

c)

incognito

d)

cognitive

e)

comprehension

20.

What does the root word copia mean?

a)

the head

b)

to lean, to bend

c)

to know

d)

plenty

21.

What language does copia come from?

a)

Greek

b)

Latin

22.

Which modern words come from the root copia?

a)

copy

b)

copious

c)

cornucopia

d)

copper

e)

cope

23.

Which word is spelled correctly?

a)

allagory

b)

sitire

c)

independence

24.

Which word is spelled correctly?

a)

allegary

b)

satire

c)

indepandence

25.

Which word is spelled correctly?

a)

allegory

b)

satir

c)

independance

26.

Allegory is...

a)

making something humorous to point out its flaws

b)

a symbolic fictional story that contains a greater meaning

c)

a fairytale or fable

d)

writing a series of metaphors

27.

Which word is spelled correctly?

a)

analisys

b)

physician

c)

guarantie

28.

Which word is spelled correctly?

a)

analysis

b)

phycisian

c)

gauruntee

29.

Which word is spelled correctly?

a)

analisis

b)

phicisian

c)

guarantee

30.

What does the root dominus mean?

a)

to lead

b)

a lord, master

c)

to believe

d)

fault

31.

What language does dominus come from?

a)

Latin

b)

Greek

32.

Which modern words come from dominus?

a)

dominate

b)

doubt

c)

domain

d)

dominion

33.

What does the root duco mean?

a)

fault

b)

to believe

c)

to lead

d)

a lord, master

34.

What language does duco come from?

a)

Latin

b)

Greek

35.

Which modern words come from duco?

a)

abduct

b)

introduce

c)

deduct

d)

duck

36.

What does the root fido mean?

a)

to pour

b)

to trust

c)

to believe

d)

fault

37.

What language is fido from?

a)

Latin

b)

Greek

38.

Which words are from the root fido? (Choose all that apply.)

a)

fidelity

b)

confide

c)

infidel

d)

fickle

39.

What does the root fusum mean?

a)

to trust

b)

to believe

c)

to pour

d)

fault

40.

Which language does the root fusum come from?

a)

Latin

b)

Greek

41.

Which modern words come from the root fusum? (Choose all that apply.)

a)

transfusion

b)

effusive

c)

diffuse

d)

different

42.

Which word is spelled correctly?

a)

privite

b)

commandment

c)

pursuade

43.

Which word is spelled correctly?

a)

private

b)

commendmant

c)

presuade

44.

Which word is spelled correctly?

a)

pravite

b)

cammandment

c)

persuade

45.

What does the root culpa mean?

a)

to know

b)

to believe

c)

plenty

d)

fault

46.

What language is culpa from?

a)

Latin

b)

Greek

47.

Which words are from the root culpa? (Choose all that apply.)

a)

culpability

b)

capable

c)

culprit

d)

culpable

48.

What does the root credo mean?

a)

to know

b)

to believe

c)

plenty

d)

fault

49.

Which language does the root credo come from?

a)

Latin

b)

Greek

50.

Which modern words come from the root credo? (Choose all that apply.)

a)

creed

b)

credibility

c)

incredible

d)

credulous

51.

Which word is spelled correctly?

a)

thougthful

b)

crolonel

c)

desperate

52.

Which word is spelled correctly?

a)

thoughtful

b)

colonol

c)

desperete

53.

Which word is spelled correctly?

a)

thoughtfull

b)

colonel

c)

desparate

54.

What does the root genus mean?

a)

kind, origin

b)

to trust, believe

c)

to pour

d)

whole, complete

55.

What language does genus come from?

a)

Latin

b)

Greek

56.

Which modern words come from genus?

a)

generic

b)

general

c)

congenial

d)

genetic

57.

What does the root holos mean?

a)

to trust, believe

b)

kind, origin

c)

whole, complete

d)

to pour

58.

What language does holos come from?

a)

Latin

b)

Greek

59.

Which modern words come from holos?

a)

holistic

b)

catholic

c)

harmonic

d)

hologram

60.

Which word is spelled correctly?

a)

lightening

b)

laboratary

c)

library

61.

Which word is spelled correctly?

a)

laboratory

b)

libary

c)

ligthning

62.

Which word is spelled correctly?

a)

laboratorie

b)

libraury

c)

lightning

63.

What does the root jungo mean?

a)

to join

b)

to read, a thing read

c)

whole, complete

d)

kind, origin

64.

What language is jungo from?

a)

Latin

b)

Greek

65.

Which words are from the root jungo? (Choose all that apply.)

a)

conjugation

b)

conjunction

c)

join

d)

joint

e)

jubilant

66.

What does the root lego/lectum mean?

a)

whole, complete

b)

to join

c)

to read, thing read

d)

kind, origin

67.

Which language does the root lego/lectum come from?

a)

Latin

b)

Greek

68.

Which modern words come from the root lego/lectum? (Choose all that apply.)

a)

dyslexia

b)

legible

c)

intelligent

d)

legitimate

e)

legal

69.

Which word is spelled correctly?

a)

thisis

b)

evedence

c)

citation

70.

Which word is spelled correctly?

a)

theses

b)

evidence

c)

citasion

71.

Which word is spelled correctly?

a)

thesis

b)

evidense

c)

citetation

72.

What does the root anthropos mean?

a)

to do, things done

b)

equal

c)

man, human being

d)

art

73.

What language does anthropos come from?

a)

Greek

b)

Latin

74.

What are some modern English words that come from the root anthropos? (Choose all that apply)

a)

anthropology

b)

anthill

c)

apology

d)

anthropomorphic

75.

What does the root word ars mean?

a)

to do, things done

b)

equal

c)

man, human being

d)

art

76.

What language does ars come from?

a)

Greek

b)

Latin

77.

What are some modern words that come from the root ars? (Choose all that apply)

a)

art

b)

artist

c)

artificial

d)

aroma

78.

Which option is spelled correctly?

a)

silable

b)

syllable

c)

sylable

d)

sylablle

79.

Which word is spelled correctly?

a)

beautiful

b)

beutiful

c)

beatiful

d)

beuatiful

80.

Which word is spelled correctly?

a)

extraordenary

b)

extrordenary

c)

extaordinery

d)

extraordinary

81.

Which word is spelled correctly?

a)

extraordenary

b)

syllable

c)

beautifel

82.

What does brevis mean?

a)

short

b)

do, things done

c)

man, human being

d)

water

83.

What language does brevis come from?

a)

Greek

b)

Latin

84.

What are some modern words that come from the root brevis? (Choose all that apply)

a)

brevity

b)

abbreviate

c)

brief

d)

bought

85.

What does canto mean?

a)

sing

b)

do, things done

c)

man, human being

d)

short

86.

What language does canto come from?

a)

Greek

b)

Latin

87.

What are some modern words that come from the root canto? (Choose all that apply)

a)

chant

b)

cantos

c)

cantor

d)

can

88.

What does the root locus mean?

a)

a place

b)

to read, a thing read

c)

head

d)

kind, origin

89.

What language does locus come from?

a)

Greek

b)

Latin

90.

What does the root loquor mean?

a)

to speak

b)

to read, a thing read

c)

head

d)

kind, origin

91.

What are some modern words that come from the root locus? (Choose all that apply)

a)

local

b)

dislocate

c)

localize

d)

locomotive

92.

What are some modern words that come from the root loquor? (Choose all that apply)

a)

eloquent

b)

loquacious

c)

elocution

d)

locate

93.

What does the root medius mean?

a)

middle

b)

through

c)

alone

d)

man, human being

94.

What language does the root medius come from?

a)

Greek

b)

Latin

95.

What modern English words come from medius?

a)

meditate

b)

medium

c)

mediocrity

d)

mellow

e)

median

96.

What does the root missio mean?

a)

a sending

b)

middle

c)

read, thing read

d)

to be able

97.

What language does missio come from?

a)

Greek

b)

Latin

98.

Which modern English words come from missio?

a)

mission

b)

emissary

c)

missile

d)

transmit

e)

miss

99.

What does the root morior mean?

a)

to die

b)

to pour

c)

to suffer, feel

d)

to kill

100.

What language does morior come from?

a)

Greek

b)

Latin

101.

Which modern English words come from morior? (Choose all that apply.)

a)

mortal

b)

immortality

c)

mortician

d)

more

102.

What does the root word nego mean?

a)

to deny

b)

to ignore

c)

to place

d)

to blame

103.

What language does nego come from?

a)

Greek

b)

Latin

104.

What modern English words come from the root nego? (Choose all that apply.)

a)

negate

b)

negotiate

c)

negative

d)

neglect

e)

nagging

105.

What does the root nihil mean?

a)

nothing

b)

plenty

c)

enough

d)

deny

106.

What language does nihil come from?

a)

Greek

b)

Latin

107.

What modern English words come from nihil?

a)

nihilism

b)

annihilate

c)

inhale

d)

exhale

e)

annul

108.

What does the root occido mean?

a)

to kill

b)

to die

c)

nothing

d)

to fight

109.

What language does occido come from?

a)

Greek

b)

Latin

110.

Which modern English words come from the root occido?

a)

homicide

b)

suicide

c)

fratricide

d)

regicide

e)

chide

111.

What does the root pathos mean?

a)

suffering, feeling

b)

nothing

c)

point

d)

pour, thing poured

112.

What language does the root pathos come from?

a)

Greek

b)

Latin

113.

Which modern words come from pathos?

a)

pathetic

b)

empathy

c)

sympathy

d)

apathy

e)

path

114.

What does the root pendo mean?

a)

to weigh, hang

b)

point

c)

suffering, feeling

d)

kind, origin

115.

What language does pendo come from?

a)

Greek

b)

Latin

116.

Which modern words come from the root pendo?

a)

depend

b)

independant

c)

pendant

d)

pen

e)

deep

117.

What does the root per mean?

a)

through

b)

weigh, hang

c)

blame

d)

lord, master

118.

What language does per come from?

a)

Greek

b)

Latin

119.

Which modern English words come from per?

a)

perceive

b)

persist

c)

persevere

d)

pierce

e)

perfect

120.

What does the root phobos mean?

a)

to fear

b)

to suffer, feel

c)

carry

d)

equal

121.

What language does the root phobos come from?

a)

Greek

b)

Latin

122.

Which modern words come from phobos?

a)

phobia

b)

claustraphobia

c)

arachnophobia

d)

thalassophobia

e)

portal

123.

What is the meaning of the root plenus?

a)

full

b)

plenty

c)

whole

d)

know

124.

What language does the root plenus come from?

a)

Greek

b)

Latin

125.

Which modern English words come from plenus?

a)

plenty

b)

plenary

c)

plethora

d)

penny

e)

plot

126.

What does the root positum mean?

a)

placed

b)

through

c)

positive

d)

pour, thing poured

127.

What language does positum come from?

a)

Greek

b)

Latin

128.

What modern English words come from the root positum?

a)

position

b)

opposite

c)

positive

d)

posse

129.

What language does the root porto come from?

a)

Greek

b)

Latin

130.

What does the root word porto mean?

a)

do, things done

b)

full

c)

carry

d)

to fight

131.

Which modern English words come from the root porto?

a)

portable

b)

transport

c)

export

d)

import

e)

port

132.

What does the root possum mean?

a)

to be able

b)

to die

c)

to place

d)

to pour, thing poured

133.

What does language does the root possum come from?

a)

Greek

b)

Latin

134.

What modern English words come from possum?

a)

possible

b)

potent

c)

portable

d)

impossibility

135.

What is the meaning of the root pugno?

a)

to fight

b)

to kill

c)

to be able

d)

to point

136.

What language does the root pugno come from?

a)

Greek

b)

Latin

137.

Which modern words come from the root pugno?

a)

impugn

b)

impugnacious

c)

pugilist

d)

punch

e)

pug

138.

What is the meaning of the root punctum?

a)

to fight

b)

point

c)

to be able

d)

plenty

139.

What language does punctum come from?

a)

Greek

b)

Latin

140.

Which of the following are modern English words that come from punctum?

a)

punctual

b)

punctuation

c)

puncture

d)

punish

e)

pun

141.

What is the meaning of the root word solus?

a)

alone

b)

whole

c)

suffering, fear

d)

short

142.

What language does the root solus come from?

a)

Greek

b)

Latin

143.

Which of these modern English words come from solus?

a)

solo

b)

solitude

c)

desolate

d)

isolate

e)

solitary

144.

What is the meaning of the root verbum?

a)

a word

b)

to weigh, hang

c)

alone

d)

whole

145.

What language does the root verbum come from?

a)

Greek

b)

Latin

146.

Which modern English words come from verbum?

a)

verbs

b)

verbal

c)

verbose

d)

verbalize

e)

vocal

147.

In Colorado, you are only allowed ten (a)   s per school year. After ten, you are legally "truant."

148.

Class content is important, so try to be absent only when (a)   .

149.

At the start of class, each teacher takes (a)   .

150.

The opposite of satisfied is (a)   .

151.

The genre (a)   is when an author makes something ridiculous to prove a point. (Think back to Animal Farm!)

152.

An (a)   is when an author's story has a hidden message in it that usually connects to real-world events. (Think back to Animal Farm.)

153.

Over the summer, the U.S. will celebrate (a)   Day on July 4th.

154.

When somebody writes about their own life, it is called an (a)   .

155.

Instead of calling somebody brave, you could say that they are (a)   .

156.

Letters, email, and text messages are all a kind of (a)   .

157.

(a)   is an older word for sadness or depression.

158.

If you want to sound all fancy and royal, instead of "giving" someone a gift you could (a)   a gift.

159.

When you are hungry, you have an (a)   .

160.

Kindness, mercy, and justice are all (a)   s.

161.

Something that is permanent is not usually (a)   .

162.

Sir Toby was definitely a (a)   .

163.

Both Sebastian and Viola survived a (a)   .

164.

Someone who has been accused of a crime in court is a (a)   .

165.

A person in a new country is a (a)   er.

166.

Which root means "man, human being"?

a)

anthropos

b)

medius

c)

pendo

d)

genus

167.

Which root means "nothing"?

a)

nihil

b)

nego

c)

occidio

d)

morior

168.

Which root means "to carry"?

a)

porto

b)

plenus

c)

credo

d)

canto

169.

Which root means "to trust, believe"?

a)

fido

b)

credo

c)

cognito

d)

missio

170.

Which root means "To read, thing read"?

a)

lego, lectum

b)

locus

c)

verbum

d)

cupla

171.

Which root means "to fear"?

a)

phobos

b)

fido

c)

jungo

d)

possum

172.

Which root means "kind, origin"?

a)

genus

b)

cupla

c)

caput

d)

anthropos

173.

What root means "a place"?

a)

locus

b)

nihil

c)

positum

d)

punctum

174.

What root word means "blame, fault"?

a)

cupla

b)

brevis

c)

caput

d)

medius

175.

What root word means "to speak"?

a)

loquor

b)

solus

c)

verbum

d)

canto

176.

Which root word comes from Greek?

a)

anthropos

b)

aequus

c)

argo, acta

d)

ars

177.

Which root word comes from Greek?

a)

holos

b)

jungo

c)

lego, lectum

d)

locus

178.

Which root word comes from Greek?

a)

pathos

b)

occidio

c)

pendo

d)

per

179.

Which root word comes from Greek?

a)

phobos

b)

plenus

c)

positum

d)

porto

180.

Which root word is from Latin?

a)

anthropos

b)

holos

c)

pathos

d)

phobos

e)

solus

181.

What root word does the word "intellect" come from?

a)

lego, lectum

b)

genus

c)

locus

d)

verbum

182.

What root word does the modern word "captain" come from?

a)

culpa

b)

caput

c)

canto

d)

copia

183.

What root word does the modern word "transport" come from?

a)

porto

b)

brevis

c)

missio

d)

pendo

184.

What root does the modern word "abbreviate" come from?

a)

brevis

b)

ars

c)

aequus

d)

caput

185.

What root does the modern word "mediocrity" come from?

a)

medius

b)

missio

c)

morior

d)

locus

186.

What root word does the modern word "mission" come from?

a)

credo

b)

missio

c)

morior

d)

occido

187.

Which root word does the modern word "transact" come from?

a)

argo, acta

b)

aequus

c)

ars

d)

anthropos

188.

Which root word does the modern word "transfusion" come from?

a)

fundo, fusum

b)

lego, lectum

c)

duco

d)

fido

189.

Which root word does the modern word pugnacious come from?

a)

plenus

b)

positum

c)

porto

d)

pugno

190.

What root word does the modern word "cognizant" come from?

a)

clino

b)

cognito

c)

culpa

d)

credo

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