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Greek and Latin Roots

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which root means "write"?
a)
graph
b)
logy
c)
geo
d)
auto
2.
Which root means "study"?
a)
logy
b)
phobia
c)
therm
3.
Which word means "fear of water"?
a)
dehydrate
b)
hydrophobia
c)
quadriceps
4.
Which root means "break, burst"?
a)
pos
b)
photo
c)
rupt
5.
Which root means "see, look, target"?
a)
cycl
b)
scope
c)
hydro
6.
Which word means "electric made from water"?
a)
thermos
b)
dehydrate
c)
hydroelectric
7.
Which root means "to see"?
a)
vis/vid
b)
graph
c)
bio
8.
Which word means "to remove water from"?
a)
hydrophobia
b)
dehydrate
c)
thermostate
9.

Which root means "star"?

a)

auto

b)

astro

c)

scope

d)

geo

10.
I bought a new telescope, so I can look at the stars. What does tele mean?
a)
phone
b)
far away
c)
talk
d)
close
11.
What is the root word that means sound?
a)
tele
b)
phil
c)
phon
d)
sens
12.
If I am writing a story about my life, what am I writing?
a)
autobiography
b)
biography
c)
geography
d)
automobile
13.
My daughter, Elizabeth, is so sensitive.  What does the greek root sens mean?
a)
far away
b)
feel
c)
love
d)
life
14.
It would benefit you to be nice to each other.  What does bene mean?
a)
bad
b)
between
c)
good
15.
We are going to make a chronological time line of the Revolutionary War.  What does chron mean?
a)
speed
b)
crinkled
c)
time
d)
chloride
16.

What is the definition of the root bi (bicycle, biweekly, bisect)?

a)

two

b)

measure

c)

life

d)

to pull or drag

17.

What is the definition of the root cent (century, centipede, centennial)?

a)

water

b)

to break

c)

to do or perform

d)

one hundred

18.

What is the definition of the root photo (photosynthesis, photograph, photocopy)?

a)

teeth

b)

two

c)

light

d)

many

19.

What is the definition of the root sub (submarine, subway, submerge)?

a)

under/below

b)

to write

c)

same or equal

d)

to break

20.
a science that deals with things that are alive
a)
biography
b)
photography
c)
biology
d)
photon
21.
capable of being slowly destroyed or broken down
a)
philanthropist
b)
biodegradable
c)
biology
d)
photosynthesis
22.

Latin root AUD

audible auditory auditorium

I heard my brother sing in the auditorium.

a)

hear

b)

touch

c)

life

23.

Where is a Prefix?

a)

The middle of the word

b)

The beginning of a word

c)

The entire word

d)

The end of the word

24.

Which is NOT part of a word?

a)

Suffix

b)

Root

c)

Verb

d)

Prefix

25.

Where is a Suffix?

a)

The beginning of a word

b)

The middle of a word

c)

The end of a word

d)

The entire word

26.

What does the prefix "post" stand for?

a)

Before

b)

During

c)

After

d)

Instead

27.

What does "postmortem" mean?

a)

Before Death

b)

After Death

c)

Before Life

d)

After Life

28.

What does "preview" mean?

a)

Going to see

b)

To see before

c)

To see after

d)

To see

29.
The mural was painted in a ________ of colors.
a)
multitude
b)
polygon
c)
Megalosaurus
d)
pluralism
30.
Computers are _______tools, providing information in various formats such as video, text, and photos.  
a)
multitude
b)
multimedia
c)
polygon
d)
pluralism
31.

What is the meaning of the root?


FORM

a)

write

b)

portable

c)

to build

d)

to shape

32.

What is the meaning of the root?


STRUCT

a)

write

b)

to shape

c)

to build

d)

people

33.
Which of these words does not include the root that means "to carry" ?
a)
transport
b)
porch
c)
airport
d)
portable
34.

What do the words fracture, fragment, and fraction all have in common?

a)

They are related to listening.

b)

They are related to explosions.

c)

They are related to being large.

d)

They are related to being broken into parts.

35.

Which root best matches this image?

a)

rupt

b)

bio

c)

bi

d)

auto

36.

Inject, objection, and project come from the root "ject" which means

a)

feeling, suffering

b)

to throw

c)

break, burst

d)

measure

37.

If someone says you have empathy, they are saying that you have

a)

feeling, suffering

b)

light

c)

hear/listen

d)

pull, drag

38.

Which word describes a thought that doesn't seem to be directly related to anything?

a)

contract

b)

distract

c)

abstract

d)

traction

39.

Which word described what you do when you take one piece of candy away from to other pieces of candy?

a)

traction

b)

subtract

c)

attract

d)

distract

40.

How does adding UN to the beginning of the word TRUE do to the meaning of the word?

a)

it changes it to mean the opposite of true.

b)

It still means something is true.

c)

It does not change the word.

d)

It makes it mean the opposite of false.

41.

What does the prefix RE mean?

a)

to do again

b)

report

c)

record

d)

not to do it again

42.

What does the word MULTItask mean?

a)

to do only one task at a time

b)

do complete a task

c)

to do many tasks at one time

d)

to ask someone to do a task

43.

The root CAP means

a)

book

b)

good, well

c)

man

d)

head

44.

Which word belongs in the blank?

Because she was _______________, she could write with both hands.

a)

antebellum

b)

ambidextrous

c)

bibliography

d)

audible

45.

Which word belongs in the blank?

When she got the flu, her doctor prescribed an ______________.

a)

aquifer

b)

autobiography

c)

beneficial

d)

antibiotic

46.

Which word belongs in the blank?

“In a minute,” was my ________________ reply when Mom asked me to come downstairs and help set the table for dinner.

a)

automatic

b)

autograph

c)

audience

d)

auditorium

47.

Which word belongs in the blank?

The students in Mrs. Lee’s third period geometry class measured the ________________ of the globe hanging from the back corner of the classroom.

a)

circumstance

b)

circumference

c)

curriculum

d)

circus

48.

Which word goes in the blank?

Her voice was barely ____________ above the roar of the crowd.

a)

audience

b)

aqueduct

c)

autopilot

d)

audible

49.

Which word goes in the blank?

She learned that studying for a test was ____________.

a)

beneficial

b)

benefactor

c)

benevolent

d)

benefit

50.
biannual
a)
twice, once
b)
weekly, once
c)
weekly, yearly
d)
twice, yearly