WorksheetsGreek and Latin Roots
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
Which root means "star"?
auto
astro
scope
geo
What is the definition of the root bi (bicycle, biweekly, bisect)?
two
measure
life
to pull or drag
What is the definition of the root cent (century, centipede, centennial)?
water
to break
to do or perform
one hundred
What is the definition of the root photo (photosynthesis, photograph, photocopy)?
teeth
two
light
many
What is the definition of the root sub (submarine, subway, submerge)?
under/below
to write
same or equal
to break
Latin root AUD
audible auditory auditorium
I heard my brother sing in the auditorium.
hear
touch
life
Where is a Prefix?
The middle of the word
The beginning of a word
The entire word
The end of the word
Which is NOT part of a word?
Suffix
Root
Verb
Prefix
Where is a Suffix?
The beginning of a word
The middle of a word
The end of a word
The entire word
What does the prefix "post" stand for?
Before
During
After
Instead
What does "postmortem" mean?
Before Death
After Death
Before Life
After Life
What does "preview" mean?
Going to see
To see before
To see after
To see
What is the meaning of the root?
FORM
write
portable
to build
to shape
What is the meaning of the root?
STRUCT
write
to shape
to build
people
What do the words fracture, fragment, and fraction all have in common?
They are related to listening.
They are related to explosions.
They are related to being large.
They are related to being broken into parts.
Which root best matches this image?
rupt
bio
bi
auto
Inject, objection, and project come from the root "ject" which means
feeling, suffering
to throw
break, burst
measure
If someone says you have empathy, they are saying that you have
feeling, suffering
light
hear/listen
pull, drag
Which word describes a thought that doesn't seem to be directly related to anything?
contract
distract
abstract
traction
Which word described what you do when you take one piece of candy away from to other pieces of candy?
traction
subtract
attract
distract
How does adding UN to the beginning of the word TRUE do to the meaning of the word?
it changes it to mean the opposite of true.
It still means something is true.
It does not change the word.
It makes it mean the opposite of false.
What does the prefix RE mean?
to do again
report
record
not to do it again
What does the word MULTItask mean?
to do only one task at a time
do complete a task
to do many tasks at one time
to ask someone to do a task
The root CAP means
book
good, well
man
head
Which word belongs in the blank?
Because she was _______________, she could write with both hands.
antebellum
ambidextrous
bibliography
audible
Which word belongs in the blank?
When she got the flu, her doctor prescribed an ______________.
aquifer
autobiography
beneficial
antibiotic
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.
automatic
autograph
audience
auditorium
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.
circumstance
circumference
curriculum
circus
Which word goes in the blank?
Her voice was barely ____________ above the roar of the crowd.
audience
aqueduct
autopilot
audible
Which word goes in the blank?
She learned that studying for a test was ____________.
beneficial
benefactor
benevolent
benefit
