WorksheetsEtymology Test #1
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 5hrs 0mins
Choose the best definition for the word "etymology"
words
origins of words
the study of the origins of words
suffixes add meaning to words
We have a test today and I am ___________.
incomprehensible
unprepared
ineligible
unwanted
Where did English come from? Choose all that apply.
Conquest of other nations
Immigration
Emigration
Cultural trends and fashions
What is the birthplace of most English words? Choose all that apply
Ancient Rome
Ancient Greece
Ancient Ireland
The Celts
What nation had the first written language in the western world?
Rome
France
U.S.A.
Greece
This Greek word means "star"
Star
Giant
Astro
Sun
What language was spoken in Ancient Rome?
Roman
Latin
Greek
English
The Romans conqered
just Greece
Athens
Most of Europe
Latin America
The Latin word "stratum" eventually became the English word ______
Stratusphere
Car
Street
Hiking
We get the word for a truly toxic boyfriend or girlfriend from the Greek story of
Narcissus
Athena
Zeuss
Artemis
If something is below the standard it is
gross
substandard
unstandard
instandard
if someone is not religious, they are
unreligious
irreligious
uncomplicated
incomprehensible
the suffix "ian" in the word "musician" means that a musician is _________.
an agent of music
a detective of music
a musician
cool
The prefix "re" means
never
tomorrow
again
before
if you separate yourself from what is happening in your life, ignore your classes, and stare off into the distance, you are in the process of
disassociating
unassociating
reassociating
subassociating
if "archy" means "a form of government" then "anarchy" means
without government
the best government
the opposite of government
all governments
I'm obsessed with the ______________, ghost and demons and stuff.
supercede
supernatural
superfluous
super
If you are wearing slides to school you are dressed
well
unproperly
improperly
superproperly
the prefix "sub" means (choose all that apply)
under
above
less than
more than
Please don't bring ____________ to school.
edibles
homework
intelligence
oedipals
