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Greek and Latin Root Words

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The word "astro" comes from a Greek root word that means...

a)

ocean

b)

moon

c)

star

d)

planet

2.

The word "bio" is a Greek root word that means...

a)

chemical

b)

life

c)

minerals

d)

air

3.

What does "ology" mean?

a)

the study of something

b)

the game of something

c)

the name of something

d)

the answer to something

4.

What does "graphy" mean?

a)

the study of something

b)

the writing or description of something

c)

the name of something

d)

the answer to something

5.

The word "hydro" is a Greek root word that means...

a)

water

b)

air

c)

earth

d)

fire

6.

The word "geo" comes from a Greek root word that means...

a)

air

b)

earth

c)

water

d)

fire

7.

The Greek root "botan" means...

a)

relating to plants

b)

relating to drinks

c)

relating to food

d)

relating to shelter

8.

The Latin root word "cent" means...

a)

one

b)

ten

c)

fifty

d)

hundred

9.

The Greek root word "cine" as in cinema might mean...

a)

picture with sound

b)

picture with color

c)

picture with movement

d)

picture with touch

10.

The Latin root word "civ" might mean...

a)

empire

b)

power

c)

jail

d)

citizen

11.

The Latin root word "uni" means...

a)

ten

b)

one

c)

hundred

d)

thousand

12.

The Greek root word "chrono" as in chronology might mean...

a)

study of time

b)

study of space

c)

study of life

d)

study of earth

13.

The word "thermo" comes from a Greek root word that means...

a)

water

b)

heat

c)

air

d)

earth

14.

The Latin root word "sus" means...

a)

left

b)

right

c)

below

d)

above

15.

The Greek root word "tele" as in telephone might mean...

a)

sound

b)

distance

c)

voice

d)

connection

16.

The Latin root word "quad" means...

a)

four

b)

five

c)

three

d)

two

17.

The Latin root word "tri" means...

a)

three

b)

two

c)

four

d)

five

18.

The word "psycho" comes from a Greek root word that means...

a)

mind

b)

body

c)

soul

d)

spirit

19.

The Greek root word "logos" as in logic might mean...

a)

study

b)

word, speech

c)

mind

d)

picture

20.

The Latin root word "oct" means...

a)

eight

b)

seven

c)

nine

d)

ten

21.

The word "aqua" comes from a Latin root word that means...

a)

air

b)

earth

c)

water

d)

fire

22.

The Latin root word "pent" means...

a)

five

b)

four

c)

three

d)

two