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Root words units 1- 10

Total questions: 83

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which root word means....three?

a)

quad-/quar-

b)

tri-

c)

hex-

d)

deci-/deca-

2.

Which root word means ten?

a)

penta-/quint-

b)

cent-

c)

deci-/deca-

d)

hex-

3.

Which root word means seven?

a)

Penta-/Quint-

b)

Sept-

c)

Oct-

d)

Hex-

4.

Which root word means hundred?

a)

deca-/deci-

b)

tri-

c)

hex-

d)

centi-

5.

Which root word means four?

a)

cent-

b)

quad-/quar-

c)

tri-

d)

penta-/quint-

6.

Which root means eight?

a)

sept-

b)

tri-

c)

oct-

d)

hex-

7.

Which root word means nine?

a)

Hex-

b)

Oct-

c)

Penta-/Quint-

d)

Non-/Nov-

8.

Which root word means five?

a)

penta-/quint-

b)

hex-

c)

non-/nov-

d)

quad-/quar-

9.

Which root word means six?

a)

quad-/quar-

b)

penta-/quint-

c)

hex-

d)

oct-

10.

Which root means to move?

a)

mob-/mot-

b)

bio-

c)

phil-

d)

photo-

11.

Which root word means say or declare?

a)

cycl-

b)

dict-

c)

loc-

d)

circ-/circum-

12.

Which root word(s) mean time?

a)

chron-

b)

temp-

c)

centr-/center-

d)

circ-/circum-

13.

Which root word(s) mean two?

a)

plur-

b)

uni-

c)

bi-

d)

du-

14.

Which root means study?

a)

mem-

b)

aqua-

c)

sci-

d)

-ology

15.

Which root word(s) mean water?

a)

vis-/vid-

b)

phon-

c)

hydr-

d)

aqua-

16.

Which root means million, great, or large?

a)

plur-

b)

multi-/poly-

c)

mega-

d)

sol-

17.

Which root means many?

a)

multi-/poly-

b)

mono-

c)

uni-

d)

plur-

18.

Which root means place?

a)

cycl-

b)

circ-/circum-

c)

centr-/center-

d)

loc-

19.

Which root(s) means one?

a)

uni-

b)

du-

c)

bi-

d)

mono-

20.

Which root means light?

a)

phil-

b)

photo-

c)

bio-

d)

tract-

21.

Which root means to to see or look?

a)

vis-

b)

aud-

c)

phon-

d)

mar-

22.

Which root means around?

a)

cycl-

b)

circ-/circum-

c)

scrib-/script-

d)

centr-/center-

23.

Which root means to stretch or give?

a)

tract-

b)

hosp-

c)

tend-/tens-/tent-

d)

onym-

24.

Which root means alone or lonely?

a)

ambi-/amphi-

b)

plur-

c)

mega-

d)

sol-

25.

Which root means both?

a)

ambi-/amphi-

b)

plur-

c)

mega-

d)

sol-

26.

Which root means to pull or draw?

a)

mob-/mot-

b)

hosp-

c)

onym-

d)

tract-

27.

Which root words means mindful or recall

a)

phon-

b)

mem-

c)

sci-

d)

aud-

28.

Which root means to circle?

a)

cycl-

b)

scrib-/script-

c)

graph-/gram-

d)

circ-/circum-

29.

Which root means stranger or enemy?

a)

hosp-

b)

onym-

c)

host-

d)

bio-

30.

Which root means sound?

a)

mar-

b)

sci-

c)

phon-

d)

aud-

31.

Identify the two roots which mean to write.

a)

dict-

b)

scrib-/script-

c)

graph-/gram-

d)

chron-

32.

Which root means more?

a)

ambi-/amphi-

b)

du-

c)

bi-

d)

plur-

33.

Which root means love?

a)

bio-

b)

phil-

c)

hosp-

d)

onym-

34.

Which root means the Sea?

a)

mar-

b)

vis-/vid-

c)

-ology

d)

sci-

35.

Which root means life?

a)

phil-

b)

hosp-

c)

onym-

d)

bio-

36.

Which root means to know?

a)

-ology

b)

aud-

c)

phon-

d)

sci-

37.

Which root means guest?

a)

mob-/mot-

b)

host-

c)

hosp-

d)

onym-

38.

Which root means to hear?

a)

phon-

b)

aud-

c)

-ology

d)

aqua-

39.

Which root means name?

a)

hosp-

b)

host-

c)

onym-

d)

phil-

40.

Which root means to cut off, kill, or briefly?

a)

cid/cis

b)

anim-

c)

phob-

d)

fals-/fall-

41.

Which root means fear?

a)

phys-

b)

arm-

c)

phob-

d)

carn-

42.

Which root means believe, sure, and/or trust?

a)

fen-

b)

cert-/cred-

c)

fall-/fals-

d)

phys-

43.

Which root word means meat or flesh?

a)

arm-

b)

fen-

c)

anim-

d)

carn-

44.

Which root word means army or weapon?

a)

fen-

b)

arm-

c)

phys-

d)

cert-/cred-

45.

Which root words to strike?

a)

arm-

b)

carn-

c)

phys-

d)

fen-

46.

Which root word means to deceive, lie, and/or is wrong?

a)

phys-

b)

anim-

c)

carn-

d)

fall-/fals-

47.

Which root word means soul, spirit, and/or life?

a)

carn-

b)

anim-

c)

phob-

d)

cid-/cis-

48.

Which root word means nature?

a)

arm-

b)

fall-/fals-

c)

cert-/cred-

d)

phys-

49.

Which root word means way or road?

a)

bene-/bon-

b)

dys-

c)

vi-

d)

urb-

50.

Which root means bad or wretched?

a)

urb-

b)

semi-/hemi-

c)

terr-

d)

mal-

51.

Which root word means half?

a)

hemi-/semi-

b)

terr-

c)

equ-

d)

bene-/bon-

52.

Which root word means city?

a)

bene-/bon-

b)

urb-

c)

terr-

d)

vi-

53.

Which root word means good or well?

a)

hemi-/semi-

b)

equ-

c)

terr-

d)

bene-/bon-

54.

Which root word means even or level?

a)

med-

b)

equ-

c)

bene-/bon-

d)

semi-/hemi-

55.

Which root word means land or earth?

a)

dys-

b)

vi-

c)

mal-

d)

terr-

56.

Which root word means middle?

a)

equ-

b)

med-

c)

hemi-/semi-

d)

dys-

57.

Which root word means bad or ill?

a)

mal-

b)

vi-

c)

dys-

d)

terr-

58.

Which root means death?

a)

pater-/patri-

b)

mort-

c)

pyr-

d)

geo-

59.

Which root word means birth, race, or kind?

a)

geo-

b)

viv-/vit-

c)

gen-

d)

aer-

60.

Which root word means mother?

a)

mater-/matri-

b)

pater-/patri-

c)

nat-

d)

viv-/vit-

61.

Which root word means life?

a)

aer-

b)

pyr-

c)

nat-

d)

viv-/vit-

62.

Which root word means father?

a)

mater-/matri-

b)

pater-/patri-

c)

geo-

d)

pyr-

63.

Which root word means Earth?

a)

gen-

b)

aer-

c)

pyr-

d)

geo-

64.

Which root word means air or atmosphere?

a)

pyr-

b)

aer-

c)

geo-

d)

nat-

65.

Which root word means fire?

a)

nat-

b)

aer-

c)

pyr-

d)

geo-

66.

Which root word means born or birth?

a)

viv-/vit-

b)

nat-

c)

geo-

d)

mater-/matri-

67.

Which root word means beginning?

a)

fin-

b)

term-

c)

init-

d)

spec-

68.

Which root word means foot?

a)

manu-

b)

ped-

c)

scope-

d)

tang-/tact-

69.

Which root word means head?

a)

ped-

b)

manu-

c)

cap-/cipit-

d)

fin-

70.

Which root word means to look?

a)

tang-/tact-

b)

manu-

c)

term-

d)

spec-

71.

Which root word means to examine or view?

a)

manu-

b)

fin-

c)

tang-/tact-

d)

scope-

72.

Which root word means limit or end?

a)

term-

b)

fin-

c)

tang-/tact-

d)

cap-/cipit-

73.

Which root word means to touch?

a)

fin-

b)

tang-/tact-

c)

manu-

d)

cap-/cipit-

74.

Which root word means end?

a)

fin-

b)

init-

c)

ped-

d)

manu-

75.

Which root word means hand?

a)

ped-

b)

cap-/cipit-

c)

spec-

d)

manu-

76.

Which root word means to ask or demand?

a)

migr-

b)

quir-/quis-

c)

port-

d)

rog-

77.

Which root word means to carry or bear?

a)

form-

b)

struct-

c)

gest-

d)

miss-/mitt-

78.

Which root word means to build or to makeup?

a)

struct-

b)

migr-

c)

miss-/mitt-

d)

quir-/quis-

79.

Which root word means to carry or bring?

a)

quir-/quis-

b)

quer-/ques-

c)

port-

d)

miss-/mitt-

80.

Which root word means to send or throw?

a)

form-

b)

migr-

c)

quer-/ques-

d)

miss-/mitt-

81.

Two root words have the same meaning (Quir-/Quis- and Quer-/Ques-). Identify the correct meaning.

a)

to wander

b)

to seek or to ask

c)

to build or makeup

d)

to ask or demand

82.

Which root word means to shape?

a)

struct-

b)

gest-

c)

miss-/mitt-

d)

form-

83.

Which root word means to wander?

a)

struct-

b)

gest-

c)

quer-/ques-

d)

migr-