WorksheetsLMS 8th grade ELA Latin and Greek Root (words)
Total questions: 43
Worksheet time: 32mins
ab-, a-, abs-
with
away from
present
in
ag-agri
city/urban
farm/field
suburban
metropolitan
vers-vert
turn
read
see
speak
Word with 'vert": A lengthy dispute, a long argument (a TURNING against)
invert
controversy
revert
reverse
Word with 'vers or vert": a change going backward
reversal
controversial
universal
am-, amat-,amor=
love/loved
slow
with
kind
ann-, -enn= ?
understanding
against
year
month
English words with the Latin root "ann or enn"
antibiotic
anniversary
university
entertaining
Tom Watson of Georgia history, used to support the ____
Agricultural workers
Industrial workers
Nautical Workers
disheveled workers
bio
death
reading material
life
movie
biology is the study of
animals
plants
life
reading material
"auto" is a Greek or Latin root that means
car
machine
self
fast
-cracy, -crat are Greek or Latin roots that mean ____
city, urban, metropolitan
government, rule,
authority
life
farming/agriculture/
non-industrial
"dem" is a Greek or Latin root that means
people
self
life
farm
A DEMOCRACY is a government ruled by ____
a dictator
the king
the people / citizens
one's self
An AUTOCRACY is a government ruled by ___
one person who rules everything and everyone all by themselves
many people who all contribute to society by making decisions and working together
"GRAPH" is a Greek root word that means ___
eat, digest
work, survive
count
draw, write
A biography is ____
a life story (written by anyone)
The writer's life story (written by him/her self)
a lie detector
a government
Which part of the word CONVERT means to TURN?
con
vert
If I ABSTAIN from eating fish, that means that I
have to eat fish
stay away from fish
If I believe in ABSTINANCE it means that I ________
stay away from certain things
agree with everything
eat healthy food
am religious
Which part of the word ABSENTEEISM means "away from"
Abs
tee
ism
Button Gwinnett's AUTOGRAPH is on the Declaration of Independence. Who put it there?
John Hancock
Button Gwinnett
George Walton
Lymon Hall
If the teacher asks your group to GRAPH your ideas, you have to
tell her
show her a model of your ideas
show her your ideas in writing or in a drawing
Act out your ideas
an INFOGRAPH is a (an)
announcement
telecast
broadcast
poster or brochure
The prefix RE means
To do it for the first time
do it again
The Latin "stru-, struct-" means to ____
leave
join
avoid
build
The word RECONSTRUCTION means
fix what is broken
do over
build again
rethink a concept
How is a constructed response different from a multiple choice question?
multiple choices are already on the page, but constructed responses need to built by the test-taker.
constructed responses are already on the page, but multiple choices need to built by the test-taker.
What pronoun would you expect to see in an autobiography?
you
he, she
I
it
Determine whether this statements about the GREEK stem HYDRA is true or false: A FIRE HYDRANT puts out fires with water (or a hydrating liquid)
true
false
When someone is thirsty, they need hydration.
true
false
A Dehydrated person is a thirsty person.
true
false
Use this knowledge of the Latin root MAR to answer: The Marines are exactly like the Air Force and the Army.
true
false
AGUA Spanish for___
earth
water
cool
pool
Aquariums dry (arid) places.
true
false
Aqueous materials are comprised (made) mostly of ____
sand
plastic
water
oil
pellere "to push, drive" (from root *pel- (5) "to thrust, strike, drive" Which English word contains the root "PEL"?
kick
repel
perfect
penetrate
This picture may help to ____ the myth (lie) that graduating high school is useless.
dispel
impel
compel
instill
I hope that this picture helps to ____ the truth that graduating high school is important.
repel
instill
Maybe this picture can motivate you and ____ the idea that YOU can achieve a high school diploma! (just 4 more years!)
repel
instill
Buy OFF insect (a) to keep bugs off of you! (make sure to spell it correctly)
nautical (adj.)"pertaining to ships, sailors, or navigation," 1550s, from -al (1) + nautic from French nautique, from Latin nauticus "pertaining to ships or sailors," from Greek nautikos "seafaring, naval," from nautēs "sailor," from naus "ship" (source: online etymology dictionary-2001-2024 Douglas Harper) WHICH WORD CONTAINS THE ROOT "NAUT"?
ASTRONAUT
COSMONAUT
NAUTICAL
ALL OF THESE
