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Greek and Latin Roots part 1

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

bene/bon

a)

bad, wretched

b)

good, well

c)

father

d)

mother

2.

mal

a)

foot

b)

head

c)

earth

d)

bad, wretched

3.

dys

a)

beginning

b)

badly, ill

c)

end

d)

order

4.

pater/patri

a)

hand

b)

heat, fire

c)

mother

d)

father

5.

mater/matri

a)

father

b)

mother

c)

good, well

d)

earth

6.

gen

a)

heat, fire

b)

birth, race, kind

c)

air, atmosphere

d)

good, well

7.

geo

a)

birth, race, kind

b)

heat, fire

c)

father

d)

earth

8.

aer

a)

air, atmosphere

b)

foot

c)

earth

d)

end

9.

pyr

a)

beginning

b)

heat, fire

c)

end

d)

foot

10.

capit/cipit

a)

to look

b)

to touch

c)

head

d)

heat, fire

11.

manu

a)

hand

b)

end

c)

beginning

d)

foot

12.

ped

a)

father

b)

foot

c)

to touch

d)

mother

13.

init

a)

limit, end

b)

to examine, view

c)

beginning

d)

to touch

14.

fin

a)

to touch

b)

to look

c)

end

d)

mother

15.

term

a)

to build

b)

to shape

c)

to look

d)

limit, end

16.

spec

a)

to build or make up

b)

to look

c)

to shape

d)

to touch

17.

scope

a)

to touch

b)

to look

c)

to shape

d)

to examine, view

18.

tang/tact

a)

to look

b)

to touch

c)

to build or make up

d)

to shape

19.

form

a)

to touch

b)

to examine, view

c)

to shape

d)

father

20.

struct

a)

head

b)

foot

c)

end

d)

to build or make up

21.

migr

a)

to wander

b)

to ask or demand

c)

to seek or ask

d)

to carry or bring

22.

rog

a)

beside, near

b)

order

c)

to place, put, lay

d)

to ask or deman

23.

quer/ques

a)

to cast, throw

b)

to seek or ask

c)

order

d)

to wander

24.

quir/quis

a)

beside, near

b)

to seek or ask

c)

order

d)

work

25.

gest

a)

skill, artistry

b)

witness

c)

power

d)

to carry or bear

26.

port

a)

work

b)

power

c)

to carry or bring

d)

mouth

27.

miss/mitt

a)

strong

b)

order

c)

to send or throw

d)

to take, hold, seize

28.

ject/jet

a)

to cast, throw

b)

to carry or bear

c)

strong

d)

witness

29.

cept

a)

work

b)

powerful

c)

mouth

d)

to take, hold, seize

30.

ceipt/ceit/ceiv

a)

to look

b)

to take, hold, seize

c)

to touch

d)

to shape

31.

para

a)

to ask or demand

b)

to send, throw

c)

thought, word, speech

d)

beside, near

32.

ord/ordin

a)

witness

b)

order

c)

strong

d)

to place, put, lay

33.

pos

a)

mother

b)

to wander

c)

to carry or bear

d)

to place, put, lay

34.

labor

a)

powerful

b)

work

c)

strong

d)

thought, word, speech

35.

oper

a)

work

b)

to send or throw

c)

beside, near

d)

mouth

36.

techni

a)

to seek or ask

b)

to cast, throw

c)

skill, artistry

d)

order

37.

log/logu

a)

strong

b)

thought, word, speech

c)

order

d)

beside, near

38.

ora

a)

mother

b)

father

c)

to look

d)

mouth

39.

test

a)

to wander

b)

to cast, throw

c)

order

d)

witness

40.

dyna

a)

witness

b)

power

c)

work

d)

skill, artistry

41.

fort

a)

father

b)

to wander

c)

strong

42.

poten

a)

foot

b)

end

c)

to touch

d)

powerful