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WorksheetsGreek & Latin Roots Quiz
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 23mins
What does the Latin root "aud" mean?
to believe
to hear
to run
to say
Which of the following words is derived from the Latin root "cred"?
audition
discredit
dictionary
direction
The Latin root "dict" is related to which of the following actions?
to bend
to push
to say
to carry
What is the meaning of the Latin root "ject"?
to send
to make
to move
to seek
Which word is associated with the Latin root "port"?
portable
reflect
question
erupt
The root "vac" means:
to look
to build
to hold
empty
Which of the following words comes from the Latin root "vid, vis"?
visit
video
divide
victory
What does the root "gress" signify?
to step, go, walk
to take
to lead
to bear, yield
The Latin root "liber" is related to the concept of:
law
free
letters
name
What is the meaning of the Latin root "nomen, nym"?
to seek
to write
name
to look
What does the root "nov" mean?
place, set
new
sign, mark
to breathe
Which root is related to the concept of "earth" or "land"?
spir
terr
trib
viv
The root "bio" is associated with which of the following?
star
self
life, living
heart
What does the root "therm" or "thermo" refer to?
man
heat, hot
circle
sound
Which root means "half"?
gram, graph
hemi, semi
hydr
mega
What is the meaning of the root "micro"?
large, million
measure
small, minute
one
The root "phon, phono" is related to what?
light
many
watch, see
sound
What does the root "andr, anthr" mean?
heat, hot
man
circle
light
What does the root "arch" mean?
book
chief
color
house
What is the meaning of the root "bibl, biblio"?
ancient
movement
book
mind
The root "dem, demo" refers to what?
people
light
love
nature
Which root is related to the concept of movement?
cogn, gnosi
kine, cine
mech
techn
What does the root "psych" pertain to?
fear
city
mind
god
The root "the, theo" is associated with which of the following?
light
wisdom
god
nature
What does the root "geo" refer to?
water
earth
air
fire
The root "chron" is associated with which of the following?
color
shape
time
space
What does the root "ped" refer to?
water
child
teeth
earth
Which of the following words is derived from the Greek root "tele"?
telescope
telephone
television
All of the above
The root "hydro" is associated with which of the following?
air
earth
fire
water
Which root is associated with the concept of "writing"?
graph, gram
phon, phono
bio
therm
The root "meter, metr" is related to which of the following concepts?
shape
color
measurement
sound
The root "astro" is associated with which of the following?
star
earth
water
air
What does the root "morph" mean?
change
shape
color
size
The root "log, logo" is associated with which of the following concepts?
word, study
shape
color
movement
What does the Latin root "rupt" mean?
break
empty
draw
mind
What does the Latin root "terr" mean?
skin
to live
small
land/earth
What does the Latin root "vers/vert" mean?
to lift
to build
to turn
to eat
What does the Greek root "auto" mean?
study of
self
service
circle
What does the Greek root "Derm" mean?
body
life
light
skin
What does the Greek root "photo" mean?
light
life
love
lend
What does the Greek root "poly" mean?
mean
many
mend
miss
What does the Greek root "Scope" mean?
small
watch, see
eat
foot
What does the Greek root "sphere" mean?
rotate
distant
study of
circle
What does the Greek root "eco" mean?
ship
home
earth
movement
What does the Greek root "Phys" mean?
fear
light
nature
mind
