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Root Word Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

ben bene bon

a)

well

b)

good

c)

well good

d)

good well

2.

It is ________to eat vegetables because it results in good health.

a)

bonus

b)

benevolent

c)

benign

d)

beneficial

3.

Choose the definition for the root word "astr"

a)

star

b)

astrid

c)

astronaut

d)

stain

4.

Choose the word that matches the definition

a person who travels into outer space in a spacecraft

a)

astronaut

b)

asterisk

c)

asteroid

d)

astronomer

e)

astronomical

5.

The root aud/audi means...

a)

read

b)

hear

c)

play

d)

write

6.

A large room or building where people gather to hear a speech or watch a performance.

a)

auditorium

b)

audience

c)

audible

d)

audition

7.

A group of people who gather together to listen or watch something; the people who watch, read or listen to something.

a)

audible

b)

auditorium

c)

audio

d)

audience

8.

Which root word means "life"?

a)

bio

b)

graph

c)

meter

d)

pent

9.

A piece of writing written by a person's life written by someone else.

a)

autobiography

b)

biology

c)

biography

d)

neurobiology

10.

Material capable of being broken down by living organisms.

a)

biodegradable

b)

biopsy

c)

biology

d)

biography

11.

"Chron" means

a)

good, well

b)

water

c)

sound

d)

time

12.

Continuing or occurring again and again for a long time; or most of the time.

a)

chronic

b)

chronicle

c)

chronometer

d)

synchronize

13.

I watch Tik Tok videos where dancers _______to the music.

a)

chronic

b)

synchronize

c)

chronological

d)

chronometer

14.

What does the root 'GEO' mean?

a)

earth

b)

life

c)

heat

d)

more

15.

A person what studies rocks and soil to learn about the history of earth.

a)

geoponics

b)

geology

c)

geologist

16.

I learned a lot about the different types of rocks on earth in my _______ class.

a)

geoponics

b)

geographic

c)

geology

17.

Therm means

a)

heat

b)

life

c)

water

d)

sound

18.

What instrument might a nurse used to check the temperature (heat) of a patient?

a)

thermophile

b)

thermostat

c)

thermograph

d)

thermometer

19.

The commercial said that the new (a)   could keep soup warm for 12 hours!!!

20.

Which word describes a type of blanket that keeps people very warm?

a)

thermostatic

b)

thermal

c)

thermographic

d)

thermophile