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Morphology: Latin Roots and Their Meanings

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Latin root "ambi" means:

a)
to break
b)
both
c)
to build
d)
to send
2.

"Aqua" is a Latin root meaning:

a)
to look
b)
death
c)
water
d)
voice
3.

What does the root "aud" mean?

a)
to carry
b)
to write
c)
to hear
d)
shape
4.

The root "bene" translates to:

a)
bad
b)
strength
c)
many
d)
good
5.

"Cent" as a Latin root means:

a)
mother
b)
around
c)
one hundred
d)
to see
6.

The root "circum" means:

a)
around
b)
to cut
c)
to feel
d)
father
7.

"Contra/counter" has the meaning of:

a)
to make
b)
water
c)
against
d)
to look
8.

What is the meaning of the root "dict"?

a)
to build
b)
to break
c)
to say
d)
both
9.

"Duc/duct" means:

a)
to throw
b)
to lead
c)
death
d)
water
10.

The root "fac" means:

a)
to hear
b)
strength
c)
to do; to make
d)
against
11.

The Latin root "form" means:

a)
shape
b)
to send
c)
to say
d)
death
12.

"Fort" as a Latin root means:

a)
strength
b)
to write
c)
water
d)
to see
13.

The root "fract" means:

a)
to lead
b)
many
c)
break
d)
to hear
14.

What does the root "ject" mean:

a)
good
b)
around
c)
throw
d)
to write
15.

The root "jud" means:

a)
to carry
b)
to break
c)
to build
d)
judge
16.

"Mal" is a Latin root meaning:

a)
to see
b)
to send
c)
bad
d)
to hear
17.

The root "mater" means:

a)
to cut
b)
to look
c)
mother
d)
against
18.

What is the meaning of "mit"?

a)
shape
b)
to send
c)
to build
d)
water
19.

The root "mort" means:

a)
to say
b)
to carry
c)
death
d)
to write
20.

"Multi" has the meaning of:

a)
to break
b)
many
c)
to lead
d)
shape
21.

The root "pater" means:

a)
to do
b)
to see
c)
father
d)
water
22.

What does the root "port" mean?

a)
to carry
b)
death
c)
around
d)
judge
23.

The root "rupt" means:

a)
to send
b)
to hear
c)
many
d)
to break
24.

"Scrib/script" means:

a)
to carry
b)
to write
c)
mother
d)
shape
25.

The root "sect/sec" means:

a)
both
b)
death
c)
to cut
d)
to send
26.

What is the meaning of "sent"?

a)
water
b)
to feel; to send
c)
to build
d)
strength
27.

The root "spect" means:

a)
father
b)
against
c)
to look
d)
to write
28.

"Struct" as a Latin root means:

a)
to hear
b)
to build
c)
water
d)
many
29.

The root "vid/vis" means:

a)
to break
b)
to carry
c)
to see
d)
mother
30.

What does the root "voc" mean?

a)
to cut
b)
voice; to call
c)
to build
d)
shape