WorksheetsGreek and Latin Roots in Context
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
Based off the Root word "vid/vis" and the context of the sentence, what does the word "envision" most closely mean?
When you envision your future career, do you see yourself working with a small business, or as part of a large corporation?
picture
think about
ponder
plan for
worry
The trip was so amazing I don't have the words to explain it! It was an ___________________ experience.
omnipotent
benevolent
justifiable
logical
indescribable
Use your knowledge of Greek/Latin roots as well as context clues to choose the correct word to complete the sentence. The ___________ fear of being attacked by birds meant that Kevin was constantly anxious both outside and indoors.
insensitive
visible
beneficient
judicious
omnipresent
Use context clues and your understanding of the Greek/Latin roots to fill in the blank with the word that best fits.
Since my keyboard broke I've been forced to take notes ______________.
descriptively
manually
insensitively
omnipotently
vacantly
Use context clues and your understanding of roots to fill in the blank with the word that best fits.
I didn't ___________ my proposal to the student council for a bird-watching club because I couldn't get enough student signatures.
submit
transcribe
manifest
justify
remit
terrain, territory, and terrarium have which root word in common?
terra
rupt
aud
geo
Astronaut, astronomy and disaster have a common root that is ____________ meaning _________
geo/earth
astr/star
tract/land
photo/light
Oliver wants to 'de'construct his old treehouse. Based on the root 'de', what is Oliver trying to do with his treehouse?
Change it
Take it down or remove it
Add something to it
Move it up
James is participating in a spelling bee competition. He is asked to spell a word that has the root 'dict'. The judge explains that 'dict' means:
to say or speak
to listen
to read
to write
Scarlett, Abigail, and Harper are discussing the meaning of the root 'equ'. Scarlett thinks it means 'unequal', Abigail thinks it means 'opposite', and Harper thinks it means 'different'. However, their teacher tells them it means something else. What does the root 'equ' actually mean?
unequal
opposite
different
equal or same
Evelyn is participating in a spelling bee competition. She is asked to spell a word that starts with the root 'eu'. James whispers to Abigail that 'eu' has a specific meaning. What does James tell Abigail that the root 'eu' means?
Good or well
Bad or poorly
Big or large
Fast or quickly
Elijah, Abigail, and William are participating in a quiz competition. The quizmaster asks, 'What does the root 'anthro' mean in the word 'anthropology', which we often use in our daily life?'
animal
plant
human
insect
Based on the root 'bio', what does the word 'biology' most closely mean?
A) Study of life
B) Study of earth
C) Study of stars
D) Study of water
In the word 'transport', the root 'port' means to carry. What does the word 'transport' mean in this context?
A) To build
B) To carry across
C) To write
D) To speak
The word 'chronological' is derived from the Greek root 'chron'. What does 'chron' mean?
A) Time
B) Space
C) Light
D) Sound
