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Greek & Latin Root Words - Weeks One Through Ten

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This root word means "power."

a)

pot

b)

fort

c)

bene

d)

ven

2.

This root word means "all."

a)

inter

b)

terra

c)

sent

d)

omni

3.

This root word means "around or about."

a)

morph

b)

circum

c)

aqu

d)

hyper

4.

These root words mean "law."

a)

jur

b)

pot

c)

leg

d)

dem

5.

This root word means "hang or weigh."

a)

auto

b)

meta

c)

pend

d)

levi

6.

This root word means "go or move."

a)

ced

b)

leg

c)

chron

d)

scope

7.

This root word means "break."

a)

cred

b)

duc

c)

tox

d)

rupt

8.

This root word means "over or above."

a)

proto

b)

hyper

c)

non

d)

bene

9.

This root word means "short."

a)

con

b)

ante

c)

brev

d)

bio

10.

This root word means "both sides."

a)

ambi

b)

dict

c)

ven

d)

loqu

11.

Which word in the following sentence uses a root that means "lead":

Ella Avila produced an award-winning documentary about endangered sea turtles.

a)

produced

b)

documentary

c)

endangered

12.

Which word in the following sentence uses a root that means "feel":

Spiders are sensitive to vibrations in their webs that come from prey, mates, and web damage.

a)

vibrations

b)

sensitive

c)

damage

13.

Which word in the following sentence uses a root that means "first":

The student went against protocol when he walked out of class without permission.

a)

student

b)

protocol

c)

permission

14.

Which word in the following sentence has a root that means "opposite":

Unfortunately, there is no known antidote for this particular poison.

a)

unfortunately

b)

antidote

c)

particular

d)

poison

15.

Which word in the following sentence uses a root that means "time":

The synchronized swimming team practiced their routine in the pool, flawlessly executing their movements to the music.

a)

synchronized

b)

movements

c)

flawlessly

d)

executing

16.

Which word in the following sentence uses a root that means "people":

  • "The Olympics is hands down the most popular sporting event among every demographic."

a)

Olympics

b)

popular

c)

sporting

d)

demographic

17.

Which word in the following sentence uses a root that means "wise":

The local people loved the restaurant for it's sophisticated atmosphere, and elegant service.

a)

restaurant

b)

sophisticated

c)

elegant

d)

service

18.

Which word in the following sentence uses a root that means "place":

The strength of the park district is the convenient location for ski enthusiasts.

a)

strength

b)

convenient

c)

location

d)

enthusiasts

19.

Which word in the following sentence uses a root that means "around or about":

She circumnavigated the globe twice, documenting her journeys extensively.

a)

circumnavigated

b)

documenting

c)

extensively

20.

Which word in the following sentence uses a root that means "say":

All the local forecasters are predicting more snow next week.

a)

local

b)

forecasters

c)

predicting