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Understanding Root Words and Their Meanings

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the basic meaning of the ROOT word... "bio?"

a)

life

b)

writing

c)

equal

d)

measure

2.

What is the basic meaning of the root words... "cede, ceed, cess?"

a)

go, yield

b)

time

c)

believe

d)

people

3.

What is the basic meaning of the root word... "chron?"

a)

measure

b)

sound

c)

time

d)

writing

4.

What is the basic meaning of the root word... "cred?"

a)

foot

b)

sea, ships, or travelers

c)

break

d)

believe

5.

What is the basic meaning of the root words.. "dem, demo?"

a)

life

b)

people

c)

earth

d)

law, justice

6.

What is the basic meaning of the root word... "dict?"

a)

speak

b)

throw

c)

turn

d)

sound

7.

What is the basic meaning of the root word... "equ?"

a)

law, justice

b)

foot

c)

equal

d)

time, season

8.

What is the basic meaning of the root words... "geo, terr, terra?"

a)

people

b)

earth

c)

sea, ships, travelers

d)

time

9.

What is the basic meaning of the root word... "graph?"

a)

write

b)

go, yield

c)

writing

d)

throw

10.

What is the basic meaning of the root word... "ject?"

a)

turn

b)

life

c)

measure

d)

throw

11.

What is the basic meaning of the root words... "jud, jur, jus?"

a)

law, justice

b)

time

c)

believe

d)

speak

12.

What is the basic meaning of the root words... "metri, meter?"

a)

people

b)

earth

c)

measure

d)

foot

13.

What is the basic meaning of the root words..."naut, naus, nav?"

a)

equal

b)

turn

c)

sea, ships, or travelers

d)

sound

14.

What is the basic meaning of the root words... "ped, pod?"

a)

foot

b)

break

c)

write

d)

go, yield

15.

What is the basic meaning of the root words... "phon, phono, phone?"

a)

turn

b)

earth

c)

people

d)

sound

16.

What is the basic meaning of the root word... "rupt?"

a)

time

b)

break

c)

speak

d)

turn

17.

What is the basic meaning of the root words... "scrib, script?"

a)

writing

b)

life

c)

write

d)

throw

18.

What is the basic meaning of the root word... "temp?"

a)

measure

b)

graph

c)

go, yield

d)

time, season

19.

What is the basic meaning of the root words... "vers, vert?"

a)

believe

b)

people

c)

turn

d)

life

20.

What is the basic meaning of the root word... "aqua?"

a)

earth

b)

water

c)

air

d)

fire

21.

What is the basic meaning of the root word... "therm?"

a)

cold

b)

light

c)

heat

d)

sound

22.

What is the basic meaning of the root word... "photo?"

a)

measure

b)

dark

c)

light

d)

sound

23.

What is the basic meaning of the root word... "astro?"

a)

earth

b)

light

c)

star

d)

water

24.

What is the basic meaning of the root word... "micro?"

a)

small

b)

large

c)

sound

d)

measure

25.

What is the basic meaning of the root word... "therm?"

a)

light

b)

sound

c)

heat

d)

cold