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Greek and Latin Roots Vocabulary

Total questions: 1

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1-25.
1.

Fill in the blank: The word 'acrobat' uses the root 'Acro-', which means ______.

a)

Depth

b)

Height

c)

Width

d)

Length

2.

What is the meaning of the prefix 'Anti-'?

a)

For

b)

Against

c)

Beside

d)

Within

3.

The prefix 'Anti-' is of ______ origin.

a)

Latin

b)

Greek

c)

French

d)

German

4.

The Greek root 'Auto-' means 'Self'. Which of the following words is an example of this root?

a)

Bicycle

b)

Automatic

c)

Telephone

d)

Television

5.

What is the English meaning of the root word 'Geo-'?

a)

Water

b)

Earth

c)

Fire

d)

Air

6.

What is the English meaning of the root word 'Cycle-'?

a)

Square, flat

b)

Wheel, round

c)

Fast, quick

d)

Slow, steady

7.

What is the meaning of the prefix 'Hemi-'?

a)

Whole

b)

Half of something

c)

Double

d)

Quarter

8.

The prefix 'Semi-' is used in the word 'Semicircle'. What does 'Semi-' mean?

a)

Whole

b)

Half of something

c)

Double

d)

Quarter

9.

What is the English meaning of the root word 'Bio-'?

a)

Earth

b)

Life

c)

Water

d)

Fire

10.

What is the English meaning of the root word 'Chron-'?

a)

Space

b)

Time

c)

Light

d)

Sound

11.

What is the English meaning of the root word 'Astro-'?

a)

Earth

b)

Star

c)

Moon

d)

Sun

12.

The root word 'Astro-' is of ______ origin.

a)

Latin

b)

Greek

c)

Roman

d)

Egyptian

13.

What is the English meaning of the Greek root 'Graph-'?

a)

Written

b)

Handwritten

c)

Drawn

d)

Printed

14.

What is the English meaning of the root word 'Cosm-'?

a)

Earth

b)

Universe

c)

Water

d)

Fire

15.

What is the English meaning of the root word 'Crat-'?

a)

Person in government

b)

Animal

c)

Plant

d)

Machine

16.

What does the root word 'Cracy' mean in English?

a)

Type of animal

b)

Type of government

c)

Type of food

d)

Type of clothing

17.

Fill in the blank: The word 'Democracy' is an example of a word with the root 'Cracy', which means ______.

a)

Type of animal

b)

Type of government

c)

Type of food

d)

Type of clothing

18.

The word 'Democracy' is derived from the root 'Dem-', which means '____'.

a)

Of the earth

b)

Of the people

c)

Of the animals

d)

Of the sky

19.

The Greek root 'Gon-' means ______.

a)

Circle

b)

Angle

c)

Line

d)

Square

20.

What is the English meaning of the Greek root words 'Hydro-' and 'Hydra-'?

a)

Of fire

b)

Of water

c)

Of earth

d)

Of air

21.

Fill in the blank: The Greek root words 'Hydro-' and 'Hydra-' mean 'Of water'. An example of a word with this root is ______.

a)

Hydrate

b)

Pyro

c)

Terra

d)

Aero

22.

What is the English meaning of the root word 'Meter-'?

a)

Distance

b)

Measurement

c)

Speed

d)

Time

23.

What is the meaning of the root word 'Kilo-'?

a)

Hundred

b)

Thousand

c)

Million

d)

Ten

24.

The Greek root 'Mania-' means ______.

a)

Happiness

b)

Madness, Craziness

c)

Calmness

d)

Sadness

25.

What is the meaning of the root word 'Mega-'?

a)

Small

b)

Very big, large

c)

Medium

d)

Tiny