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Quiz on Latin and Greek Roots

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the meaning of the Latin root "jac, ject"?

a)

Place

b)

Thrown, cast

c)

Study, science, theory

d)

Field, soil, crop production

2.

What is the meaning of the Latin root "loc"?

a)

Place

b)

Self, same

c)

Both, on both sides

d)

Thrown, cast

3.

What is the meaning of the Greek root "logy"?

a)

Field, soil, crop production

b)

Thrown, cast

c)

Study, science, theory

d)

Both, on both sides

4.

What is the meaning of the Greek root "agro"?

a)

Self, same

b)

Field, soil, crop production

c)

Thrown, cast

d)

Study, science, theory

5.

What is the meaning of the Latin root "ambi"?

a)

Both, on both sides

b)

Place

c)

Self, same

d)

Thrown, cast

6.

What is the meaning of the Greek root "auto"?

a)

Field, soil, crop production

b)

Self, same

c)

Study, science, theory

d)

Place

7.

What is the meaning of the root "man, manu"?

a)

Hand

b)

Foot

c)

Color

d)

Large

8.

The root "mega" originates from Greek and means:

a)

Small

b)

Great, large

c)

Color

d)

Hang

9.

Which root means "foot" and has a Greek origin?

a)

Chrom

b)

Ped, pod

c)

Claim, clam

d)

Cogn

10.

The root "pend, pens" means:

a)

To know

b)

Hang, weigh

c)

Common

d)

Cry out

11.

What does the root "chrom" mean?

a)

Foot

b)

Hand

c)

Color, pigment

d)

Large

12.

The root "claim, clam" is related to:

a)

To know

b)

Cry out, shout

c)

Common

d)

Hang

13.

What is the meaning of the root "cogn"?

a)

To know, to learn

b)

Common

c)

Color

d)

Large

14.

The root "commun" means:

a)

Hand

b)

Common, public, general

c)

Foot

d)

Hang

15.

What is the meaning of the Greek root "peri"?

a)

Love, friend of

b)

Bear, carry

c)

Around, near, about

d)

Show

16.

Which Greek root means "show"?

a)

Phor

b)

Phas, phan, phen

c)

Phil

d)

Peri

17.

The Greek root "phil" is associated with which meaning?

a)

Bear, carry

b)

Truth

c)

Love, friend of

d)

Build, construct

18.

What does the Greek root "phor" mean?

a)

Drag, pull

b)

Bear, carry

c)

Truth

d)

Around, near, about

19.

What is the meaning of the Latin root "stru, struct"?

a)

Truth

b)

Drag, pull

c)

Build, construct

d)

Bear, carry

20.

Which Latin root means "drag, pull"?

a)

Ver

b)

Tract

c)

Stru, struct

d)

Phil

21.

The Latin root "ver" is associated with which meaning?

a)

Build, construct

b)

Truth

c)

Around, near, about

d)

Show

22.

What is the meaning of the Latin root "imag"?

a)

likeness, idea

b)

great, large

c)

bad, wretched, evil

d)

harm

23.

What does the Latin root "magn" signify?

a)

harm

b)

great, large

c)

be strong, to be of value

d)

turn

24.

Which Latin root means "bad, wretched, evil"?

a)

val

b)

mal

c)

vers, vert

d)

torn

25.

The Latin root "noc" is associated with which meaning?

a)

thrust

b)

turn

c)

harm

d)

likeness, idea

26.

What does the Latin root "val" mean?

a)

thrust

b)

be strong, to be of value

c)

turn

d)

bad, wretched, evil

27.

The Latin roots "vers, vert" are related to which concept?

a)

likeness, idea

b)

thrust

c)

turn

d)

harm

28.

What is the meaning of the Latin root "torn"?

a)

thrust

b)

turn

c)

be strong, to be of value

d)

great, large

29.

Which Latin roots mean "thrust"?

a)

imag

b)

magn

c)

trud, trus

d)

val

30.

What is the meaning of the Latin root "viv"?

a)

Live

b)

Voice

c)

Cross

d)

Flow

31.

The Latin root "voc" or "voke" is related to which of the following meanings?

a)

Voice, call

b)

Cross

c)

Flow, stream

d)

Found, from the bottom

32.

What does the Latin root "cruc" mean?

a)

Cross

b)

Live

c)

Flow

d)

Found

33.

The Latin root "flu" or "flux" is associated with which meaning?

a)

Flow, stream, glide

b)

Voice, call

c)

Cross

d)

Found, from the bottom

34.

What is the meaning of the Latin root "fund"?

a)

Found, from the bottom, depths

b)

Live

c)

Voice, call

d)

Cross

35.

What is the meaning of the Latin root "corp"?

a)

Grow, care

b)

Care for

c)

Body

d)

Equal, uniform

36.

Which Latin root means "grow, care"?

a)

Cur

b)

Cult

c)

Equ

d)

Spect

37.

The Latin root "cur" is associated with which meaning?

a)

Equal, uniform

b)

Look, see

c)

Care for

d)

Body

38.

What does the Latin root "equ" mean?

a)

Body

b)

Equal, uniform

c)

Grow, care

d)

Look, see

39.

The Latin root "spect, spec" is related to which of the following meanings?

a)

Care for

b)

Equal, uniform

c)

Look, see, observe, watch over

d)

Grow, care

40.

What is the meaning of the root "gen"?

a)

Birth, kind, formation

b)

Thank, please

c)

Stick

d)

Light, shine

41.

What is the Latin origin of the root "grat"?

a)

Genos

b)

Gratus

c)

Haerere

d)

Lux

42.

What does the root "hes, her" mean?

a)

Birth, kind, formation

b)

Thank, please

c)

Stick

d)

Light, shine

43.

What does the Greek root "poly" mean?

a)

Alone

b)

Sound

c)

Many

d)

One

44.

What is the Latin origin of the root "sol, soli"?

a)

Solus

b)

Sonus

c)

Polus

d)

Solis

45.

What does the Latin root "son" mean?

a)

Alone

b)

Many

c)

Sound

d)

Light