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Greek Roots, Latin Roots, and Prefixes

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Match the following Greek and Latin Roots to their meaning

a)

Over-

1.

above or too much

b)

Spec

2.

to look

c)

Aud

3.

to hear

d)

Vis

4.

to see

e)

Less

5.

without

2.

Which of the following prefixes mean "not?"

a)

im-

b)

in-

c)

re-

d)

un-

e)

fore-

3.

Match the following Greek and Latin roots to their meanings

a)

meter

1.

to measure

b)

therm

2.

heat

c)

phon

3.

sound

d)

tele

4.

far, distant

e)

scope

5.

to see

4.

Which of the following suffixes mean "a person who does a job or performs an activity?"

a)

-ous

b)

-or

c)

-ist

d)

-ity

e)

-er

5.

Match the following affixes to their meanings

a)

graph

1.

write

b)

photo

2.

light

c)

bio

3.

life

d)

auto

4.

self

e)

dict

5.

speak

6.

What is the meaning of the root "lumin?"

a)

small

b)

again

c)

below

d)

light

7.

Match the following affixes to their meanings

a)

chron

1.

time

b)

hydro

2.

water

c)

zoo

3.

animal

d)

micro

4.

small

e)

macro

5.

large

8.

What is the meaning of the suffix -ic?

a)

under, below, or beneath

b)

between or among

c)

having the qualities of or relating to

d)

able to be or capable of

9.

Which of the following suffixes mean "a state or quality of?"

a)

-ity

b)

-ible

c)

-ful

d)

-ty

10.

Match the following word parts to their meanings

a)

under

1.

below or not seen

b)

port

2.

to carry

c)

-en

3.

to become

d)

fore-

4.

before

e)

-ful

5.

full of

11.

The suffix -able means​ ​ (a)   so the word reliable means ​ (b)   ​

Choose from the below words
able to be
able to be relied on
badly, wrongly, or incorrectly
incorrectly relying on someone
12.

Match the following word parts to their meanings

a)

pre-

1.

before

b)

re-

2.

again

c)

dis-

3.

not, opposite, or away

d)

sub-

4.

under, below, beneath

e)

inter-

5.

between, among, or during

13.

What do the suffixes -y and -ly mean?

a)

able to be or capable of

b)

badly, wrongly, or incorrectly

c)

in the way of or having the quality

14.

The prefix mis- means ​ (a)   . Based on the prefix mis- the word miscalculate means ​ (b)   .

Choose from the below words
badly, wrongly, or incorrectly
to calculate incorrectly
capable or or able to be
capable of calculating
15.

Match the following word parts to their meanings

a)

-ion

1.

result of, action of, or state of

b)

mis-

2.

badly, wrongly, or incorrectly

c)

-ous

3.

full of or possessing the qualities of

d)

-il

4.

not

e)

-ment

5.

act of

16.

What is the meaning of the suffix -ness?

a)

without

b)

state of

c)

under or beneath

d)

full of

17.

The meaning of the prefix ir- is ​ (a)   so the word irresponsible means ​ (b)   .​

Choose from the below words
not
not responsible
state of
the state of being responsible
18.

In following sentence what does the word helpless mean?

The puppy looked helpless all by itself.

a)

alone

b)

full of help

c)

happy

d)

without help

19.

What is a suffix?

a)

a part added to the beginning of a word

b)

a part added to the middle of a word

c)

a root word

d)

a part added to the end of a word

20.

What is a prefix?

a)

a part added to the middle of a word

b)

a root word

c)

a part added to the beginning of a word

d)

a part added to the end of a word

21.

Which word would match the definition "having a wrong understanding"?

a)

understand

b)

misunderstood

c)

unknown

d)

what

22.

As it is used in the sentence, what does restart mean?

"I had to restart my homework after my teacher looked at it."

a)

Throw away

b)

Begin again

c)

Full of mistakes

d)

Wrong

23.

As it is used in the sentence, what does disorganized mean?

"His locker is very disorganized, he can't find anything."

a)

Having many papers

b)

The opposite of organized

c)

Neat and tidy

d)

State of being organized

24.
What does powerful mean? 
a)
full of power
b)
to lose power
c)
has no power
25.
What does softly mean? 
a)
in a soft way 
b)
sometimes soft 
c)
not soft 
26.
To read again means to...
a)
reread
b)
able to read 
c)
full of read 
27.

The prefix il- means not, so if you do something that is ILLEGAL, you:

a)

break the law

b)

follow the law

c)

make a new law

d)

throw out the law

28.

In following sentence what does the word unfairly mean?

My little sister complained because she thought I was treating her unfairly.

a)

in a fair way

b)

take to the fair

c)

not in a fair way

d)

not going far

29.

The picture shows a -

a)

sciencer

b)

scientist

c)

science

d)

journalist

30.

3.What is the meaning of the word trainer?

a)

A a person who trains

b)

B before training

c)

C without training