WorksheetsGreek Roots, Latin Roots, and Prefixes
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 27mins
Match the following Greek and Latin Roots to their meaning
Over-
above or too much
Spec
to look
Aud
to hear
Vis
to see
Less
without
Which of the following prefixes mean "not?"
im-
in-
re-
un-
fore-
Match the following Greek and Latin roots to their meanings
meter
to measure
therm
heat
phon
sound
tele
far, distant
scope
to see
Which of the following suffixes mean "a person who does a job or performs an activity?"
-ous
-or
-ist
-ity
-er
Match the following affixes to their meanings
graph
write
photo
light
bio
life
auto
self
dict
speak
What is the meaning of the root "lumin?"
small
again
below
light
Match the following affixes to their meanings
chron
time
hydro
water
zoo
animal
micro
small
macro
large
What is the meaning of the suffix -ic?
under, below, or beneath
between or among
having the qualities of or relating to
able to be or capable of
Which of the following suffixes mean "a state or quality of?"
-ity
-ible
-ful
-ty
Match the following word parts to their meanings
under
below or not seen
port
to carry
-en
to become
fore-
before
-ful
full of
The suffix -able means (a) so the word reliable means (b)
Match the following word parts to their meanings
pre-
before
re-
again
dis-
not, opposite, or away
sub-
under, below, beneath
inter-
between, among, or during
What do the suffixes -y and -ly mean?
able to be or capable of
badly, wrongly, or incorrectly
in the way of or having the quality
The prefix mis- means (a) . Based on the prefix mis- the word miscalculate means (b) .
Match the following word parts to their meanings
-ion
result of, action of, or state of
mis-
badly, wrongly, or incorrectly
-ous
full of or possessing the qualities of
-il
not
-ment
act of
What is the meaning of the suffix -ness?
without
state of
under or beneath
full of
The meaning of the prefix ir- is (a) so the word irresponsible means (b) .
In following sentence what does the word helpless mean?
The puppy looked helpless all by itself.
alone
full of help
happy
without help
What is a suffix?
a part added to the beginning of a word
a part added to the middle of a word
a root word
a part added to the end of a word
What is a prefix?
a part added to the middle of a word
a root word
a part added to the beginning of a word
a part added to the end of a word
Which word would match the definition "having a wrong understanding"?
understand
misunderstood
unknown
what
As it is used in the sentence, what does restart mean?
"I had to restart my homework after my teacher looked at it."
Throw away
Begin again
Full of mistakes
Wrong
As it is used in the sentence, what does disorganized mean?
"His locker is very disorganized, he can't find anything."
Having many papers
The opposite of organized
Neat and tidy
State of being organized
The prefix il- means not, so if you do something that is ILLEGAL, you:
break the law
follow the law
make a new law
throw out the law
In following sentence what does the word unfairly mean?
My little sister complained because she thought I was treating her unfairly.
in a fair way
take to the fair
not in a fair way
not going far
The picture shows a -
sciencer
scientist
science
journalist
3.What is the meaning of the word trainer?
A a person who trains
B before training
C without training
