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WorksheetsCracking the Code: How Ancient Languages Shape Modern Words
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 6mins
My niece is a true ______ — she owns over 300 books and keeps buying more.
technophile
bibliophile
logophile
What does the Greek root bio mean?
Earth
Life
Air
Light
As a lifelong ______, Leo refuses to swim or boat.
hydrophobe
claustrophobe
audiophobe
Which English word does NOT come from a Latin or Greek root?
Library
Planet
Sandwich
Telephone
As a true ______, Manuel keeps all his old coins and even attends antique fairs.
ornithophilia
numismophilia
cynophilia
Which root means “write” in ancient languages?
graph (Greek)
aqua (Latin)
astro (Greek)
vid (Latin)
Sofia screamed and ran out of the room when she saw the spider — she’s definitely an ______.
arachnophobe
xenophobe
zoophile
The word auditorium has Latin roots. What does the root aud suggest?
Speaking
Looking
Hearing
Judging
Carlos is an ______ ; he loves extreme sports like skydiving and paragliding.
aerophile
hydrophile
acrophile
Which of these pairs contains two roots that BOTH come from ancient Greek?
Auto + graph
Aqua + vision
Tele + video
Manus + script
Ever since the hiking accident, Joel has developed ______ and refuses to go outside.
claustrophobia
xenophobia
agoraphobia
Her ______ is obvious — she has hundreds of word games and even creates her own dictionaries.
audiophilia
logophilia
bibliophilia
Tomas is obsessed with foreign cultures and even studies one new language every year — he clearly has ______.
technophilia
claustrophilia
xenophilia
Tina buys everything with cats on it — mugs, socks, calendars. Her friends say she’s a true ______.
ornithophile
cynophobe
ailurophile
Lucas actually goes outside to enjoy lightning storms. That’s a surprising case of ______.
agoraphobia
astraphilia
hydrophobia
