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Roots and Their Meanings Quiz

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the Latin root "aqua" mean?

a)

Air

b)

Fire

c)

Water

d)

Earth

2.

The root "tele" is Greek and means:

a)

Near

b)

Far

c)

Fast

d)

Small

3.

Which of these words is derived from the Latin root "scrib/script", meaning "to write"?

a)

Inscribe

b)

Submit

c)

Predict

d)

Construct

4.

The Greek root "bio" means:

a)

Plant

b)

Earth

c)

Life

d)

Death

5.

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

a)

To see

b)

To carry

c)

To say or speak

d)

To run

6.

The word "photograph" contains the Greek root "photo", which means:

a)

Light

b)

Sound

c)

Vision

d)

Drawing

7.

The Latin root "port" means:

a)

To close

b)

To carry

c)

To fly

d)

To think

8.

What does the root "chrono" (Greek) mean?

a)

Mind

b)

Order

c)

Time

d)

Shape

9.

The Latin root "vid/vis" means "to see".

a)

True

b)

False

10.

The Greek root "geo" means "water".

a)

True

b)

False

11.

The Latin root "fact" means "to make".

a)

True

b)

False

12.

The word "audible" comes from the Latin root "aud", meaning "to hear".

a)

True

b)

False

13.

The Greek root "scope" means "to look or examine".

a)

True

b)

False

14.

The Latin root "bene" means "bad or evil".

a)

True

b)

False

15.

The Greek root "phon" means:

a)

Color

b)

Light

c)

Movement

d)

Sound

16.

The Latin root "mal" means "good".

a)

True

b)

False

17.

The Latin root "cred" means "to believe".

a)

True

b)

False

18.

The Greek root "therm" means "heat".

a)

True

b)

False

19.

The Greek root "path" means:

a)

Light

b)

Sound

c)

Movement

d)

Feeling

20.

What does the Greek root "graph" mean?

a)

To draw

b)

To read

c)

To speak

d)

To write

21.

What does the Greek root "anthropos" mean?

a)

Plant

b)

Human

c)

Earth

d)

Animal

22.

The Latin root "dem" means "people".

a)

False

b)

True

23.

What does the Greek root "micro" mean?

a)

Slow

b)

Fast

c)

Small

d)

Large

24.

The Latin root "homo" means "man".

a)

True

b)

False

25.

What does the root 'Phil' in Philosophy mean?

a)

A guy

b)

Man

c)

Love

d)

Philadelphia