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Greek and Latin Roots

Total questions: 162

Worksheet time: 1hrs 21mins

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1.

The root aqu- means:

a)

Water

b)

Hear

c)

Believe

d)

Life

2.

The word auditorium comes from the root aud-, which means:

a)

Body

b)

Care for

c)

Hear

d)

Ring

3.

The prefix bene- in benefactor means:

a)

Time

b)

Good

c)

Circle

d)

To seize

4.

Which of the following words contains the root bio- meaning life?

a)

Credit

b)

Corporation

c)

Aquaduct

d)

Biography

5.

The root cept- means:

a)

To seize, take

b)

To move, go

c)

To believe

d)

To care for

6.

The word proceed comes from the root ced-, cess-, meaning:

a)

Know

b)

Surrender, move, go

c)

Circle

d)

Life

7.

The root chron- means:

a)

Body

b)

Water

c)

Time

d)

Care for

8.

Which of the following words does not contain the root circ- (ring)?

a)

Circuit

b)

Circumscribe

c)

Circus

d)

Chronology

9.

The root cogn- is in the word recognize. It means:

a)

To seize

b)

To believe

c)

To know

d)

To care for

10.

The word corpse comes from the Latin root corp-, meaning:

a)

Water

b)

Body

c)

Time

d)

Circle

11.

The root cred- is found in the word incredible. It means:

a)

Believe

b)

Care for

c)

Hear

d)

Life

12.

The root cur- appears in manicure, which means:

a)

Life

b)

To care for

c)

Ring

d)

Move

13.

If you know the root aqu- means water, what does an aquifer most likely do?

a)

Stores water underground

b)

Measures time

c)

Cares for the body

d)

Proves something true

14.

The root aud- helps us understand that inaudible means:

a)

Not able to be believed

b)

Not able to be heard

c)

Not able to be seen

d)

Not able to move

15.

A benign tumor comes from the root bene-. Its meaning suggests the tumor is:

a)

Deadly

b)

Unknown

c)

Seized

d)

Good or harmless

16.

A biopsy uses the root bio-. Which definition makes the most sense?

a)

A study of time and space

b)

A record of sound

c)

A test involving living tissue

d)

A ring-shaped sample

17.

If a plan was intercepted, the root cept- tells us it was:

a)

Believed

b)

Taken before completion

c)

Made into a circle

d)

Cared for carefully

18.

The word precede has the root ced- meaning to go. What does it mean?

a)

To go after

b)

To go before

c)

To go in circles

d)

To go without caring

19.

A disease that is chronic has the root chron-, meaning it:

a)

Is shaped like a ring

b)

Affects the body

c)

Is easy to cure

d)

Lasts for a long time

20.

Which of the following words has the root circ- meaning ring?

a)

Biography

b)

Credibility

c)

Circuit

d)

Precede

21.

If someone is incognito, the root cogn- suggests they are:

a)

Caring for others

b)

Unknown or disguised

c)

Moving away

d)

Believed easily

22.

The word incorporate comes from corp-, meaning:

a)

To believe in something

b)

To care for others

c)

To form into a body or group

d)

To move with time

23.

A person who is incredulous shows the root cred-. It means they:

a)

Care deeply

b)

Seize control

c)

Move quickly

d)

Don’t believe something

24.

A pedicure contains the root cur-. What is it?

a)


The care of feet

b)


The study of time

c)

A belief system

d)

A water treatment

25.

Which root is correctly matched with its meaning?

a)

aqu- → body

b)

corp- → time

c)


cred- → believe

d)

circ- → care for

26.

The Latin root aqu- means:

a)

Hear

b)

Time

c)

Water

d)

Body

27.

Which root means hear?

a)

aud-

b)

bio-

c)

circ-

d)

cred-

28.

The word beneficiary comes from the root ben-, bene-, which means:

a)

To move or go

b)

Good

c)

Know

d)

Seize

29.

The root cept- means:

a)

Body

b)

Ring

c)

Taken, seized

d)

Time

30.

The root ced-, cess- is seen in the word proceed and means:

a)

To know

b)

To care for

c)

To believe

d)

To surrender, move, go

31.

The root chron- gives us the word synchronize. What does chron- mean?

a)

Care for

b)

Time

c)


Circle

d)


Life

32.

A circumference is related to the root circ-, which means:

a)

Believe

b)

Body

c)

Ring

d)

Life

33.

Which root means know?

a)

cur-

b)

corp-

c)

cogn-

d)

ced-

34.

The Latin root corpor-, corp- gives us words like corpse and corporate. What does it mean?

a)

Water

b)

Hear

c)

Body

d)

Care for

35.

The root soci- means:

a)

A) Group, companion

b)

B) Father

c)

C) Ship

d)

D) Light

36.

A sociopath is:

a)

Someone with disordered relationships in society

b)

A person who loves books

c)

A builder of structures

d)

A ship captain

37.

The root son- means:

a)

Sound

b)

Earth

c)

Equal

d)

Memory

38.

A sonnet is:

a)

A) A little song

b)

B) A folded paper

c)

C) A sailor’s tale

d)

D) A written record

39.

The root spect- means:

a)

Look at, observe

b)

Carry

c)

Law

d)

Break

40.

A spectator is:

a)

Someone who looks at an event

b)

A writer of records

c)

A step-taker

d)

A judge of laws

41.

The root strict-, string- means:

a)

Tight, confined

b)

New

c)

Circle

d)

Heat

42.

To constrict means:

a)

To tighten

b)

To build

43.

The root struct- means:

a)

Build

b)

Write

c)

Life

d)

Step

44.

An instructor is:

a)

Someone who builds knowledge

b)

Someone who carries laws

c)

Someone who breaks rules

d)

Someone who names cities

45.

The root tend-, tens- means:

a)

Stretch, strain

b)

Pull

c)

Fold

d)

Cut

46.

A tension is:

a)

A state of being stretched tight

b)

A place of heat

c)

A written record

d)

A sound of music

47.

The root terr- means:

a)

Earth

b)

Sun

c)

Body

d)

Order

48.

A subterranean chamber is:

a)

Below the earth

b)

Inside the body

c)

Above the sun

d)

Around the city

49.

The root therm- means:

a)

Heat

b)

Water

c)

Sailor

d)

Memory

50.

A thermometer measures:

a)

Heat

b)

Sound

c)

Steps

d)

Words

51.

The root tract- means:

a)

Pull

b)

Write

c)

Equal

d)

Break

52.

To attract means:

a)

To pull toward

b)

To cut away

c)

To write together

d)

To speak for

53.

The root ven-, vent- means:

a)

A) Come

b)

B) Life

c)

C) Light

d)

D) Trade

54.

An advent is:

a)

A coming or arrival

b)

A bad law

c)

A breaking apart

d)

A written note

55.

The root vers-, vert- means:

a)

Turn

b)

Join

c)

End

d)

Father

56.

To convert means:

a)

To turn into another form

b)

To carry away

c)

To write again

d)

To fold together

57.

The root vid-, vis- means:

a)

See

b)

Speak

58.

Something that is visible can be:

a)

Seen

b)

Broken

c)

Written

d)

Measured

59.

The root vit-, viv- means:

a)

Life

b)

Ship

c)

Order

d)

Place

60.

A person with vitality shows:

a)

Fullness of life

b)

Great strength of sound

c)

A love of books

d)

A careful law

61.

The root voc- means:

a)

Call, voice

b)

Death

c)

Sun

d)

Fold

62.

An advocate is:

a)

Someone who calls or speaks for another

b)

Someone who cuts apart things

c)

Someone who studies earth

d)

Someone who builds structures

63.

The root cycl- means:

a)

Circle, ring

b)

Fire

c)

Law

d)

Sound

64.

The word dermatologist contains the root derm-, which means:

a)

A) Life

b)

B) Skin

c)

C) Place

d)

D) Care

65.

The root dict- means:

a)

To join

b)

To speak

c)

To stretch

d)

To fold

66.

Which root means equal?

a)

fer-

b)

equ-

c)

fin-

d)

form-

67.

The word transfer contains the root fer-, which means:

a)

To break

b)

To bear, carry

c)

To fold

d)

To believe

68.

Which root means end?

a)

fin-

b)

mod-

c)

nov-

d)

part-

69.

The root flect-, flex- gives us the word flexible, which means:

a)

To bend

b)

To measure

c)

To cut

d)

To move

70.

Which word contains the root form- (shape)?

a)

Formula

b)

Fortify

c)

Fortitude

d)

Fertile

71.

The root fort- means:

a)

Break

b)

Death

c)

Strong

d)

Step

72.

The word fracture contains the root fract-, frag-, which means:

a)

To write

b)

To break, shatter

c)

To come

d)

To hear

73.

A genealogy traces family history. The root gen- means:

a)

A) Birth

b)

B) Death

c)

C) Trade

d)

D) Equal

74.

If you are making progress, the root grad-, gress- suggests you are:

a)

Stepping forward

b)

Breaking away

c)

Speaking up

d)

Joining together

75.

The root graph- is in autograph. It means:

a)

To measure

b)

To step

c)

To write

d)

To believe

76.

If someone feels gratitude, the root grat- tells us they are feeling:

a)

Anger

b)

Pleasing, thankfulness

c)

Sorrow

d)

Love

77.

The root greg- means flock or herd. Which word best shows this?

a)

Segregate – to separate from the group

b)

Innovate – to create something new

78.

The word heliocentric contains the root helio-, which means:

a)

Water

b)

Sun

c)

City

d)

Heat

79.

The root hydr- is seen in dehydrate. It means:

a)

Water

b)

Fire

c)

Law

d)

Skin

80.

The word eject comes from ject-, meaning:

a)

To join

b)

To carry

c)

To cast, throw

d)

To fold

81.

Which root means law?

a)

jud-, jur-, jus-

b)

loc-

c)

mort-

d)

phil-

82.

The root junct-, jung- gives us words like conjunction. It means:

a)

Join

b)

Break

c)

End

d)

Write

83.

If someone is neglectful, the root lect- suggests they are failing to:

a)

A) Choose or gather

b)

B) Step

c)

C) Break

d)

D) Build

84.

A dislocation contains the root loc-, which means:

a)

Sun

b)

Place

c)

Ship

d)

Fold

85.

Which of the following roots means bad?

a)

bene-

b)

mal-

c)

fort-

d)

medi-

86.

The word manuscript contains the root man-, manu-, which means:

a)

Skin

b)

Hand

c)

Voice

d)

Circle

87.

A mediator has the root medi-, meaning:

a)

Equal

b)

Middle

c)

Death

d)

Step

88.

If something is memorable, the root mem- shows it is connected to:

a)

Law

b)

Mind, memory

c)

Heat

d)

Trade

89.

The word commerce comes from the root merc-, which means:

a)

Trade

b)

Life

c)

Break

d)

Law

90.

The root mit-, miss- is in transmit, which means:

a)

To stretch

b)

To build

c)

To send

d)

To call

91.

Which root means death?

a)

viv-

b)

nov-

c)

mort-

d)

rupt-

92.

The word nautical comes from naut-, nav-, which means:

a)

A) Water

b)

B) Sun

93.

1. The root cycl- means:

a)

A) Circle, ring

b)

B) Break

c)

C) Heat

d)

D) Death

94.

The word tricycle shows the root cycl-. What does it mean?

a)

Three breaks

b)

Three skins

c)

Three wheels in a circle

d)

Three lights

95.

The root derm- means:

a)

Place

b)

Skin

c)

Hand

d)

Fold

96.

A pachyderm (elephant or rhino) has:

a)

Thick skin

b)

A large head

c)

Extra feet

d)

A circular body

97.

The root dict- means:

a)

Write

b)

Speak

c)

Step

d)

Build

98.

Which word means “to say the opposite”?

a)

Dictator

b)

Contradict

c)

Verdict

d)

Edict

99.

The root equ- means:

a)

Equal

b)

Break

c)

Law

d)

Ship

100.

Which of the following contains the root equ-?

a)

Equation

b)

Fracture

c)

Dictator

d)

Memorial

101.

The root fer- means:

a)

Bend

b)

Birth

c)

Bear, carry

d)

Death

102.

The word transfer means:

a)

To carry across

b)

To step forward

c)

To break apart

d)

To measure again

103.

The root fin- means:

a)

End

b)

Middle

c)

Heat

d)

Voice

104.

The word infinite means:

a)

Never-ending

b)

Having one end

c)

Made in order

d)

Folded

105.

The root flex- means:

a)

Join

b)

Write

c)

Bend

d)

Call

106.

To deflect something means:

a)

To bend it away

b)

To write it again

c)

To send it forward

d)

To cut it apart

107.

The root form- means:

a)

Strong

b)

Shape

108.

Which of the following means “to give shape again”?

a)

Reform

b)

Transfer

c)

Locomotive

d)

Nominate

109.

The root fort- means:

a)

Father

b)

Strong

c)

Step

d)

Voice

110.

Which word shows the strength meaning of fort-?

a)

Fortitude

b)

Formula

c)

Pedigree

d)

Mortuary

111.

The root fract-/frag- means:

a)

Build

b)

Break, shatter

c)

Sailor

d)

New

112.

Which of these is fragile?

a)

Easily broken

b)

Very strong

c)

Belonging to a father

d)

Able to see

113.

The root gen- means:

a)

A) Birth, origin

b)

B) Death

c)

C) Hand

d)

D) Water

114.

The word genocide refers to:

a)

The killing of a group by birth/origin

b)

The building of a new house

c)

A strong person

d)

A folded paper

115.

The root grad-, gress- means:

a)

To step

b)

To write

c)

To break

d)

To join

116.

To progress means:

a)

To step forward

b)

To speak again

c)

To bend inward

d)

To carry around

117.

The root graph- means:

a)

Water

b)

Write

c)

Fire

d)

Law

118.

26. A calligraphy is:

a)

Beautiful handwriting

b)

Study of time

c)

Life after death

d)

A city government

119.

The root grat- means:

a)

Equal

b)

Pleasing

c)

Skin

d)

Trade

120.

Which word means “thankful”?

a)

Gratitude

b)

Mortality

c)

Nominee

d)

Pedigree

121.

The root greg- means:

a)

Herd, flock

b)

Order

c)

Ship

d)

Death

122.

A segregated group has been:

a)

Separated from the herd

b)

Written about

123.

The root helio- means:

a)

Sun

b)

City

c)

Light

d)

Heat

124.

A heliotrope turns toward:

a)

The sun

b)

Water

c)

The earth

d)

A group

125.

The root hydr- means:

a)

Water

b)

Death

c)

Sailor

d)

Sound

126.

A hydrant provides:

a)

Water

b)

Law

c)

Air

d)

Heat

127.

The root ject- means:

a)

Throw

b)

Step

c)

Carry

d)

Voice

128.

To inject means:

a)

To throw in

b)

To step away

c)

To measure again

d)

To write beneath

129.

The root jud-, jur-, jus- means:

a)

Strong

b)

Law

c)

Order

d)

Fold

130.

Which word is about law?

a)

Jury

b)

Manuscript

c)

Pedal

d)

Mortician

131.

The root junct- means:

a)

Join

b)

Speak

c)

End

d)

Heat

132.

A junction is:

a)

A joining point

b)

A folded sheet

c)

A place of death

d)

A new invention

133.

The root lect- means:

a)

Choose, gather

b)

Break

c)

Strong

d)

Sun

134.

To elect means:

a)

To choose

b)

To write

c)

To carry

d)

To fold

135.

The root loc- means:

a)

City

b)

Place

c)

Father

d)

Love

136.

A relocation is a:

a)

Move to another place

b)

Cutting in half

c)

Folding of paper

d)

Joining of groups

137.

The root mal- means:

a)

Bad

b)

Death

138.

46. A malfunction is:

a)

A bad function

b)

A law function

c)

A sun-related process

d)

A memory

139.

The root man-, manu- means:

a)

Hand

b)

Skin

c)

Voice

d)

Write

140.

A manuscript is:

a)

Something written by hand

b)

A new order

c)

A trade agreement

d)

A death record

141.

The root medi- means:

a)

Equal

b)

Middle

c)

Strong

d)

Father

142.

An intermediate level is:

a)

In the middle

b)

At the end

c)

At the beginning

d)

Above all

143.

The root mem- means:

a)

Death

b)

Mind, memory

c)

Measure

d)

Sailor

144.

To commemorate something is to:

a)

Remember it together

b)

Break it apart

c)

Fold it again

d)

Join it

145.

The root merc- means:

a)

Trade

b)

Law

c)

Sun

d)

City

146.

A merchant is someone who:

a)

Trades goods

b)

Rules cities

c)

Builds things

d)

Writes stories

147.

The root mit-, miss- means:

a)

Death

b)

Send

c)

Write

d)

Life

148.

To dismiss means:

a)

To send away

b)

To write again

c)

To measure out

d)

To break apart

149.

The root mod- means:

a)

Measure, change

b)

Join

c)

Fold

d)

Death

150.

A moderator helps:

a)

Keep things measured or balanced

b)

Build structures

c)

Break apart

d)

Join a herd

151.

The root mort- means:

a)

Life

b)

Death

c)

Water

d)

Law

152.

An immortal being is:

a)

Unable to die

b)

Full of water

153.

The root naut-, nav- means:

a)

A) Ship, sailor

b)

B) Father

c)

C) Equal

d)

D) Heat

154.

Navigation is the science of:

a)

Steering ships

b)

Building cities

c)

Joining groups

d)

Carrying across

155.

The root nom- means:

a)

A) Name

b)

B) Flock

c)

C) Place

d)

D) Light

156.

A denominator is:

a)

The bottom “name” of a fraction

b)

A trade agreement

c)

A building

d)

A sailor

157.

The root nov- means:

a)

New

b)

Old

c)

Bad

d)

Memory

158.

66. A novelty is:

a)

Something new or unusual

b)

Something dead

c)

A folded thing

d)

A trade group

159.

The root scrib-, script- means:

a)

Write

b)

Speak

c)

Build

d)

Cut

160.

A manuscript is:

a)

Something written by hand

b)

A folded paper

c)

A life story

d)

A law code

161.

The root sect- means:

a)

Cut or separate

b)

Sound

c)

Heat

d)

Step

162.

To dissect something is:

a)

To cut apart

b)

To write about it

c)

To send it away

d)

To build it up

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