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WorksheetsGreek And Latin Roots
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 24mins
If you can hear a sound, it is described as audible. What does the root aud mean?
To see
To hear
To touch
To write
Match each Greek root to its correct meaning.
bio
Life
geo
Earth
therm
Heat
phon
Sound
My new tablet is so light and easy to carry around. Which word, based on the root port (to carry), best describes it?
Portable
Important
Reported
Supportive
Sort these words into two groups based on their root: words with spect (to look) and words with dict (to say).
inspect
predict
contradict
respect
verdict
spectator
The root graph means 'to write'. Which activity involves this root?
Taking a photograph
Listening to a phonograph
Writing an autograph
Studying a graph in math
A volcano that suddenly bursts open is an example of an eruption. Based on this, what does the root rupt mean?
To build
To break or burst
To carry
To see
Match each word to the definition that fits its Latin root.
Manual
Done by hand (root: manu)
Pedestrian
A person walking on foot (root: ped)
Structure
Something that has been built (root: struct)
Vision
The ability to see (root: vis)
If the root chron means 'time', which of the following would be the most useful for putting historical events in order?
A biography
A chronological timeline
A thermometer
A telephone
Sort these words based on their root's meaning. Do they relate to 'self' (auto) or 'far' (tele)?
television
autograph
automatic
telephone
autobiography
telescope
In science class, you learn that biology is the study of life. What does the suffix -logy mean?
Life
The study of
Earth
To write
My friend said one thing, but then did the opposite. Which word, using the root dict (to say), describes what she did?
Predicted my actions
Contradicted her words
Wrote a new dictionary
Gave a verdict
Match the word to the description of the action it represents, based on its root.
Export
To carry goods out of a country (port = carry)
Disrupt
To break up the order of something (rupt = break)
Inspect
To look closely at something (spect = look)
Predict
To say what will happen before it does (dict = say)
A person who travels on foot is called a pedestrian. What does the root ped mean?
Hand
Head
Foot
Fast
If you need to build a tower out of blocks, you need to __________ it carefully.
destruct
construct
instruct
obstruct
Sort these words into groups based on whether their root has a 'good' meaning (bene) or a 'bad' meaning (mal).
benefit
malfunction
benevolent
malicious
beneficial
malady
The director wanted a better view of the scene, so she looked through the camera's __________.
microphone
viewfinder
speaker
pedal
In the word manual, as in a 'manual car transmission', what does the root man refer to?
The engine
The foot
The hand
A person
Match each word to the category that best describes it based on its root.
Geology
The study of the Earth
Chronology
The study of time
Biology
The study of life
Phonology
The study of sounds
A movie's visuals were amazing, but the sound was too quiet. This means the images were great, but the audio was not very __________.
visible
portable
audible
credible
Group these words based on their shared Latin root: words with port (to carry) and words with struct (to build).
support
construction
transport
destruction
import
structure
