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Word Roots and Their Meanings

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

-ject

a)

to throw

b)

large

c)

earth

d)

light

2.

vis/vid

a)

to see

b)

small

c)

origin, birth

d)

large

3.

gen-

a)

origin, birth

b)

small

c)

large

d)

earth

4.

micro-

a)

large

b)

small

c)

breathe

d)

light

5.

macro-

a)

small

b)

large

c)

breathe

d)

earth

6.

geo-

a)

earth

b)

breathe

c)

light

d)

life

7.

spire

a)

breathe, sharp point

b)

light

c)

life

d)

star

8.

luc/lum

a)

light; shining

b)

star

c)

breathe

d)

earth

9.

bio-

a)

life, living

b)

breathe

c)

light

d)

to make

10.

photo-

a)

light

b)

life

c)

breathe

d)

to throw

11.

aster/astro

a)

star, celestial body

b)

to see

c)

origin, birth

d)

small

12.

fact-

a)

to make, to do

b)

small

c)

earth

d)

life, living

13.
When you study astronomy, you look at the night sky.  What does the root "ast or astro" mean?
a)
day
b)
dark
c)
star
d)
boy
14.
Your vision is very important for learning.  What does the root "vis" mean?
a)
to hear
b)
to send
c)
to laugh
d)
to see
15.

Using your knowledge of word parts, which word means "person who studies life"

a)

biology

b)

biologist

c)

biologism

d)

generalist

16.

Which root words mean "earth"

a)

geo

b)

gram

c)

graph

d)

terra

17.

Which root word means "life"

a)

agri

b)

hydro

c)

zoo

d)

bio

18.

What root word means "star"

a)

agri

b)

geo

c)

ast or astro

d)

hydro

19.

hydro-

a)

water

b)

earth

c)

light

d)

star

20.

Which of the following words is derived from the root "fract, frag"?

a)

Accept

b)

Fracture

c)

Gender

d)

Legend