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Root Words Quiz

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Instructions: Discover the Greek and Latin roots behind everyday English words!

1.
The Latin root 'aqua' means what?
A
Air
B
Earth
C
Water
D
Fire
2.
What does the Greek root 'photo' mean?
A
Heat
B
Color
C
Sound
D
Light
3.
The Latin root 'scrib' or 'script' means what?
A
To read
B
To write
C
To speak
D
To draw
4.
What does the Greek root 'bio' mean?
A
Body
B
Earth
C
Life
D
Death
5.
The Latin root 'port' means what?
A
To break
B
To speak
C
To carry
D
To build
6.
What does the Greek root 'chron' mean?
A
Color
B
Time
C
Body
D
Sound
7.
The Latin root 'dict' means what?
A
To say or speak
B
To write
C
To think
D
To see
8.
What does the Greek root 'geo' mean?
A
Water
B
Earth
C
Star
D
Sky
9.
The Latin root 'aud' means what?
A
To touch
B
To taste
C
To see
D
To hear
10.
What does the Greek root 'graph' mean?
A
To count
B
To cut
C
To measure
D
To write or draw
11.
The Latin root 'bene' means what?
A
Strong
B
Fast
C
Bad
D
Good or well
12.
What does the Greek root 'morph' mean?
A
Change
B
Movement
C
Death
D
Form or shape
13.
The Latin root 'cogn' means what?
A
To remember
B
To forget
C
To know
D
To think
14.
What does the Greek root 'path' mean?
A
Feeling or suffering
B
Wisdom
C
Truth
D
Walk
15.
The Latin root 'voc' or 'vok' means what?
A
To call or voice
B
To live
C
To run
D
To see

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