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Greek and Latin Root Words Quiz
Questions in this quiz (13)
1Which of these uses the root word meaning far away?
- Atelecast: to broadcast by television
- Btelic: grammar, expressing an end or purpose
2Which of these words have the root word meaning sound, voice?
- Aphonogram: a symbol meaning a sound, syllable, or other sequence of speech sounds
- Bphonolite: fine-grained volcanic rock
3Which of these words contains a root word meaning around, near?
- Aperimeter: the outer boundary of a shape
- Bperiwinkle: a shade of blue
4Which of these words contains a root word meaning to write, writing?
- Ageography: the science of dealing with the areal differentiation of the earth´s surface.
- Bgeology: the study of the world´s surface (rocks, mountains)
5Which of these words contains a root word meaning watch, view, examine?
- Atelescope: an instrument used to see distant objects
- BScope: a mouthwash company
6Which of these words contains a root word meaning small?
- Amicroorganism: a living creature two small to see
- Bvoluminous: a large volume
7Which of these words contains a root word meaning earth?
- Ageology: the study of the world´s surface
- Bpsychology: the study of the human brain
8Which of these words contains a root word meaning heat?
- Athermos: a device used to keep liquids warm
- Bhot: warm
9Which of these words contains a root word meaning measure?
- Acentimeter: 1/100 of a meter
- Btemperature: the hot or coldness of something
10Which of these words contains a root word meaning life?
- ABiodegradable: something that will not affect the enviorment
- Bearth: the third planet from the sun
11Which of these words contains a root word meaning study of, speech?
- Abiology: the study of life
- Bchemistry: science of different forms of matter
12Which of these words contains a root word meaning one, single?
- Amonologue: a short skit or part of a play read by one character
- Bmononucleosis: the presence of a large amount of monocytes in the blood
13Which of these words contains a root word meaning ruler, principal, first?
- Aarc: anything bow shaped
- Barchitecture: the profession of designing buildings, open areas, and other enviorments
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- A quiz to evaluate the reader´s knowledge of Greek and Latin root words in real words. Originally made for Advanced Middle School grades.
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- Eloise Nelson
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- Created on 6 Oct 2015 · updated on 13 Jan 2017
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