Greek & Latin Pre-Assessment

the root AQUA means...

• Water
• Air
• Earth
• Fire

Answer explanation

an AQUArium has animals that live in WATER

the prefix PRE means

• After
• Before
• Middle
• End

Answer explanation

a PREfix goes BEFORE a root in a word

the prefix RE means...

• Again or Back
• Before
• After
• Against

Answer explanation

when I REwrite an assignment, I write it AGAIN

the root PHOBIA means...

• Fear
• Love
• Hate
• Joy

Answer explanation

arachnoPHOBIA is a FEAR of spiders

the prefix ANTI means...

• against

• in favor of

• neutral

• unaware

Answer explanation

ANTIbacterial soap works AGAINST bacteria

the root CHRON means...

• Time
• Life
• Place
• Light

Answer explanation

CHRONOlogical order is when things are put in order by TIME

the prefix BI means...

• Two
• One
• Three
• Four

Answer explanation

a BIcycle has TWO wheels

the root BIO means...

• life
• water
• earth
• fire

Answer explanation

BIOlogy is the study of LIFE

the root CENT means...

• hundred
• ten
• thousand
• one

Answer explanation

a CENTury is 100 years

the root MICRO means...

• Small
• Large
• Medium
• Extra Large

Answer explanation

a MICROscope looks at very SMALL things