Greek & Latin Root Words Set #1

Match the root words to their meanings:

• power

• "cap"

• life, spirit

• "anim"

• both

• "astr"

• head

• "poten"

• star

• "ambi/ amphi"

Match the root words to their meanings:

• meat

• "audi"

• hear

• "arm"

• weapon

• "hydra"

• water

• "carne"

• life

• "bio"

Match the root words to their meanings:

• earth

• "gest"

• earth

• "terr"

• to bear, to carry

• "mal"

• bad

• "geo"

• good

• "bene/bon"

Select the best word to fill in the blank:

The ________________ king is good to everyone.

• benevolent

• aquatic

• carnivorous

Select the best word to fill in the blank:

The weapons are in the _____________

• malady

• armory

• geology

Select the best word to fill in the blank:

A frog is ___________ and lives in both water and land.

• amphibious

• biohazard

• hydrated

Select the best word to fill in the blank:

The cost of repairing the damage caused by the fire was ________.

• armada

• astronomical

• decapitate

Select the best word to fill in the blank:

A shoe is an __________ object.

• armada

• astronomical

• inanimate

Select the best word to fill in the blank:

His voice was barely _________ over the noise.

• audible

• gestation

• biodiverse

Select the best word to fill in the blank:

The study of the earth is _____________.

• omnipotent

• congestion

• geology