Greek and Latin Root Practice

Tom sat staring at the tropical fish swimming around in the aquarium in his bedroom. What does the root aqua mean in the word aquarium?

• water

• straight, guide, rule, right

• pull, draw

• to go, move, to go between

• break, burst

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

When the pimple erupted it made a sloppy mess like a broken balloon. What does the root rupt mean in the word erupted?

• water

• straight, guide, rule, right

• pull, draw

• to go, move, to go between

• break, burst

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

Chronic is back pain that a person has every day over a long period. What does the root chron mean in the word chronic?

• land, earth, area of space

• fear

• star

• war, fight

• time

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

If biotic means living and an antibiotic destroys bacteria that harms the living, what must anti- mean?

• not

• against

• with

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3A

Which root means to hear?

• act

• dict

• aud

• cede

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

Which root means water?

• duct

• aqua

• dict

• annu

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

Which root means to speak?

• duct

• liber

• mob

• dict

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

What does the prefix “anti” mean?

• relative

• against

• full

• a person who does

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

The iron beams support the weight of the traffic on the freeway bridge. What does the root port mean in the word support?

• breath, breathe

• see

• turn

• carry

• write

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

If 'benevolent' means kind and 'malevolent' means having ill will, what does the root 'bene-' mean?

• A) good

• B) bad

• C) neutral

• D) strong

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B