Words with meanings
Greek Roots/Suffixes
Latin Roots
Questions
Questions
100

Which word mean a person who assists

a. assistable

b. assisted

c. assisting

d. assistant

d. assistant

100

Which word contains the Greek root meaning earth?

a. antidote

b. geology

c. meanest

d. sensible

b. geology

100

Which word contains the Latin root meaning land?

a. abandoned

b. industrial

c. tournament

d. terrestrial

d. terrestrial

100

Which word fits best in this sentence? The injured player went to the ___________center?

a. medicate

b. medicated

c. medically

d. medical

d. medical

100

In which phrase is the underlined -ent word used as an adjective?

a. known for different colors

b. spill the detergent

c. meet the president

d. meet the new student

a. known for different colors

200

Which word means having the characteristics of history?

a. history

b. historian

c. historical

d. histories

c. historical

200

Which word contains the Greek root meaning light?

a. biology

b. terrain

c. photography

d. terrestrial

c. photography

200

Which word contains the Latin root meaning to be aware?

a. defensible               c. intensely

b. sensation               d. lengthen

b. sensation

200

Which word fits best in this sentence?

An ________ showed that the puppy was in good health.

a. examination             c. examiner

b. examined                d. examinable

a. examination

200

Which word has a suffix that shows it is an adjective related to magnet?

a. magnetism

b. magnetic

c. magnetize

d. magnetically

c. magnetize

300

Which word means having the characteristics of a ceremony?

a. ceremony

b. ceremonial

c. preceremonial

d. unceremonial

b. ceremonial

300

Which word means the act of competing?

a. competitive

b. competition

c. competitor

d. competence

b. competition

300

What does the Latin root spec mean?

see

300

Which word means about the same as first-rate?

a. numerous

b. excellent

c. respectful

d. unnoticed

b. excellent

300

What is a descriptive word called?

adjective

400

Which of these could be used to show how big something is?

a. night-life

b. life-size

c. mid-size

d. time-consuming

b. life-size

400

Which word means the state of being real?

a. realizable

b. realized

c. reality

d. realization

c. reality

400

Which word contains the Latin root meaning like?

a. merchandise

b. commentary

c. facsimile

d. seasoning

c. facsimile

400

Which word means the opposite of in-depth?

a. confusing

b. incomplete

c. unfortunate

d. realistic

b. incomplete

400

What does -ment mean?

a. state of

b. action or process

c. earth

d. light

b. action or process

500

Which word means the act of competing?

a. competitive             c. competitor

b. competition             d. competence

b. competition

500

Which word has a suffix that shows it is a noun related to product?

a. reproducing              c. produced

b. reproducible             d. production


d. production

500

What root means to be aware?

a. sens

b. spec

c. sim

d. pre

a. sens

500

Choose the word that is the oddball?

a. hollow

b. map

c. compass

d. atlas

a. hollow

500

What does -ness mean?

a. relating to

b. action or process

c. state of or condition of

d. having characteristics of

c. state of or condition of

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