Root Meanings
Match the Root
Multiple Choice
Root Meanings
Challenge
100

What root means time?

chron

100

Which root means water: hydr or vers?

hydr

100

If something can bend easily, it is _________.

A. Flexy

B. Biology

C. Flexible

D. Flexed

C. Flexible

100

What word means life?

bio

100

I love looking at the ______ animals in tanks at the pet store.

A. Biosphere

B. Aquatic

C. Dehydrated

D. Aquasphere

B. Aquatic

200

What root means to see?

vis/vid

200

Which root means measure: meter or chron?

meter

200

The study of life is called __________.

A. Zoology

B. Biology

C. Geography

D. Lifeology

B. Biology

200

What root means to measure?

meter
200

To view an object far away, I may need to use a __________.

A. Microscope

B. Aquarium

C. Telescope

D. Telephone

C. Telescope

300

What root means far away?

tele

300

Which root means write or draw: flex or graph?

graph

300

Something that can be seen is ______.

A. Invisible

B. Chronology

C. Chronometer

D. Visible

D. Visible

300

What root means the study of?

ology

300

A scientist studies water pollution. What type of science is this?

A. Biology

B. Trashology

C. Hydrology

D. Zoology

C. Hydrology

400

What root means to bend?

flex

400

Which root means far away: tele or meter?

tele

400

A story about someone's life is a __________.

A. Biography

B. Myth

C. Hydrology

D. Thermometer

A. Biography

400

What root means to bend?

flex

400

What words means the study of life?

Biology

500

What root means to write or draw?

Graph

500

Which root means to see: vers or vis?

vis

500
When your body does not have enough water, you are ________.


A. Hydrated

B. Dehydrated

C. Full

D. Flexible

B. Dehydrated

500

Which TWO roots mean water?

hydra and aqua

500

The study of time is called what?

Hint: Chron-

Chronology