Greek and Latin Root Words and Vocabulary Quiz

Which word means a story about a person's life written by that person?

The dead animal ___________________ the large birds of prey.

Brenen _________________ his statement about Ross because he didn't want to fight him.

The wrecking ball caused a total _________________ of the house in just one hit.

Which root word means bend?

Which word describes a person who is full of life, fun, lively, or animated?

I _____________ her body language to mean that she was angry when really she was sad.

Which root word means break?

The prefix pre means________________.

In science we learned how light does this.

When I hit the puddle of water, I lost ___________________ and the car flew into the ditch.

Which word means the study of the nervous system of living things?

They had to ____________________ the house after the flood.

Please don't ______________ the teacher when she is talking.

The word part contra means _____________.

The children ran to the playground for ____________________.

I had to _______________ the fraction before I multiplied to get the answer.

The secret door was only ___________________ when he pulled the secret knob.

The word part quad means _____________.

The word part sub means _______________.

The prefixes dis and in mean _______________.

Please _______________ with the activity we started yesterday.

Which word means a medicine that saves lives?

The word part tri means ______________.

The word part super means __________________.

I _______________ my previous score.

Which root word means to join, meet, or link?

My little sister has a lot of hair bows and jewelry.  These are called _____________________.

We met at the _______________________.

Because I committed so many of these, I went to in school suspension.

Which root word means build?

Trey _________________ his restroom break, so he could chat with his friends in the hallway.

To turn back to a previous action or thought is to ___________________.

When water warms it expands, but when it cools it ______________________.

The twins were _______________________ at birth.

The flood waters ___________________ after several days.

This is what you build the house on.

Which means to turn or move to one side, to bend or to swerve?

The word part post means  _______________.

I looked at this in the mirror?

A person who is very outgoing is called an ___________________.

You may ______________ me through the door; age before beauty!

Something bothersome or annoying can be called a __________________________.

Having a good _____________________ for your city promotes commerce.

Her answer was ______________ as if she was rushed and didn't have time to talk to me.

Which root word means pull?

Which word means a person who studies living things?

Ross caused an ______________________ when he started yodeling in class.

Which means a muscle that bends a part of the body, such as an arm or leg?

We separated to shop in different stores, but then _______________ the group later.

The blister ____________________ when I poked it with the pen.  Gross!

My parents' _____________________________ is in June.

I want to have a job in ______________________ when I grow up.

My knee ____________ really hurts.

The criminals tried to ___________________ the law by stealing other people's tax money.

Beside the delicate glass items, the sign read _________________ in bold letters.

The doctor _______________ the nail from my foot.

Which of these root words means break?

The word part bi means ___________.

A __________________________ of Congress will meet to discuss the issues.

Which one means to break into an issue or to vote?

The man went __________________ when his business failed.

Which root words means life?

Which word means not capable of being bent without breaking?

Mrs. Carter asks me not to use  _______________________ in my writing.

I had an xray done and the doctor confirmed that it was a __________________.

The word part trans can mean ______________ or _______________.

The losing team ________________ their controversial loss to the other team.

There was an ____________________ in the road, so we had to find a different route.

The word endings or, er, and ist can often mean ________________________.

I want to ______________ the dance team, but I'm nervous.

The word part auto means _____________.

Which root word means to go or to yield?

Which word means to bring back to life?

A person who turns his attention inward toward himself is called an ______________________.

The ________________ judge took bribes.

His conversation was _________________ because he just woke up.

The ________________ art was really beautiful.

The prefix re means  __________________.

The volcano _______________ destroying many homes.

The counselor asked me to think back to my childhood.

The teacher ______________ the class to begin working on their project.

Who will the president's ______________________ be?

Which root word means turn?