Latin roots
7th grade (Year 8 in England) · 16 questions · Common Core: L.7.4.B · England: KS3 English (vocabulary and etymology)
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Question 1
These words share a Latin root that means "hang". Type it. pendulum, pendant, depend
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Question 2
What does the Latin root "mal" mean? (as in malware, malfunction, malnourished)
- A. bad, badly
- B. good, well
- C. believe
- D. voice, call
Question 3
Which word contains a Latin root that means "bad, badly"?
- A. credentials
- B. malicious
- C. convention
- D. divert
Question 4
These words share a Latin root that means "come". Type it. prevent, venue, invent
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Question 5
What does the Latin root "ven / vent" mean? (as in prevent, convention, venue)
- A. take, seize
- B. come
- C. hang
- D. follow
Question 6
Which word contains a Latin root that means "bad, badly"?
- A. malware
- B. pendant
- C. maintain
- D. conjunction
Question 7
These words share a Latin root that means "follow". Type it. sequel, sequence, consecutive
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Question 8
What does the Latin root "ten / tain" mean? (as in retain, contain, tenant)
- A. bad, badly
- B. good, well
- C. hold
- D. take, seize
Question 9
Which word contains a Latin root that means "hold"?
- A. vocal
- B. versatile
- C. retain
- D. malfunction
Question 10
These words share a Latin root that means "take, seize". Type it. intercept, captive, capture
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Question 11
What does the Latin root "sequ / secu" mean? (as in sequel, consequence, consecutive)
- A. follow
- B. good, well
- C. join
- D. come
Question 12
Which word contains a Latin root that means "join"?
- A. perfect
- B. reverse
- C. juncture
- D. provoke
Question 13
These words share a Latin root that means "come". Type it. invent, prevent, convention
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Question 14
What does the Latin root "ven / vent" mean? (as in venue, prevent, invent)
- A. bad, badly
- B. believe
- C. follow
- D. come
Question 15
Which word contains a Latin root that means "hold"?
- A. retain
- B. credentials
- C. accept
- D. benign
Question 16
These words share a Latin root that means "hang". Type it. pendant, pendulum, depend
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