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Latin roots

8th grade (Year 9 in England) · 16 questions · Common Core: L.8.4.B · England: KS3 English (vocabulary and etymology)

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  1. Question 1

    These words share a Latin root that means "year". Type it. centennial, annual, perennial

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  2. Question 2

    What does the Latin root "terr" mean? (as in subterranean, territory, terrain)

    • A. land
    • B. all
    • C. great, large
    • D. year
  3. Question 3

    Which word contains a Latin root that means "land"?

    • A. terrain
    • B. magnify
    • C. amiable
    • D. voracious
  4. Question 4

    These words share a Latin root that means "life". Type it. survive, revive, vivid

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  5. Question 5

    What does the Latin root "ann / enn" mean? (as in anniversary, perennial, centennial)

    • A. head
    • B. all
    • C. year
    • D. love, friend
  6. Question 6

    Which word contains a Latin root that means "great, large"?

    • A. magnify
    • B. confident
    • C. local
    • D. renovate
  7. Question 7

    These words share a Latin root that means "eat, swallow". Type it. devour, carnivore, voracious

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  8. Question 8

    What does the Latin root "fid" mean? (as in confident, confide, fidelity)

    • A. year
    • B. eat, swallow
    • C. faith, trust
    • D. place
  9. Question 9

    Which word contains a Latin root that means "love, friend"?

    • A. carnivore
    • B. amiable
    • C. confide
    • D. mortuary
  10. Question 10

    These words share a Latin root that means "year". Type it. anniversary, perennial, centennial

    Answer

  11. Question 11

    What does the Latin root "greg" mean? (as in congregate, segregate, gregarious)

    • A. all
    • B. place
    • C. group, flock
    • D. faith, trust
  12. Question 12

    Which word contains a Latin root that means "new"?

    • A. per capita
    • B. novice
    • C. anniversary
    • D. terrain
  13. Question 13

    These words share a Latin root that means "group, flock". Type it. gregarious, congregate, segregate

    Answer

  14. Question 14

    What does the Latin root "fid" mean? (as in confide, confident, fidelity)

    • A. faith, trust
    • B. group, flock
    • C. new
    • D. body
  15. Question 15

    Which word contains a Latin root that means "new"?

    • A. novice
    • B. confident
    • C. annual
    • D. local
  16. Question 16

    These words share a Latin root that means "eat, swallow". Type it. herbivore, carnivore, devour

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  1. ann
  2. land
  3. terrain
  4. vit
  5. year
  6. magnify
  7. vor
  8. faith, trust
  9. amiable
  10. ann
  11. group, flock
  12. novice
  13. greg
  14. faith, trust
  15. novice
  16. vor