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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Question 1
These words share a Latin root that means "year". Type it. centennial, annual, perennial
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Question 2
What does the Latin root "terr" mean? (as in subterranean, territory, terrain)
- A. land
- B. all
- C. great, large
- D. year
Question 3
Which word contains a Latin root that means "land"?
- A. terrain
- B. magnify
- C. amiable
- D. voracious
Question 4
These words share a Latin root that means "life". Type it. survive, revive, vivid
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Question 5
What does the Latin root "ann / enn" mean? (as in anniversary, perennial, centennial)
- A. head
- B. all
- C. year
- D. love, friend
Question 6
Which word contains a Latin root that means "great, large"?
- A. magnify
- B. confident
- C. local
- D. renovate
Question 7
These words share a Latin root that means "eat, swallow". Type it. devour, carnivore, voracious
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Question 8
What does the Latin root "fid" mean? (as in confident, confide, fidelity)
- A. year
- B. eat, swallow
- C. faith, trust
- D. place
Question 9
Which word contains a Latin root that means "love, friend"?
- A. carnivore
- B. amiable
- C. confide
- D. mortuary
Question 10
These words share a Latin root that means "year". Type it. anniversary, perennial, centennial
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Question 11
What does the Latin root "greg" mean? (as in congregate, segregate, gregarious)
- A. all
- B. place
- C. group, flock
- D. faith, trust
Question 12
Which word contains a Latin root that means "new"?
- A. per capita
- B. novice
- C. anniversary
- D. terrain
Question 13
These words share a Latin root that means "group, flock". Type it. gregarious, congregate, segregate
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Question 14
What does the Latin root "fid" mean? (as in confide, confident, fidelity)
- A. faith, trust
- B. group, flock
- C. new
- D. body
Question 15
Which word contains a Latin root that means "new"?
- A. novice
- B. confident
- C. annual
- D. local
Question 16
These words share a Latin root that means "eat, swallow". Type it. herbivore, carnivore, devour
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