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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

    What does the Latin root "magn" mean? (as in magnitude, magnify, magnificent)

    • A. all
    • B. place
    • C. great, large
    • D. group, flock
  2. Question 2

    These words share a Latin root that means "love, friend". Type it. amateur, amicable, amiable

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  3. Question 3

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

    • A. vital
    • B. centennial
    • C. mortuary
    • D. local
  4. Question 4

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

    • A. life
    • B. land
    • C. head
    • D. group, flock
  5. Question 5

    These words share a Latin root that means "faith, trust". Type it. fidelity, confident, confide

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  6. Question 6

    Which word contains a Latin root that means "group, flock"?

    • A. carnivore
    • B. fidelity
    • C. gregarious
    • D. mortal
  7. Question 7

    What does the Latin root "vor" mean? (as in voracious, carnivore, herbivore)

    • A. group, flock
    • B. head
    • C. place
    • D. eat, swallow
  8. Question 8

    These words share a Latin root that means "head". Type it. per capita, decapitate, capital

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  9. Question 9

    Which word contains a Latin root that means "eat, swallow"?

    • A. capital
    • B. renovate
    • C. carnivore
    • D. corpse
  10. Question 10

    What does the Latin root "mort" mean? (as in immortal, mortal, mortuary)

    • A. land
    • B. love, friend
    • C. head
    • D. death
  11. Question 11

    These words share a Latin root that means "head". Type it. decapitate, per capita, capital

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  12. Question 12

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

    • A. terrain
    • B. omnipresent
    • C. magnificent
    • D. corpse
  13. Question 13

    What does the Latin root "omni" mean? (as in omnipotent, omniscient, omnipresent)

    • A. body
    • B. place
    • C. year
    • D. all
  14. Question 14

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

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  15. Question 15

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

    • A. annual
    • B. novice
    • C. amicable
    • D. incorporate
  16. Question 16

    What does the Latin root "omni" mean? (as in omnipresent, omniscient, omnipotent)

    • A. head
    • B. love, friend
    • C. all
    • D. life

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Answer key: Latin roots

  1. 1. C. great, large

  2. 2. am

  3. 3. B. centennial

  4. 4. B. land

  5. 5. fid

  6. 6. C. gregarious

  7. 7. D. eat, swallow

  8. 8. capit

  9. 9. C. carnivore

  10. 10. D. death

  11. 11. capit

  12. 12. C. magnificent

  13. 13. D. all

  14. 14. ann

  15. 15. C. amicable

  16. 16. C. all