Greek and Latin Roots Worksheet (Grade 7)
Free printable Grade 7 Greek and Latin roots worksheet. Students use each root's word family to work out what the secondary-level root means. Answer key included.
Grade 7 · Vocabulary worksheet
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Greek and Latin Roots
A root carries meaning across whole word families. Use the example words to work out what each root means, then choose the correct meaning.
- 1.The Latin root 'corp' appears in corporation, corpse, incorporate. What does 'corp' mean?
- a) to lead
- b) body
- c) water
- d) feeling or suffering
- 2.The Greek root 'hydr' appears in hydrate, hydrant, hydroelectric. What does 'hydr' mean?
- a) water
- b) to eat
- c) to lead
- d) time
- 3.The Latin root 'vor' appears in carnivore, herbivore, voracious. What does 'vor' mean?
- a) body
- b) to eat
- c) bad or evil
- d) time
- 4.The Greek root 'photo' appears in photograph, photosynthesis, photocopy. What does 'photo' mean?
- a) death
- b) light
- c) to eat
- d) feeling or suffering
- 5.The Greek root 'path' appears in sympathy, empathy, apathy. What does 'path' mean?
- a) good or well
- b) bad or evil
- c) feeling or suffering
- d) body
- 6.The Greek root 'geo' appears in geography, geology, geode. What does 'geo' mean?
- a) feeling or suffering
- b) to eat
- c) earth
- d) water
- 7.The Latin root 'son' appears in sonic, sonar, unison. What does 'son' mean?
- a) time
- b) feeling or suffering
- c) sound
- d) water
- 8.The Latin root 'mort' appears in mortal, immortal, mortician. What does 'mort' mean?
- a) to eat
- b) water
- c) sound
- d) death
- 9.The Latin root 'duct' appears in conduct, aqueduct, introduce. What does 'duct' mean?
- a) bad or evil
- b) body
- c) to lead
- d) death
- 10.The Latin root 'mal' appears in malfunction, malice, malnourished. What does 'mal' mean?
- a) good or well
- b) to eat
- c) light
- d) bad or evil
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