Greek and Latin Roots



Greek and Latin Roots

Test #1

1. _____ aer / aero (c,g,j)

2. _____ astra / aster / astro (i,e,b)

3. _____ auto (b,f,i)

4. _____ bene (i,e,b)

5. _____ bio (c,g,j)

6. _____ chron / chrono (j,c,g)

7. _____ circum (a,d,h)

8. _____ comm (h,f,a)

9. _____ cred (a,d,h)

10. ____ dic / dict (d,e,f)

a) together

b) self

c) time

d) around or about

e) star

f) say or speak

g) life

h) believe

i) good or well

j) air, atmosphere, sky

Match the correct word containing this weeks roots to its proper definition.

11. _____ Abdicate (b,e,i)

12. _____ Aerate (h,e,b)

13. _____ Astrodome (b,e,i)

14. _____ Autoimmune (j,f,c)

15. _____ Benevolent (a,d,g)

16. _____ Biomass (h,d,a)

17. _____ Chronic (j,f,c)

18. _____ Circuitous (c,g,i)

19. _____ Communicable (j,g,d)

20. _____ Credence (a,f,h)

a) acceptance as true or valid, belief

b) transparent cover on an aircraft used for

celestial observations

c) being or taking a roundabout, lengthy course

d) characterized by or suggestive of doing good.

e) to supply with air or expose to the circulation

of air

f) response by the body against one of its own

cells or tissue

g) transmittable between person or species;

contagious

h) total weight of living matter within a given

unit of area

i) to orally relinquish power, responsibility, or

high office

j) of long duration; continuing

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