Grade 4 English Language Arts · Greek and Latin Roots
Build Grade 4 English Language Arts vocabulary skills with five 10-question practice tests on common Greek and Latin roots and word meaning.
These Grade 4 English Language Arts practice tests help students use common Greek and Latin roots to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words. Students identify roots, connect roots to definitions, and use context to confirm word meaning.
A root is a meaningful word part that appears in many related words. For example, bio means life in biology and biodegradable. Use the root meaning together with the rest of the word and the sentence context to make a strong vocabulary prediction.
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A 10-question Grade 4 English Language Arts practice test on common Greek and Latin roots and vocabulary meaning.
Identify the root, recall its meaning, and use the root to determine the meaning of the whole word.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: A
The correct answer is Portable.
Portable describes something that can be carried, using the root port.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: B
The correct answer is Biodegradable.
Biodegradable includes bio, the root meaning life.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: C
The correct answer is Spectator.
A spectator looks at an event, and spect means look.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: D
The correct answer is Biography.
Biography is written about a person's life and includes the root graph.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: A
The correct answer is Geology.
Geology studies Earth, and geo means earth.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: B
The correct answer is Audience.
An audience hears or watches a performance, and aud means hear.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: C
The correct answer is Destruction.
Destruction includes struct and relates to what happens to something built.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: D
The correct answer is Aquatic.
Aquatic means related to water, using the root aqua.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: A
The correct answer is Photosynthesis.
Photosynthesis uses light to help plants make food, and photo means light.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: B
The correct answer is Chronological.
Chronological means arranged by time, and chron means time.
A word root is a meaningful word part that helps explain the meaning of many related words.
Knowing a root meaning can help you make a reasonable prediction about an unfamiliar word and then confirm it using context.
The page includes five mini tests with 10 questions each, for 50 Grade 4 Greek and Latin Roots questions in total.
