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Grade 6 English Language Arts · Greek and Latin Roots

Grade 6 Greek and Latin Roots Practice Test

Build Grade 6 English Language Arts skills with five 10-question practice tests on Greek and Latin roots, prefixes, suffixes, word families, and context clues.

Greek and Latin Roots Practice Tests

These Grade 6 English Language Arts practice tests help students use word parts to understand unfamiliar vocabulary. Students practice common Greek and Latin roots, prefixes, suffixes, word families, context clues, and precise use of derived words.

Skills covered

  • Recognizing common Greek roots such as bio, geo, chron, graph, tele, and aud
  • Recognizing common Latin roots such as port, dict, spect, and struct
  • Using prefixes such as re-, pre-, un-, dis-, trans-, and sub-
  • Using suffixes such as -ful, -less, -ment, and -tion
  • Connecting related words in word families
  • Using roots, affixes, and context clues together
  • Applying new vocabulary accurately in sentences

How to use these practice tests

Break an unfamiliar word into a prefix, root, and suffix when possible. Recall the meaning of each part, combine the clues, and read the surrounding sentence. If the result does not fit the context, revise the interpretation and check another possible meaning.

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Grade 6 Greek and Latin Roots Practice Tests

A 10-question Grade 6 English Language Arts practice test on Greek and Latin roots, prefixes, suffixes, word families, context clues, and vocabulary meaning.

Break unfamiliar words into meaningful parts, connect roots and affixes to known meanings, and use the surrounding sentence to confirm your answer.

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1. QuestionMultiple choice

The Greek root bio means life. What does biology most likely mean?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is The study of life.

  1. Break apart the word: Look for a prefix, root, suffix, and any familiar word family.
  2. Connect the parts: Bio means life, and -logy means study of, so biology is the study of life.
  3. Check the context: Use the surrounding sentence to confirm that the word meaning fits the passage.

Bio means life, and -logy means study of, so biology is the study of life.

2. QuestionMultiple choice

The Greek root geo means earth. What does geography study?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Earth and places on Earth.

  1. Break apart the word: Look for a prefix, root, suffix, and any familiar word family.
  2. Connect the parts: Geo means earth, so geography concerns Earth, land, and places.
  3. Check the context: Use the surrounding sentence to confirm that the word meaning fits the passage.

Geo means earth, so geography concerns Earth, land, and places.

3. QuestionMultiple choice

The Greek root chron means time. What does chronological mean?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is Arranged in time order.

  1. Break apart the word: Look for a prefix, root, suffix, and any familiar word family.
  2. Connect the parts: Chron means time, so chronological describes an order based on time.
  3. Check the context: Use the surrounding sentence to confirm that the word meaning fits the passage.

Chron means time, so chronological describes an order based on time.

4. QuestionMultiple choice

The Greek root graph means write or record. What is a graph used to do?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is Show or record information.

  1. Break apart the word: Look for a prefix, root, suffix, and any familiar word family.
  2. Connect the parts: Graph relates to writing, recording, or representing information.
  3. Check the context: Use the surrounding sentence to confirm that the word meaning fits the passage.

Graph relates to writing, recording, or representing information.

5. QuestionMultiple choice

The Latin root port means carry. What does transport mean?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is To carry from one place to another.

  1. Break apart the word: Look for a prefix, root, suffix, and any familiar word family.
  2. Connect the parts: Port means carry, and transport describes carrying people or things across a distance.
  3. Check the context: Use the surrounding sentence to confirm that the word meaning fits the passage.

Port means carry, and transport describes carrying people or things across a distance.

6. QuestionMultiple choice

The Latin root dict means say or speak. What does dictate mean?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is To say words for someone to write or follow.

  1. Break apart the word: Look for a prefix, root, suffix, and any familiar word family.
  2. Connect the parts: Dict relates to saying or speaking, as in dictate.
  3. Check the context: Use the surrounding sentence to confirm that the word meaning fits the passage.

Dict relates to saying or speaking, as in dictate.

7. QuestionMultiple choice

The Latin root spect means look or see. What does inspect mean?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is To look at something carefully.

  1. Break apart the word: Look for a prefix, root, suffix, and any familiar word family.
  2. Connect the parts: Spect means look or see, and inspect means examine carefully.
  3. Check the context: Use the surrounding sentence to confirm that the word meaning fits the passage.

Spect means look or see, and inspect means examine carefully.

8. QuestionMultiple choice

The Latin root struct means build. What is a structure?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is Something that is built or arranged.

  1. Break apart the word: Look for a prefix, root, suffix, and any familiar word family.
  2. Connect the parts: Struct means build, so a structure is something built or organized.
  3. Check the context: Use the surrounding sentence to confirm that the word meaning fits the passage.

Struct means build, so a structure is something built or organized.

9. QuestionMultiple choice

The Greek root tele means far or distant. What does telephone help people do?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is Communicate across distance.

  1. Break apart the word: Look for a prefix, root, suffix, and any familiar word family.
  2. Connect the parts: Tele means far, and a telephone allows communication across distance.
  3. Check the context: Use the surrounding sentence to confirm that the word meaning fits the passage.

Tele means far, and a telephone allows communication across distance.

10. QuestionMultiple choice

The Latin root aud means hear. What does audible mean?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Able to be heard.

  1. Break apart the word: Look for a prefix, root, suffix, and any familiar word family.
  2. Connect the parts: Aud means hear, so audible describes something that can be heard.
  3. Check the context: Use the surrounding sentence to confirm that the word meaning fits the passage.

Aud means hear, so audible describes something that can be heard.

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Frequently asked questions about Grade 6 Greek and Latin Roots

What topics are covered?

The page covers common Greek and Latin roots, prefixes, suffixes, word families, context clues, and vocabulary application.

How do roots help with vocabulary?

Roots and affixes carry meaning clues. Readers can combine those clues with context to infer and confirm the meaning of unfamiliar words.

How many questions are on this page?

The page includes five mini tests with 10 questions each, for 50 Grade 6 Greek and Latin Roots questions in total.