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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

What does the prefix re- usually mean in reread?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is Again.

  1. Break apart the word: Look for a prefix, root, suffix, and any familiar word family.
  2. Connect the parts: Reread means to read again, so re- means again.
  3. Check the context: Use the surrounding sentence to confirm that the word meaning fits the passage.

Reread means to read again, so re- means again.

2. QuestionMultiple choice

What does the prefix pre- mean in preview?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Before.

  1. Break apart the word: Look for a prefix, root, suffix, and any familiar word family.
  2. Connect the parts: Preview means to view before, so pre- means before.
  3. Check the context: Use the surrounding sentence to confirm that the word meaning fits the passage.

Preview means to view before, so pre- means before.

3. QuestionMultiple choice

What does the prefix un- mean in unhappy?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is Not.

  1. Break apart the word: Look for a prefix, root, suffix, and any familiar word family.
  2. Connect the parts: Unhappy means not happy, so un- adds the meaning not.
  3. Check the context: Use the surrounding sentence to confirm that the word meaning fits the passage.

Unhappy means not happy, so un- adds the meaning not.

4. QuestionMultiple choice

What does the prefix dis- mean in disagree?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is Not or opposite of.

  1. Break apart the word: Look for a prefix, root, suffix, and any familiar word family.
  2. Connect the parts: Disagree means not agree or hold an opposing view.
  3. Check the context: Use the surrounding sentence to confirm that the word meaning fits the passage.

Disagree means not agree or hold an opposing view.

5. QuestionMultiple choice

What does the prefix trans- mean in transport?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is Across or 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: Transport carries something across or from one place to another.
  3. Check the context: Use the surrounding sentence to confirm that the word meaning fits the passage.

Transport carries something across or from one place to another.

6. QuestionMultiple choice

What does the prefix sub- mean in subway?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Under or below.

  1. Break apart the word: Look for a prefix, root, suffix, and any familiar word family.
  2. Connect the parts: A subway travels under the ground, so sub- means under or below.
  3. Check the context: Use the surrounding sentence to confirm that the word meaning fits the passage.

A subway travels under the ground, so sub- means under or below.

7. QuestionMultiple choice

What does the suffix -ful mean in helpful?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is Full of or providing.

  1. Break apart the word: Look for a prefix, root, suffix, and any familiar word family.
  2. Connect the parts: Helpful means providing help, so -ful adds the idea of being full of or providing something.
  3. Check the context: Use the surrounding sentence to confirm that the word meaning fits the passage.

Helpful means providing help, so -ful adds the idea of being full of or providing something.

8. QuestionMultiple choice

What does the suffix -less mean in fearless?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is Without.

  1. Break apart the word: Look for a prefix, root, suffix, and any familiar word family.
  2. Connect the parts: Fearless means without fear, so -less means without.
  3. Check the context: Use the surrounding sentence to confirm that the word meaning fits the passage.

Fearless means without fear, so -less means without.

9. QuestionMultiple choice

What does the suffix -ment mean in enjoyment?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is The result or state of an action.

  1. Break apart the word: Look for a prefix, root, suffix, and any familiar word family.
  2. Connect the parts: Enjoyment names the state or result of enjoying, so -ment forms a noun connected to an action.
  3. Check the context: Use the surrounding sentence to confirm that the word meaning fits the passage.

Enjoyment names the state or result of enjoying, so -ment forms a noun connected to an action.

10. QuestionMultiple choice

What does the suffix -tion often do in creation?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is It forms a noun meaning an action or result..

  1. Break apart the word: Look for a prefix, root, suffix, and any familiar word family.
  2. Connect the parts: Creation names the action or result of creating, a common use of -tion.
  3. Check the context: Use the surrounding sentence to confirm that the word meaning fits the passage.

Creation names the action or result of creating, a common use of -tion.

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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.