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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

In the sentence "The astronaut used a telescope to observe distant stars," what does telescope most likely mean?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is A tool for seeing faraway objects.

  1. Break apart the word: Look for a prefix, root, suffix, and any familiar word family.
  2. Connect the parts: Tele means far and scope relates to seeing, while the context mentions distant stars.
  3. Check the context: Use the surrounding sentence to confirm that the word meaning fits the passage.

Tele means far and scope relates to seeing, while the context mentions distant stars.

2. QuestionMultiple choice

In the sentence "The portable lamp was easy to carry," what does portable mean?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Able to be carried.

  1. Break apart the word: Look for a prefix, root, suffix, and any familiar word family.
  2. Connect the parts: Port means carry, and the context confirms that the lamp could be carried easily.
  3. Check the context: Use the surrounding sentence to confirm that the word meaning fits the passage.

Port means carry, and the context confirms that the lamp could be carried easily.

3. QuestionMultiple choice

Which pair of words belongs to the same word family?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is Inspect and inspection.

  1. Break apart the word: Look for a prefix, root, suffix, and any familiar word family.
  2. Connect the parts: Inspect and inspection share the root spect and relate to looking or examining.
  3. Check the context: Use the surrounding sentence to confirm that the word meaning fits the passage.

Inspect and inspection share the root spect and relate to looking or examining.

4. QuestionMultiple choice

A student sees the word audible in a passage about a quiet speaker. Which clue helps determine its meaning?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is The root aud means hear..

  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 sound 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 sound that can be heard.

5. QuestionMultiple choice

What does the root in construction help readers understand?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is Construction relates to building..

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

Struct means build, so construction involves building.

6. QuestionMultiple choice

The words preview and predict both begin with pre-. What meaning does the shared prefix suggest?

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: Pre- means before in preview and predict, which involves thinking before an event.
  3. Check the context: Use the surrounding sentence to confirm that the word meaning fits the passage.

Pre- means before in preview and predict, which involves thinking before an event.

7. QuestionMultiple choice

Which word most likely means the study of Earth?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is Geology.

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

Geo means Earth and -logy means study of, so geology is the study of Earth.

8. QuestionMultiple choice

A passage calls a sound inaudible. What does inaudible mean?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is Unable 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, and in- adds a negative meaning, so inaudible means unable to be heard.
  3. Check the context: Use the surrounding sentence to confirm that the word meaning fits the passage.

Aud means hear, and in- adds a negative meaning, so inaudible means unable to be heard.

9. QuestionMultiple choice

Which word most likely means to carry something across a border?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is Transport.

  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 means carry from one place to another.
  3. Check the context: Use the surrounding sentence to confirm that the word meaning fits the passage.

Port means carry, and transport means carry from one place to another.

10. QuestionMultiple choice

A word has the prefix dis- and the root agree. What does disagree mean?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is To not agree.

  1. Break apart the word: Look for a prefix, root, suffix, and any familiar word family.
  2. Connect the parts: Dis- can mean not or opposite of, so disagree means not agree.
  3. Check the context: Use the surrounding sentence to confirm that the word meaning fits the passage.

Dis- can mean not or opposite of, so disagree means not agree.

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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.