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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

Which sentence correctly uses the word portable?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is The portable speaker can be carried from room to room..

  1. Break apart the word: Look for a prefix, root, suffix, and any familiar word family.
  2. Connect the parts: Port means carry, so portable describes something that can be moved or carried.
  3. Check the context: Use the surrounding sentence to confirm that the word meaning fits the passage.

Port means carry, so portable describes something that can be moved or carried.

2. QuestionMultiple choice

Which sentence correctly uses the word inspect?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is The mechanic will inspect the bicycle before the ride..

  1. Break apart the word: Look for a prefix, root, suffix, and any familiar word family.
  2. Connect the parts: Inspect means examine carefully, which fits checking the bicycle before a ride.
  3. Check the context: Use the surrounding sentence to confirm that the word meaning fits the passage.

Inspect means examine carefully, which fits checking the bicycle before a ride.

3. QuestionMultiple choice

Which sentence correctly uses the word chronological?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is The historian placed the events in chronological order..

  1. Break apart the word: Look for a prefix, root, suffix, and any familiar word family.
  2. Connect the parts: Chronological means arranged by time, so it correctly describes the order of historical events.
  3. Check the context: Use the surrounding sentence to confirm that the word meaning fits the passage.

Chronological means arranged by time, so it correctly describes the order of historical events.

4. QuestionMultiple choice

Which sentence correctly uses the word audible?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is The announcement was audible even from the back of the room..

  1. Break apart the word: Look for a prefix, root, suffix, and any familiar word family.
  2. Connect the parts: Audible means able to be heard, which fits the announcement being heard from the back.
  3. Check the context: Use the surrounding sentence to confirm that the word meaning fits the passage.

Audible means able to be heard, which fits the announcement being heard from the back.

5. QuestionMultiple choice

Which sentence best explains the word construction?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is Construction is connected to building because it contains the root struct..

  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 relates to building.
  3. Check the context: Use the surrounding sentence to confirm that the word meaning fits the passage.

Struct means build, so construction relates to building.

6. QuestionMultiple choice

Which word is formed by adding a prefix that means again?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Replay.

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

Re- means again, so replay means play again.

7. QuestionMultiple choice

Which word is formed by adding a suffix that means without?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is Careless.

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

The suffix -less means without, so careless means without care.

8. QuestionMultiple choice

Which sentence uses a context clue to explain an unfamiliar word?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is The path was subterranean, or below the ground, beneath the city..

  1. Break apart the word: Look for a prefix, root, suffix, and any familiar word family.
  2. Connect the parts: The phrase "or below the ground" directly defines subterranean in context.
  3. Check the context: Use the surrounding sentence to confirm that the word meaning fits the passage.

The phrase "or below the ground" directly defines subterranean in context.

9. QuestionMultiple choice

Which word is most likely related to the study of life?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is Biological.

  1. Break apart the word: Look for a prefix, root, suffix, and any familiar word family.
  2. Connect the parts: Bio means life, so biological relates to life or living things.
  3. Check the context: Use the surrounding sentence to confirm that the word meaning fits the passage.

Bio means life, so biological relates to life or living things.

10. QuestionMultiple choice

Which summary best describes Greek and Latin roots?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Roots and affixes provide meaning clues that readers can combine with context..

  1. Break apart the word: Look for a prefix, root, suffix, and any familiar word family.
  2. Connect the parts: Word parts are useful clues, and context helps readers confirm the complete meaning.
  3. Check the context: Use the surrounding sentence to confirm that the word meaning fits the passage.

Word parts are useful clues, and context helps readers confirm the complete meaning.

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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.