What Rome left us: roads, aqueducts, arches, Latin and law

Grade 6 Social Studies Worksheet - Building Confidence

Circle the best answer.

1. 1.

   The cell marked ? is blank. Noah's chart has a blank: what does the Latin word aqua mean?

   • A door or gate
   • Sea
   • Water
   • Wall

2. Read this first

   Latin roots in English

   Latin word	Meaning	English words from it
   aqua	water	aquatic, aquarium
   mare	sea	marine
   domus	house	domestic
   murus	wall	mural
   urbs	city	urban
   porta	door or gate	portal

3. 2.

   An aqueduct carries something. Using the root aqua, what does it carry, Tala asks?

   • Water
   • People
   • Houses
   • Sea salt
4. 3.

   A marine scientist studies what, Zee asks?

   • Walls of old buildings
   • The sea
   • Cities
   • Mars
5. 4.

   A domestic animal lives where, Ari asks?

   • In the sea
   • In a dome
   • In a wall
   • At home, with people
6. 5.

   Bo reads that many English words have Latin roots. What is a root?

   • The main part of a word, carrying its meaning
   • A kind of tree
   • The last letter of a word
   • A word with no meaning
7. 6.

   Esme reads that a portal is a doorway. Which Latin word is it from?

   • porta, door or gate
   • mare, sea
   • murus, wall
   • domus, house
8. 7.

   Latin was the language of the ancient Romans. Why does English have so many Latin roots, Jun asks?

   • Latin has no words
   • English came before Latin
   • Romans spoke English
   • English borrowed and built words from Latin
9. 8.

   Which word means having to do with walls, Kira asks?

   • Musical
   • Marine
   • Mural
   • Urban
10. 9.

    Which word means having to do with cities, Luz asks?

    • Aquatic
    • Urban
    • Turban
    • Domestic
11. 10.

    Which word means living in water, Milo asks?

    • Acrobatic
    • Portal
    • Domestic
    • Aquatic