Greek/Latin Root: -logy, -ology

Knowing about Greek/Latin roots will help me with

• spelling

• pronunciation

• vocabulary comprehension

• all of the above

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CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

the roots -logy and -ology mean...

• the love of

• the study of

• the knowledge of

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CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

"Anthrop" means "human," and "ology" means "the study of." So "anthropology" means

• the study of the origins and relationships of human beings

• the study of the origins and relationships of plants

• the study of the origins and relationships of religions

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CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

Biology is the study of living organisms. So the root "bio" must mean

• organs

• life

• weather

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CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

A cosmetologist is a person who cuts and styles hair. So, cosmetology must

• the study of the cosmos, planets, and asteroids

• the study of animals with hair

• the study of beautifying hair, skin, or face

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CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.2E

Something that is eco-friendly is not harmful to the environment. This helps me know that "ecology" means

• the study of how the environment affects living things

• the study of friends on earth

• the study of the water cycle

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CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

A weatherman studies meteorology, or the study of

• outerspace beyond the earth's atmosphere

• what helps plants grow

• the earth's atmosphere and weather

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

Myths are stories of a culture that explain their beliefs. So mythology is

• the study of different myths

• the study of a culture's food and government

• the study of different poems

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

Geology is the study of earth. This includes the earth's...

• soil

• ground

• rocks

• all of the above

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CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.2E

Psychology is the study of human behavior and human mind. A psychologist might be be interested in

• talking to someone to help solve a problem

• listening to someone talk about his feelings

• helping people get along

• all of the above

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.K.5A