Suffixes: -ist, -ology/ Greek roots: soph, mech, poli, gram

You could tell that family were ______________ because of the clothes they wore and how often they pulled out their maps.

• patriotism

• tourists

• optimism

• chemists

Kimberly is studying _____________________ at Boston College since she wants to follow in her dad's footsteps and study medicine.

• chemist

• geology

• mythology

• pharmacology

Jerry absolutely loves studying _________________; he wants to be like his history professor, Dr. Nelson who was a consultant for the movie Jurassic Park.

• geology

• mythology

• archeology

• patriotism

The suffixes -ism, -ist, -ology/logy all transform root words into _______________.

• verbs

• conjunctions

• nouns

• pronouns

Jackie's little brother is so interested in _____________________ that he reads up on the subject for two hours each day, cross checking the different cultures and religions that it includes.

• geology

• mythology

• pharmacology

• patriotism

The ______________ works long hours at two laboratories in the Denver area.

• mythology

• chemist

• tourist

• geology

The suffix -ist means:

• act/belief/practice of

• one who does a specific action.

• science of/study of

• bad or wrong.

The suffix -logy/ology means:

• life

• one who does a specific action

• act/belief/practice of

• science of/study of

Identify the word with the suffix -ist: cyclist, joyous, guitarist, happily, scientist

• joyous

• guitarist

• happily

• cyclist

Identify the word with the suffix -ist: florist, angrily, dangerous, artist, happily

• artist

• angrily

• dangerous

• florist