Phil

one who involves himself in helping his fellow man

• philo/sopher

• hemo/philia

• biblio/phile

• phil/anthrop/ist

Read the following sentence and choose the best word from the Word Bank to fill in the (blank): My professor is a world-renowned philologist, having researched the evolution of English, Arabic, and Spanish through each language's respective cannon of literature and prose. Word Bank: xenophile, philologist, philanthropist, audiophile, hydrophile

Read the following sentence and choose the best word from the Word Bank to fill in the (blank):

A well known (blank), she donated millions of dollars and volunteer time toward natural disaster relief efforts, school construction, and rehabilitation of minor offenders leaving the prison system.

Word Bank: xenophile, philologist, philanthropist, audiophile, hydrophile

Choose the best answer(s) for the following statement:

The word "xenophile" refers to one who loves/enjoys what?

• Foreign languages & cultures

• Foreign currency (money)

• Foreign transportation

• Foreign exporting & exchange

Choose the best answer(s) for the following statement:

The word "philanthropist" refers to one who loves/enjoys what?

• Helping/being generous to animals

• Helping/being generous to nature

• Helping/being generous to schools

• Helping/being generous to humankind

Choose the best answer(s) for the following statement:

The word "philologist" refers to one who loves/enjoys what?

• To study how philosophy has changed over time.

• To study how language used in literature has changed over time.

• To study how transportation has changed over time.

• To study how culinary techniques have changed over time.

Mr. Gates always contributes large amounts of money to charities, so we call him a _____.

• astronaut 

• geologist

• philanthropist

• doctor

Choose the correct spelling of the Greek root meaning love:

• phill

• phil

• fill

• fell

Which of the following words refers to a person who loves books?

• Philosopher

• Philologist

• Bibliophile

• Philanthropist

What does the word 'philosophy' mean?

• Love of wisdom

• Love of books

• Love of language

• Love of music