Greek and Latin Root Words: -ist, -ism, -ology, -ologist

Suffixes that means "belief", "a person who believes", "study of", and "a person who studies" are _________________.

• ~ Ob (and its assimilated forms)

• ~ A, An"

• ~ Di, Dif, Dis

• ~ ism, ist, ology, ologist

All students know that ___________________ is one of the worst wrongs that can be committed

in academia.

• plagiarism

• fatalist

• hedonist

• chronology

I've learned a lot about ____________________ by studying vocabulary in Mrs. Walker's class.

• theology

• etymology

• hedonist

• chronolgy

- a, an =

• "up against"

• "in the way"

• "without, not"

• all of the above

My sister has a deep interest in ______________________ and is thinking about going to

divinity school.

• etymology

• hedonist

• theology

• chronology

Maybe I should see a _______________________. I've been experiencing some chest pains.

• chronology

• hedonist

• cardiologist

• etymology

- Ob (and its assimilated forms)

• "without"

• "not"

• "up against, in the way, completely"

• "alongside"

Are you such a ______________________that you have to have fun every single minute of

every day?

• hedonist

• etymology

• fatalist

• theology

My mother, the eternal ______________________, sees the good in everyone.

• optimist

• fatalist

• hedonist

• theology

In history we memorized the _______________________ of all events in Europe that led to

the outbreak of World War II.

• theology

• etymology

• chronology

• cardiologist