Greek & Latin Suffixes (-ist, -ism, -ology, -logy)

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

• patriotism

• tourists

• optimism

• chemists

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2E

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.2.4B

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

• chemist

• geology

• mythology

• pharmacology

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2E

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

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

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2E

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

The crowd of citizens showed a strong sense of __________________ as they celebrated a national holiday.

• patriotism

• geology

• optimism

• tourist

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2E

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

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

• verbs

• conjunctions

• nouns

• pronouns

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2E

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

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

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2E

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

Despite the forecast's call for sleet, Henry displayed a high level of __________________, as he just knew the football game would take place as scheduled.

• optimism

• chemist

• patriotism

• geology

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2E

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

Kentrell fell in love with ________________ from the time Grandpa gave him a book on canyon formation.

• pharmacology

• chemist

• geology

• optimism

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2E

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

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

• mythology

• chemist

• tourist

• geology

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2E

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

The suffix -ist means:

• act/belief/practice of

• one who does a specific action.

• science of/study of

• bad or wrong.

Tags

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B