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• Generalization Many words are formed from the Greek word parts -ology, meaning "study of';
phobia meaning "fear of," -ism meaning "condition of being," and -ist meaning "person who."

Word Sort Sort the list words by their Greek word part.
-ology -ism
1. artist
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3. biology
2. 12. 4. phobia
5. heroism
6. geology
3. 13. 7. cartoonist
8. technology
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10. hydrophobia
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artist tourism biology phobia heroism

geology cartoonist technology journalism hydrophobia
violinist ecology patriotism vocalist meteorology
zoology claustrophobia capitalism novelist technophobia

Double Puzzle Unscramble the list words. W1ite each letter on a line. Write the numbered
letters below to solve the riddle.
What can everyone do to help the environment?

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13. zo phobia 13.

14. violin ology 14.

15. patriot ist 15.

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artist tourism biology phobia heroism
geology cartoonist technology journalism hydrophobia
violinist ecology patriotism vocalist meteorology
zoology claustrophobia capitalism novelist technophobia

Classifying Write the list word that best fits each group.
1. animal, study, science, __ 1.
2. travel, pleasure, recreation, __ 2.
3. soprano, bass, tenor, __ 3.
4. paint, canvas, sculpture, __ 4.
5. rocks, minerals, earth, __ 5.
6. plants, animals, study, __ 6.
7. courage, bravery, fortitude, __ 7.
8. weather, forecast, barometer, __ 8.
c) 9. writing, reporting, news, __ 9.
10. fear, water, abnormal, __ 10.

Definitions
11. a persistent, abnormal fear or dislike 11.
12. one who draws a comic strip 12.

13. a person who writes novels 13.

14. the development of new ways to solve problems 14.

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19. fear of being in small or enclosed spaces 19.

20. study of the relation of living things to their 20.

environment and one another

Home Activity Your child wrote words that have Greek word parts. Have your child underline the
Greek word part in each word.

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Proofread an Article Circle six spelling e1rnrs in the article. Write the ,"spelling Words
corrections on the lines. Find the sentence with two punctuation errors
and write the sentence c01Tectly. artist
tourism
biology
Vacation in Millville phobia
This year many of Millville's families will spend their heroism
summer vacations at home. The city's bureau of torism geology
has great ideas on where to go and what to see. The cartoonist
technology
Museum of Natural History has exhibits on geology and
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metorology. Meanwhile Millville's war memorial holds
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stories of local herosm and patritism Kids of all ages are
invited to the park's month-long festival of ecology and violinist
zology. With all that Millville has to offer, its bound to be ecology
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Proofread Words Circle the correct spelling of the word. Misspelled
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15. clastrofobia claustraphobia claustrophobia

16. hidrofobia hydrophobia hydrofobia

Home Activity Your child identified misspelled list words. Ask your child to spell four words, each with
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