Word Sums
Write the word sum for the word photophobia. What do you think a person who has photophobia has a fear or hatred of?
photo+phobia
What is the suffix in the word photographer?
Bonus: What does it mean?
-er
One who does
I'm reading an autobiography about Thomas Jefferson. Who wrote it?
Bonus: Who was Thomas Jefferson?
He was the third president of the United States. He was a Founding Father of the U.S. and the principal author of the Declaration of Independence.
If someone suffers from thermophobia, what do they have a fear of?
heat, including hot weather and hot objects
What Greek root means distant or far?
tele
Write the word sum for the word televised. What is something that is televised nightly?
tele + vise + ed
The news is televised nightly
What is the prefix in the word instruction?
in
Micro means small. What are two synonyms for small?
Bonus: What might you see when you look through a microscope?
tiny, minute, miniature, little, mini
Cells, insects, bacteria
Write down three words that have geo as a base. Define one of the words.
Examples:
Geography-study of Earth's land, water, air, and living things
Geographic
Geometry
Geometric
Geographer
She emitted a sound of frustration and threw her drink on the floor.
What does the word emitted mean
produced, gave off, made
Write the word sum for the word bacteriology. What might a bacteriologist study?
bacteria + ology
A bacteriologist studies bacteria.
-ed
o(logy) means the science or study of. What is phonology the study of?
Phonology is the study of sounds.
Write down three words with therm(o) in them. Define one of them.
Examples:
thermostat
thermometer
thermophobia-fear of heat or hot objects
thermotherapy
Add an affix, or affixes, to the bases to make real words.
vis spec(t)
cap
Examples:
vision, television, caption, capture, spectator, spectacle, respect
Write the word sum for photobiology. What do the three parts mean?
photo + bio + logy
light life science or study of
I use my telescope to look at the sky. What are four things I might see?
stars, planets, the moon, airplanes, star clusters, comets
What might a geologist study?
They study how rocks were formed and what has happened to them since they were formed.
The infant transmitted the disease to her older sister. What is a synonym for transmitted?
transferred, passed, spread, passed on
The scientist used a geophone to try to detect the vibrations before an earthquake. What does geo mean? What does phon mean?
geo means earth
phon means sound
What is the suffix in the word childish?
-ish
Sasha has a problem and needs to see an audiologist. What does Sasha have a problem with?
She has a problem with her hearing or her ears.
Geohydrology is the study of what?
groundwater
My advisor told me what classes I needed to take in high school in order to graduate. What is a synonym for advisor?
counselor, mentor, guide, consultant, helper, instructor, coach