Knowledge and Skills Statement
Provide the meaning study of for the affix -logy. Then have students determine the meaning of the following words:
- Zoology (the study of animals)
- Biology (the study of life)
- Astrology (the study of the influence of stars on people)
- Cardiology (the study of the heart)
- Ecology (the study of environment)
- Geology (the study of earth’s crust/rocks)
- Climatology (the study of climate)
- Audiology (the study of hearing)
Further Explanation
For this assessment, students should be able to identify the meaning of words with affixes. Students will use their understanding of commonly used affixes to determine the meaning of words they encounter.
Research
Yurtbasi, M. (2015). Building English Vocabulary through Roots, Prefixes and Suffixes. Global Journal of Foreign Language Teaching, 5(1), 44-51. Retrieved from https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED579889.pdf
Summary: The author discusses decoding words as a means to improve the students' reading, writing, speaking and listening skills. Decoding unfamiliar words an understanding of root words, affixes, and suffixes. The article includes a discussion on English words and Greek origins which have serve as the stem of many English works.