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-ology
(OL-uh-jee)the study of
Greek suffix from logos (word, study). Biology = the study of life; geology = the study of the earth.
suffixGreek
CommunicationSpellings:ologylogy
Example words
biology
the study of living things
geology
the study of rocks and the earth's structure
psychology
the study of the mind
Who it is for
Grades served: 6, 7
Level 2Level 1 holds the word parts students meet first. Level 3 holds the ones that turn up in harder reading.
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