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Improving Vocabulary with Word Parts and Context Clues

Question 3 • Common Core ELA 9 - ELA3009 A-IC

What part of the word "geology” is the word root?

Answer
A
geolo
B
geo
C
ogy
D
logy

Explanation

The root “geo” means “earth.” In “geology,” the ending “-logy” means “study of,” so geology is the study of the Earth. The word root is “geo.”

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