This is the -cide and-ology suffixes
A suffix is a group of letters that go at the end of a word to give it meaning
When we add -cide or ology to a base word, it changes the meaning of the word and gives us a clue as to what the word is about
Synthetic Inquiry: What is the meaning of "cide" and "ology"? How does this new knowledge help you to understand a new word that ends with the suffix -cide or -ology?
Word Lists
-cide
insecticide
pesticide
herbicide
fungicide
-ology
biology
geology
physiology
zoology
pathology
archeology
etomology
seismology
radiology
meterology