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Spell Bee Word: Sociologist

Sociologist (noun): a person who studies how people live together in groups, families, towns and societies.

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What does sociologist mean?

Word: Sociologist

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Sociologist means a person who studies how people live together in groups, families, towns and societies.

How do you spell sociologist?

Syllables: so - ci - ol - o - gist

Tricky part: Students often write socialogist, thinking of social. There is no a after soci.

Watch out for: socialogist, sociologest

Memory tip: A sociologist studies sociology, so take the name of the subject and swap its y for ist. No social is hiding inside.

Sociologist in a sentence

Example 1: A sociologist interviewed families to learn how city life has changed.

Example 2: The sociologist wrote a report on why young people move from villages to cities.

Example 3: Her aunt, a sociologist, studies how street fairs bring communities together.

Fun Fact

The French thinker Auguste Comte made the word sociology popular in the 1830s. It joins Latin socius, companion, with the Greek ending logia, study.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) sociolagist
b) anthropologist
c) economist
d) psychologist

Show answer

a) sociolagist. Like anthropologist and psychologist, the ending is ologist, with an o before g.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

gsoitsoclio

a) socialist
b) socialite
c) scientist
d) sociologist

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d) sociologist. Three o's and no a: socialist and socialite have an a, and scientist has an e and an n.

Word Cookie

Fill in the missing letters to complete the word:

so_iolo_ist

a) s, g
b) c, j
c) c, g
d) s, j

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c) c, g. The soft sounds here are written c and g, never s or j.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which question would a sociologist most likely study?

a) Why do volcanoes erupt?
b) How do families share chores?
c) How hot is the sun?
d) How do plants make food?

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b) How do families share chores?

2. Which word belongs to the same word family as sociologist?

a) society
b) sock
c) socket
d) soccer

Show answer

a) society

Associated Words

Words that end in -ogist: radiologist, dermatologist, entomologist, virologist, pathologist, epidemiologist

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