COMMON PHOBIAS - Comical Sense by Trevor Romain€¦ · agoraphobia = fear of crowded spaces...
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Is there anything that scares you? Something that gives you the creeps and keeps you awake at night? Have you ever heard of a “phobia”? Materials: Worksheets, phobia templates, pencils Directions: Read the worksheet, complete the activity and discuss with your family. Is it a phobia... or isn’t it? What is a phobia? A phobia is a fear that’s so powerful it can take over your life. No wonder these phobias are so hard to pronounce. They’re ancient Greek words! You may not know the Greek words for our different fears, so use the template to write down things that can be phobias and things that can’t be phobias. For example, could you be afraid of lions? Yes, so you’ll write “lions” under “Phobias.” Could you be afraid of ice cream? No, so you’ll write “ice cream” under “Not phobias.” After you’ve finished writing, you’ll discuss why each thing is or is not a phobia. o-phi-di-o-pho-bi-a ag-o-ra-pho-bi-a cy-no-pho-bi-a as-tra-pho-bi-a claus-tro-pho-bi-a my-so-pho-bi-a try-pan-o-pho-bi-a ophidiophobia = fear of snakes agoraphobia = fear of crowded spaces cynophobia = fear of dogs astraphobia = fear of thunder and lightning claustrophobia = fear of small spaces mysophobia = fear of germs trypanophobia = fear of needles COMMON PHOBIAS STOP AND THINK Learn about some common phobias with long names that can be hard to pronounce. You’ll try pronouncing these long words together. First, you’ll pronounce each word by syllable, then as a complete word.
Transcript of COMMON PHOBIAS - Comical Sense by Trevor Romain€¦ · agoraphobia = fear of crowded spaces...
Is there anything that scares you? Something that gives you the creeps and keeps you awake at night?
Have you ever heard of a “phobia”?Materials: Worksheets, phobia templates, pencils
Directions: Read the worksheet, complete the activity and discuss with
your family.
Is it a phobia...or isn’t it?
What is a phobia? A phobia is a fear that’s so powerful it can take over your life.
No wonder these phobias are so hard to pronounce. They’re ancient Greek words!
You may not know the Greek words for our different fears, so use the template towrite down things that can be phobias and things that can’t be phobias.
For example, could you be afraid of lions? Yes, so you’ll write “lions” under “Phobias.” Could you be afraid of ice cream? No, so you’ll write “ice cream” under “Not phobias.” After you’ve finished writing, you’ll discuss why each thing is or is not a phobia.
o-phi-di-o-pho-bi-a
ag-o-ra-pho-bi-a
cy-no-pho-bi-a
as-tra-pho-bi-a
claus-tro-pho-bi-a
my-so-pho-bi-a
try-pan-o-pho-bi-a
ophidiophobia = fear of snakes
agoraphobia = fear of crowded spaces
cynophobia = fear of dogs
astraphobia = fear of thunder and lightning
claustrophobia = fear of small spaces
mysophobia = fear of germs
trypanophobia = fear of needles
COMMON PHOBIAS
STOP AND THINK
Learn about some common phobias with long names that can be hard to pronounce. You’ll try pronouncing these long words together. First, you’ll pronounce each word by syllable, then as a complete word.
phon = sound
chron = time
anti = opposite
micro = small
thermo = fire
vert = turn
script = writing
ver = truth
ocu = eye
derm = skin
pod = foot
chloro = green
Phobia
1. pyrophobia
2. coulrophobia
3. ophidiophobia
4. glossophobia
5. astraphobia
Definition
= fear of thunder and lightning
= fear of clowns
= fear of public speaking
= fear of fire
= fear of snakes
My three new phobias
1. + + phobia = fear of
2. + + phobia = fear of
3. + + phobia = fear of
Using a dictionary, match the number of each phobia to the correct definition. You may need to share the dictionaries.
Combine different prefixes with the word “phobia.” You can use the same prefix more than once.
Example: + + phobia = fear of
MATCH PHOBIAS WITH THEIR DEFINITION
CREATE YOUR OWN PHOBIAS!
micro script small writing
