Morphology: Prefixes
The Lottery
Morphology: Root Words
All In A Summer Day
Morphology: Suffixes
100
"before" or "in front of," this prefix kicks off "view," "historic," and "fix."
Pre-
100
What is the setting of this story. Remember both components.
1948, old timey, rural small town
100
This root meaning "to draw" or "pull" gives us a farm vehicle designed to haul heavy loads, as well as a math operation that takes things away.
Tract
100
What is the setting of this story. Remember both components.
Venus, in the future
100
Appended to "art," "tour," or "novel," this suffix denotes a person who practices or specializes in an activity.
-ist
200
Meaning "under" or "below," this prefix surfaces before "marine," "way," and "zero."
Sub-
200
What is the genre of The Lottery?
Thriller, suspense, horror would all be accepted.
200
From the Latin meaning "to throw," this root lets a pilot bail out of a cockpit or a critic cast doubt onto an idea.
To Throw
200
What is the genre of AIASD?
SciFi, futuristic fiction
200
Meaning "capable of" or "worthy of," this suffix readily turns "read" and "comfort" into adjectives.
-able
300
From the Latin for "after" or "behind," this prefix kicks off words like "script," "mortem," and "season."
Post-
300
Name a potential ANTAgonist of The Lottery. Support your claim with reasoning.
The villagers, the tradition.
300
Meaning "to speak" or "say," this root helps you tell the future before it happens or command someone's words in a memo.
Dict
300
Who is the antagonist in AIASD? Support your claim with reasoning.
The bullies...
300
Indicating an action, state, or process, this four-letter ending turns verbs like "celebrate" and "educate" into nouns.
-tion
400
From the Greek for "against" or "opposite," this prefix starts words like "dote," "freeze," and "biotic."
Anti--
400
To which film franchise does this antagonist belong?
Nightmare on Elm Street
400
Greek for "form" or "shape," it powers the process a caterpillar undergoes to become a butterfly and describes words lacking distinct structure.
Morph
400
To what film franchise does this antagonist belong?
Friday the 13th.
400
Meaning "tending to" or "performing," this suffix transforms "create" and "attract" into descriptors of quality.
-ive
500
Signifying "bad," "wrong," or "ill," it turns practice into negligence and nutrition into deficiency.
Think Maleficent, the queen from Snow White.
Mal-
500
Who wrote The Lottery?
Shirley Jackson
500
Rooted in the Latin for "law" or "justice," these twin forms give us the panel that delivers a verdict and the official who presides over court.
Jud/Jur
500
Who wrote this short story?
Ray Bradbury
500
Derived from the Latin for "to kill," this lethal ending finishes off "pesti-," "herbi-," and "patri-."
-cide