Prefixes
Does a prefix come before or after the base word?
Before the base word
Does a suffix come before or after the base word?
After the base word
What is the difference between First Person point of view and Third Person point of view?
First Person Point of View: A character in the story is telling the story.
Third Person Point of View: The narrator is OUTSIDE the story is telling the story.
When a question asks what the theme of the story was, what are they asking you?
They are asking what lesson or message you learned from reading the story.
What does this example of figurative language mean?
"Tony ran like a cheetah."
Tony can run very fast. (simile)
What are context clues?
When you read the words and sentences around a word you are not familiar with.
Context clues give you a hint about the meaning of an unknown word.
What does the prefix "un-" mean?
Give one example
"un-" means "not"
Example: unhappy
What does the suffix "-ful" mean?
Give one example
Full of
Which point of view would you find these words:
"I" "me" "we" "us" "my"
(First Person or Third Person?)
First Person Point of View
What is the theme/message here?
Once a cat was in a hurry. She ran across the street without looking. She narrowly escaped being hit by a car.
a. Don’t steal.
b. Look both ways before crossing the street.
c. Necessity is the mother of invention.
d. One good turn deserves another.
B. Look both ways before crossing the street.
What does this example of figurative language mean?
"Kenny is such a pig."
Kenny is messy. He does not pick up after himself. Maybe Kenny eats way too much food.
Use context clues to help you figure out what the word "weary" means.
Bonnie was so weary, she threw herself onto her bed and fell right to sleep.
Bonnie is very tired or exhausted.
What does the prefix "mis-" mean?
Give one example.
"mis-" means "badly" or "wrongly"
Example: misunderstand
What does the suffix "-less" mean?
Give one example
Meaning - without
Homeless
Which point of view would you find these words:
"they" "them" "his" "her" "he" "her"
Third Person point of view
What is the theme of this passage?
A young child was stopped by a man. The man asked her if she would help him find his lost puppy, and if she helped him he would give her candy. The child ran away and told a teacher what happened. Later on “American’s Most Wanted” they recognized that man. He was a wanted kidnapper.
a. Look both ways before crossing the street.
b. Don’t talk to strangers.
c. Don’t steal.
d. Be polite.
B. Don't talk to strangers
What does this example of figurative language mean?
"She doesn't mean it. She is just pulling your leg."
She is trying to trick you.
Use context clues to help you figure out what the word "ravenous" means.
After spending all day swimming, I was ravenous! I wolfed down two corn dogs and a bag of chips!
Ravenous means very, very hungry.
What does the prefix "non-" mean?
Give one example.
"non-" means "not"
Example: Nonsense
The word "plural" means more than one.
What is the plural form of the word: "cat"
Cats
Read these two sentences. Are they told in first person or third person point of view?
Tomorrow is going to be a great day! I get to go to Disney World!
First Person Point of View
What is the theme of this passage?
A hare once bragged to all the animals that he could beat anyone in a race. A tortoise said, “I challenge you.” So they raced. The hare ran fast and the tortoise plodded along. The hare was so confident that he took a nap. The tortoise kept up his steady pace and won the race.
a. Slow but steady wins the race.
b. Don’t be lazy.
c. We are all capable of improvement.
d. United we stand, divided we fall.
A. Slow but steady wins the race.
What does this example of figurative language mean?
"I have a million things to do today."
There is a lot that needs to be done today.
Use context clues to help you figure out what the word "eager" means.
I was so eager to go camping that I packed my bags a week early.
Eager means looking forward to something.
What is the base word in the word: misbehave
Base Word: "behave"
The word "plural" means more than one.
What is the "plural" form of the word: dish
Dishes
Read the sentence below. Is it told from the first or third person point of view?
Jonah started jumping up and down when he heard the ice cream truck coming down the street.
Third Person Point of View
What is the theme of this passage?
Once there was a young boy and an old man. The young boy laughed at the tired, slow old man. Then the young boy needed to interview an old person for a school project. The old man was very helpful and the boy got an A+ on his paper. The boy felt bad about laughing earlier.
a. Necessity is the mother of invention.
b. Don’t steal.
c. Respect your elders.
d. Slowly but surely wins the race.
C. Respect your elders
What does this example of figurative language mean?
"Arnold could hear the fresh-baked brownies calling his name."
He really wants some brownies.
Use context clues to help you figure out what the word "queasy" means.
We had been on the boat for two hours. I was so queasy, because we were rocking back and forth.
Queasy means sick to your stomach and nauseous.