Name that Stem!
This stem means "origin"
What is "gen"?
The definition of "nat"
What is "born"?
Women go to gynecologists when they are pregnant for _____________ care.
What is "prenatal"?
When a child first learns to use the mouse on a computer, they find it difficult to control where the ____________ travels on the screen.
What is "cursor"?
The high point of the action in a story.
What is the climax?
This stem means "one"
What is "uni"?
The definition of "loqu"
What is "talk"?
"To be or Not to be" is a famous ___________ by Hamlet, which he speaks when he is alone on stage.
What is "soliloquy"?
The reason that Kudzu has grown so crazy here is that it is not __________ to our area, and no animals eat it.
What is "indigenous"?
__________ was evident in "The Open Window" when the men come home from hunting.
What is "sacro"?
The definition of "crypt"
What is "hidden"?
The ____________ traveled to South Dakota to examine the skeletal remains of an ancient animal uncovered in the Black Mountains.
What is "paleontologist"?
When a new church is built, the congregation will ___________ it with prayers and fellowship.
What is "consecrate"?
During the ______ _________ of "There will come soft rains," the reader notices all of the functions the house performs for the family that is not there.
What is rising action?
This stem means "head"
What is "capit"?
The definition of "paleo"
What is "old"?
The students are always very _____________ on Fridays, so teachers have a difficult time getting them to listen.
What is "loquacious"?
In class, Mrs. Appelbaum often ________________ points that she has already made, to try to get people to listen.
During the short story, "Luck," ___________ are made to Aristotle, Socrates, and Solomon.
What are allusions?
This stem means "fall"
What is "cad"?
The definition of "curs"
What is "run"?
The smell of the __________ leaves on the forest floor after the rain was warm and pleasant.
What is "decadent"?
During the landslide, the mud ______________ down the side of the mountain, creating a dangerous situation below.
What is "cascaded"?
In "There will come soft rains," the ________ is a town which has been destroyed by a nuclear blast.
What is setting?