Genres
Stories that teach a lesson, like The Fox and the Crow, usually written by Aeosop
What are Fables?
My brother mortified me when he started to sing at my party. Another word for mortified is:
What is embarrassed?
The prefixes il-, im-, in-, and ir- all mean:
What is NOT?
The root word in discussion:
What is discuss?
Another word for hot is
What is scorching?
Kevin sneezes as loud as a lion's roar. Describe how Kevin sneezes.
What is very loud?
Secret Soldier is a good example of this type of story
Historical Non-fiction
The queue to buy tickets for the movie was so long it was out the door. Another word for queue is:
What is a line?
Name the prefix word that means not legal?
What is illegal?
The root word in decision:
What is decide?
Another word for said (in a quiet voice) is:
What is whispered?
Ryan jumps like a kangaroo. Describe how Ryan jumps.
What is very high?
This type of book includes facts and pictures about a particular topic.
What is non-fiction?
We have to enunciate so that the students in the back of the room can understand us. Enunciate means:
What is speak clearly?
The prefix word impolite means:
What is rude? or not nice?
The root word does microscope and telescope both have
What is scope?
Another word for being very frightened is:
What is horrified?
The chocolate cake begged to be eaten. Describe why.
What is it looked so delicious and tasty?
Books like Claudia Cortez and Miami Jackson are fun the read because they have a lot of this in them.
What is humor?
We found a ramshackle cabin on our walk in the woods but were too scared to go in. Ramshackle means:
What is broken down? or falling apart and empty?
The suffixes -tion and -sion change a word's function from a verb to this.
What is a noun?
Name 3 words that have teach as the root in them.
What is teacher, teaching and teachable?
Another word meaning very small is:
What is tiny?
The phone yelled at Carmen to answer it. Describe the phone.
What is ringing loudly?
Most students like to check out this type of book from the library.
What is fiction?
I had to pry the cover off the box with all my strength because it was stuck on. Pry means:
What is pull off forcefully?
When you can't do something, you are:
What is unable?
The root word astro means:
What is stars? or space?
Another word meaning smart is:
What is brilliant, intelligent or cleaver?
Matthew is as hungry as a bear after hibernation. Describe how hungry Matthew is.
What is starved and eating everything in sight? or hangry?