Prefix
What is a prefix ?
added to the beginning of words. It changes the meaning and adds a syllable.
What is a suffix?
added to the end of words. It changes the meaning and adds a syllable.
What change can be made to the following sentence?
He had lost him at recess !
1. him to its
2. him to his
2. him to his
What does Engineer mean?
1. confused
2. a person who uses science to design and build machines
2. a person who uses science to design and build machines
How does Rosie change after uncle Fred laughs at her cheese hat?
1. she tries to make new friends at school
2. she starts hiding her ideas from others
2. she starts hiding her ideas from others
The prefix un- means
“not”, or the opposite of an action.
The suffix -less means
“without”
What change should be made in the sentence?
There were at least ten childrens mittens at the top pf the pile.
1. childrens to children's
2. childrens to childrens'
1. childrens to children's
1. confused or worried
2. remains for a long time
1. confused or worried
1. because she has always wanted to fly
2. because it is able to fly for a short time
2. because it is able to fly for a short time
The prefix re- means
"to do something again"
What does -ness mean
“a way of being”
What change should be made to the following sentence?
Finally, we spotted Ben's hat.
1. change Ben's hat to Bens hat
2. no change is needed
2. no change is needed
What does lingers mean?
1. remains for a long time
2. confused
1. remains for a long time
The poem says that Rosie and her great-great aunt worked "till the sun sneaked away its bed." What does this phrase mean?
1. until they finished the machine
2. until it began to get dark outside
2. until it began to get dark outside
What does the prefix ex- mean
not, without or a previous
Read the sentence.
But I wanted to keep him at close range, so I followed him into the wild weather.
range in the sentence means:
1. cooking stove
2. the distance or space between two things
2. the distance or space between two things
What does whirled mean ?
1. turned several times
2. confused
1. turned several times
How does Rosie feel in the last stanza of the poem?
1. she is proud of her work even when she makes mistakes
2. she is eager to see all the gadgets her classmates have built
1. she is proud of her work even when she makes mistakes
What is the meaning of ex-friend in the sentence below? I would miss my ex-friend and hoped we would meet again?
someone who used to be a friend
What does author's purpose mean?
The authors reason for writing
What is a major character ?
What is a minor character?
Major are main characters who the story is mainly about.
Minor are the side characters, and additional.
What does baffled?
1. confused
2. a person with a lot of energy
1. confused
What is the poem of the Rosie Revere, Engineer?
1. if you need help, ask a trusted adult
2. If something doesn't work, keep trying
2. If something doesn't work, keep trying