Parts of Words
Figures of Speech
Parts of Speech
Reading Skills
Figures of Speech
100

A suffix is found in this part of a word.

Ending

100

He's as quick as a fox.

Simile

100

He ran a mile today.

Verb

100

The title, first paragraph, and last paragraph are all good places to find this.

Main idea.

100

Egyptians are famous for building these large structures, such as the one found at Giza.

Pyramids

200

A prefix is found in this part of a word.

Beginning.

200

It's raining cats and dogs.

Metaphor

200

My cat sleeps soundly.

Adverb

200

Main ideas are to informational texts what this is to literary texts.

Theme

200

An Egyptian king or emperor.

Pharaoh

300

Is "-cept" in "except" an example of a base word or a root word?

Root word.

300

I've told you this a million times.

Hyperbole

300
Don't forget to reply to your classmates' posts.

Noun

300

____ is made up of background knowledge and text evidence.

Inference

300

Egyptian society revolves around this river.

The Nile

400

Is "side" (as in, "inside" or "outside) an example of a root word or a base word?

Base

400

Bang! Boom! Pow!

Onamatopoeia

400

You're ridiculous.

Adjective

400

This point of view is characterized by the use of the pronoun I.

First person.

400

This dynasty reigned over Egypt following the death of Alexander the Great.

Ptolematic.

500

Break the following word into its its prefix, root word, and base word components: microscopic.

Prefix: micro

Root: scop

Suffix: ic

500

The tree's branches reached up toward the sky.

Personification

500

He's the boss.

Article

500

This point of view is characterized by the use of pronouns he, she, they.

Third person
500

The final pharaoh of Egypt.

Cleopatra.

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