Word Study
Academic Vocab.
Nonfiction
Fiction
Writing
100

What suffix do you add to a verb to make it past tense?

-ed

100

This part of speech is a person, place, thing.

Noun

100

What do we call "what a passage is mostly about?"

Main Idea

100

What is an internal trait?

The qualities that a character has on the inside?

Daily Double - What is an external trait?

100

What is needed at the beginning of a perfect paragraph?

indent

200

What does the prefix re- mean?

again

Daily Double - tell my two words that have the prefix re-?

200

This part of speech is an action.

Verb

200
What is a type of context clue that helps you learn a new word?

synonym, antonym, defintion, etc.

200

What is a setting?

Time and Place

200

What do you do to the letter at the beginning of a sentence?

Capitalize

300

Where do you break the syllables of the word: hibernation?

hi-ber-na-tion

300

What is the adjective in this sentence?

He had two cookies in his room.

two

300

What text feature tells where information is in a text?

Table of Contents

Daily Double - What text feature gives definitions of key words?

300

What is a historical fiction?

A story set in a specific time period about a real event but has fake elements in it.

300

What is the last paragraph in a writing called?

Conclusion

400

adding -tion to a verb does what to it?

It makes it a noun.

400

What does a adverb do in a sentence?

It describes a verb, adjective, or another adverb.
400

What are the three things that text features do for you in a text?

visual. more, locate information

400

What is a Traditional Tale?

A story that was orally passed down from generation to generation. Usually told to teach a lesson or explain nature.

400

In an essay, how many paragraphs should there be?

3-5

Daily Double - What is the first paragraph of an essay called?

500

Where is the schwa sound(s) in the word: inconsistent

o and e

500

What is a root word verse a base word?

base words are words by themselves, root words are not words by themselves.

Daily Double - What is the base word of multisyllabic?

500

What is a text structure a nonfiction text can have?

cause and effect, description, time order, etc.

500

What is a theme?

The feeling and lesson of a story.

500

Edit this sentence: john said I want to go to the park

John said, " I want to go to the park."

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