Traditional Tales
A story from the past that many believe cannot be proven
A legend
I was running and as a result, I fell on the sidewalk.
Cause and effect
Impolite, Improper, Impatient
Im means...
Not
Aqua means...
Water
An antonym is...
The opposite
Includes animals, Gods, and Goddesses
A Myth
I'm having a hard time making A's on my Spelling Tests, so I will start studying each night.
Problem and Solution
Multipurpose, Multivitamin, Multicolor
Multi means...
Many
Microscope, microwave, microcomputer
Micro means...
Small or tiny
A synonym is...
The same
A story passed from one person to another
A Folktale
Sequence
Return, redraw, redo
Re means...
Again
Portable, transport, porta-potty
Port means...
Carry
An idiom is...
A sentence that doesn't mean what it says.
"Costs an arm and a leg."
"Hold your horses."
A larger than life story with exaggerated elements
A Tall Tale
A dog and cat both have four legs. A dog is a called a canine and a cat is called a feline.
Compare and Contrast
Unfriendly, unpleasant, untrue
Un means...
The opposite or not
Local, locate, location
Lo means...
Place
A simile...
Compares two things using like or as.
Usually uses animals to teach a lesson
A Fable
The dog was really itchy because he had fleas.
Cause and effect
Prefix, pregame, preheat
Pre means...
Before
Centipede, century, centimeter
Centi means...
100
A metaphor...
Compares to things using is, was, are, and were