Roots and Affixes
A root word is...
What is a word that stands alone - with no prefixes or suffixes?
Bonus- Give an example of a root word then add a prefix or suffix to it
Which sentence or sentences include a simile?
(1) The train shot by like a speeding bullet. (2) I waited patiently at the crossing for it to pass. (3) It took so long that I was turning into an old man while I waited. (4) The train whistle screamed loudly as the last few train cars passed. (5) Finally, it passed and I was able to go home.
What is sentence 1?
What is the rhyme scheme in the poem?
Daisy
Dutiful daughter puts the dishes away
Dainty darling helps out every day
Diligent daughter does her homework then
Drowsy darling dozes off holding a pen
Mother carries Daisy to her bed
Mother puts a pillow under Daisy’s head
Mother tucks in Daisy, sings to her
Mother smiles at her sweet daughter
What is AABB?
Lunchtime in Japan
What is the author's purpose in writing this passage?
What is
D
To inform the reader about school lunch in Japan
How an author feels about a topic.
What is author's point of view (perspective)?
The prefix bi- in bicycle means that a bicycle has ___ wheels.
What is 2?
Which sentence or sentences include a metaphor?
(1) The train shot by like a speeding bullet. (2) I waited patiently at the crossing for it to pass. (3) It took so long that I was turning into an old man while I waited. (4) The train whistle screamed loudly as the last few train cars passed. (5) Finally, it passed and I was able to go home.
What is sentence 3?
How does the poet use personification?
Achoo!
Shh. Shivering so much I can’t stop.
K...K…K…K… Cold is out to kill me with each drop.
P....P…P…Please pass to me my puffy coat.
Shh. Shivering out here on this boat.
Why did we have to go out fishing?
What on earth was I even wishing?
Alone time with my father. Yes. For sure.
Another cold morning fishing. Nevermore.
What is "cold is out to kill me with each drop"?
Read the following sentence.
There is an unknown thing in the mailbox for you.
Which pronoun BEST replaces the underlined part of the sentence?
A. anything
B. everything
C. nothing
D. something
What is D. Something
Add a conjunction.
Brandon won a giant stuffed animal _____ he carried it around the park for hours.
What is and?
The Greek root aqua means
What is water?
I was bending over backwards to please my new teacher. The idiom "bending over backwards" means
What is trying everything I could....
The theme of this paragraph?
Jordan was kicking a soccer ball in the house and broke her mom's expensive vase. The vase was shattered into a million pieces. She went to her mom and told her what she had done even though she knew she'd be punished.
What is honesty?
What is integrity?
Read the sentence.
I looked _____________ for my jacket, but couldn't find it.
Which indefinite pronoun best completes the sentence?
What is A. Everywhere
The text structure to put events in order is know as
What is sequential? OR
What is chronological?
If the root word aud means "to hear", what is the definition of the word inaudible?
What is D. Not able to be heard?
What is meant by the idiom "wise beyond her years"?
What is...someone young but very wise/smart.
Who is the speaker of the poem?
The fall has come back after all
with a bang and a boom
My backpack explodes in my room
Hello uniform, and goodbye overalls!
5 The closing sign is on the swimming pool
Outside my window, the night air is cool
Mother has put away the frozen treats
And just like that, another school year repeats
What is A. The boy looking forward to going back to school?
Which sentence uses an intensive pronoun?
What is A. The author approved the book cover herself.
Compare and Contrast Shane and Jackie
The ocean was a clear, sparkling blue, stretching as far as Shane could see. He tried to imagine what it would be like under the water.
Jackie helped him strap on his air tank. Shane didn't expect it to be so heavy and almost fell backward.
Steadying himself, he asked, "Are there turtles? I can't wait to see turtles."
"Just follow my lead," Jackie said, grinning. "I know all the good spots. I can't wait to show you!" she exclaimed.
Jackie is the experienced scuba diver.
Both Jackie and Shane were excited.
The words illuminate and luminescent both contain the root word lum.
Based on your knowledge of the definitions of these words, what does the root word lum mean?
What is C. light?
Which line from the poem uses figurative language?
Fall
The fall has come back after all
with a bang and a boom
My backpack explodes in my room
Hello uniform, and goodbye overalls!
5 The closing sign is on the swimming pool
Outside my window, the night air is cool
Mother has put away the frozen treats
And just like that, another school year repeats
What is "My backpack explodes in my room."?
The Boy and Leaf
The boy held in his hand a leaf
that he regretted plucking
Because he could not put it back
He sat at the tree’s feet
The boy sat thinking for a while
As more leaves had fallen
Up on the branches, he heard a bird
Gently, softly singing
The boy was happy as he looked
At each branch and fruit
He left to plant a hundred trees
and smiled, and smiled, and smiled
The poem is an example of —
What is C. free verse because the lines do not rhyme.
The Chicken Man did not hesitate. He yelled for his four sons and together they rounded those chickens up before they roamed free in the wild where coyotes were sure to get them. It was a thing of beauty to see the Chicken Man work so calmly. It was clear he had done this before.
Which word is a synonym for the word "rounded"?
What is B. Collected
What inference can you make about what Errol hit?
Errol swung the stick. He heard the whoosh of air, and his friends' laughter. Errol swung again. More air, more laughter. On the third swing, he heard a loud thump. Errol ripped off his blindfold. The piñata was still in one piece, but the tree's bark had a big dent in it.
Errol hit the tree instead of the piñata.