Affixes
Authors Purpose
Word Meaning
Synonyms
Vowel Theme Song
100

If you remake a movie, what did you do

make it again

100

This passage is mostly about

A. a scary story

B. An old building

C. A popular movie

D. An unusual hobby

D. An unusual hobby

100

In paragraph 1, give another word for occupied

overrun

100

What is one way ghost hunters "document" sightings

photo, video, audio

100

A vowel in a closed syllable is short, code it with a 

breve

200

What is the suffix in the word haunted

ed

200

What is the author's purpose for writing this article 

inform

200

In paragraph 2, what does haunt mean

May return to visit

200

If a ghost returns to visit, what is it doing 

(Paragraph 2)

haunting/haunt

200

A vowel in an open, accented syllable is long; code it with a 

macron

300

A suffix is a letter or letters added to the _______ of a baseword.

end

300

What does non-fiction mean

Not made up, true

300

If you are a skeptic of ghosts, do you believe in ghosts

no

300

What is a skeptic (Paragraph 7)

unbeliever

300

How do you code an affix

box

400

A prefix is a letter or letters added to the _________ of a baseword.

beginning

400

The main purpose of this passage is to

A. Summarize a story about ghosts

B. Convince people to believe in ghosts

C. Describe how people search for ghosts

D. Tell about a famous team of ghost hunters

C. Describe how people search for ghosts


400

What is another name for ghost hunter (paragraph 4)

Paranormal investigator

400

Some ghosts "haunt" because they have a task they want to complete. What does task mean in this sentence?

job/duty

400

Two adjacent consonants that are the same, make ____ sound

one

500

In paragraph 7, the author refers to ghost hunting as "pseudoscience." What does the prefix pseudo- mean?

False, fake, pretend, or not genuine.

500

The author concludes the passage by

A. Questioning ghost hunting

B. Describing a famous ghost

C. Summarizing a ghost story

D. Quoting a famous ghost hunter

A. Questioning ghost hunting

500

In paragraph 4, the author states that people claim that they "become aware or come to realize" the presence of ghosts by certain smells. What word in paragraph 4 means to "become aware or come to realize"

perceive

500

What is a synonym?

two words that have the same or very similar meanings

500

Code the word "hunting"

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