Greek/Latin Roots
Which Greek/Latin root means opposite or against?
anti
In this sentence, what is the subject?
The baby is crying loudly.
baby
In a story, who are the characters?
Any person or animal in the story
What part of speech is a person, place, or thing?
noun
Using context clues, what is the meaning of the underlined word?
The sign was barely visible in the heavy fog.
Which Greek/Latin root means again?
re
In this sentence, what is the predicate?
The baby is crying loudly.
crying
In a story, what is the setting?
Where the story takes place.
What part of speech is a describing word?
adjective
Using context clues, what is the meaning of the underlined word?
The boy was elated when he won the prize.
Extremely happy
Which Greek/Latin root has to do with time?
chron
In this sentence, what is the subject?
Jacob washed his hands for lunch.
Jacob
In a story, what is the theme?
The message or moral of the story.
What part of speech is an action word?
verb
Using context clues, what is the meaning of the underlined word?
Margaret was aggravated when her little sister kept messing up her room.
upset
Which Greek/Latin root has to do with sound?
phon
In this sentence, what is the subject AND predicate?
Crosby could not do his homework.
Crosby/do
In the story, if there is a problem - there has to be a ___________.
solution
What part of speech describes a verb?
adverb
Using context clues, which word in the sentence below means "fun"?
My 4th grade year was very enjoyable!
enjoyable
Which Greek/Latin root has to do with heat?
In this sentence, what is the subject AND predicate?
The ballerina twirled gracefully across the stage.
ballerina/twirled
In a story, what is the plot?
sequence of events
In this sentence, what is the adverb?
Mr. Foslien yells loudly during gym time.
loudly
Using context clues, which word in the sentence below means "showing concern for others"?
I felt compassion for the lost dog.
compassion