🧱 Roots
100: What does the root "bio" mean?
🟢 Life
100: What does the prefix "un-" mean?
🟢 Not or opposite of
100: What does the suffix "-ful" mean in "helpful"?
🟢 Full of
100: What letter is silent in “knight”?
🟢 K
100: If someone puts on a coat and grabs an umbrella, what can you infer?
🟢 It might be cold or rainy.
200: The word "telephone" has the root "phon." What does "phon" mean?
🟢 Sound
200: What does "pre" mean in "preview"?
🟢 Before
200: What does "-less" mean in "hopeless"?
🟢 Without
200: What letter is silent in “wrinkle”?
🟢 W
200: If a character is crying and holding a broken toy, what can you infer?
🟢 They’re upset about the toy.
300: In the word “geography,” what does the root “geo” mean?
🟢 Earth
300: What does the prefix "re-" mean in "replay"?
🟢 Again
300: What does "-er" mean in "teacher"?
🟢 One who
300: What letter is silent in “comb”?
🟢 B
300: A student yawns and rubs their eyes. What can you infer?
🟢 They are tired.
400: What root means “write” or “draw”?
🟢 Graph or scrib/script
400: What does "mis" mean in "misunderstand"?
🟢 Wrong or badly
400: What part of speech does "-ly" usually create?
🟢 An adverb
400: What letter is silent in “hour”?
🟢 H
400: What do you use to make an inference?
🟢 Clues from the text and your own knowledge
500: What does the root “chron” mean, as in "chronological"?
🟢 Time
500: What does the prefix "inter-" mean, like in "interstate"?
🟢 Between
500: What does the suffix "-able" mean in "breakable"?
🟢 Capable of
500: What letter is silent in “island”?
🟢 S
500: Why is inferring important when reading a story?
🟢 It helps you understand things the author doesn’t say directly.