Word Stems 4 Life
Legendary King
I Love Word Stems
Literary Devices
Hodge Podge
100

This English word means "study of sea life."

What is marine biology?

100

Arthur's kingdom.

What is Camelot?

100

Define the following stem:  aqu

What is water?

100

After the snowstorm, there was a white blanket across the meadow.

What is a metaphor?

100

These two stems means "star."

What are stell and aster?

200

This English word means "over active."

What is hyperactive?

200

King of Camelot

Who is King Arthur?

200

Define the following stem:  cardi

What is "heart?"

200

Snap! Crackle! Pop! Rice Krispies

What is onomatopoeia? 

200

These two stems mean "one."

What are mono and uni?

300

This English word means "knowledge."

What is science?

300

The time period after Rome left Britain.

What are the Dark Ages/Medieval era?

300

Define the following stem:  scope

What is see/view?

300

"Once upon a midnight dreary while I Wandered, Weak and Weary."

What is alliteration?

300

These two stems mean "earth."

What are geo and terr?

400

This English word means "sanity based on the moon cycle?"

What is lunacy/lunatic?

400

Guinevere

Who is Arthur's wife?

400

Define the following stem:  mort.

What is "death?"

400

The author's message to the reader about life.

What is theme?

400
Identify the literary device:  Cat got your tongue.

What is an idiom phrase?

500

This English word means "the area of the Earth (ball) in which life can exist."

What is the biosphere?

500

Merlin

Who is Arthur's mentor?

500

Define the following stem:  the.

What is "god?"

500

New York:  The city that never sleeps.

What is personification?

500

Identify the literary device:  organized chaos.

What is an oxymoron?

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