Affixes
The prefix un- means this.
not/opposite of
This word means a feeling of unease, worry, or restlessness.
disquiet
An author writes an article explaining how hurricanes form. What is the author’s purpose?
Inform
This part of speech names a person, place, thing, or idea.
Noun
What does PIE stand for when discussing an author’s purpose?
Persuade, Inform, Entertain
The suffix -able/-ible means this.
capable of being/able to be
This adjective can mean covered with small thorns or spines OR easily irritated or touchy.
prickly
An author writes a funny fictional story about a student’s disastrous first day of school. What is the author’s purpose?
Entertain
In the sentence “The crowd cheered loudly,” what part of speech is cheered?
Verb
What is the main point an author wants you to understand about a topic called?
Central Idea
The root cred means this.
to believe
This verb means to hold someone’s complete attention or captivate them.
mesmerize
An author writes, “Our school should have longer lunch periods because students need time to eat and recharge.” What is the author’s purpose?
Persuade
In “She spoke softly,” what part of speech is softly?
Adverb
What is the noun called that a pronoun replaces or refers back to?
Antecedent
Break down admissible. What does the suffix -ible tell you about the word?
-ible means “able to be,” so admissible describes something able to be admitted/allowed
In a courtroom, this is the person accused of a crime who must answer the charges.
defendant
What is the difference between an author’s purpose and an author’s perspective?
Purpose is why the author writes; perspective is the author’s point of view or attitude toward the topic
In “Although it rained, we still played,” identify although and name its type.
Conjunction
Name all seven coordinating conjunctions represented by FANBOYS.
For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So
The word prosecutor contains pro-, secut, and -or. Using the word parts, explain how they help reveal the word’s meaning.
pro- = forward/on behalf of, secut = follow, -or = one who does; prosecutor is the lawyer who represents the state and argues the accused is guilty.
This adjective means evidence is allowed to be introduced in court because it follows legal rules.
admissible.
A writer describes a new school rule as “an unfair restriction that takes away students’ freedom.” What can you infer about the author’s perspective, and what words reveal it?
The author has a negative/opposing perspective toward the rule; “unfair restriction” and “takes away students’ freedom” reveal the attitude
In “Wow! The extremely nervous student quickly walked across the stage,” identify the parts of speech of Wow, extremely, nervous, quickly, and across.
Wow = interjection; extremely = adverb; nervous = adjective; quickly = adverb; across = preposition
What is the difference between a central idea and a topic?
The topic is what the text is about; the central idea is what the author wants you to understand about that topic.