Suffixes & Prefixes
A group of letters added to the END of a base word to change the meaning.
What is a suffix?
Bird is to fly as fish is to ______.
What is swim?
______ is a big stain on my shirt.
A) There
B) Their
C) They're
What is, there?
A girl can't decide if she should buy the new dress or not because it's so expensive.
What type of conflict is this?
What is Man vs. Self?
A story that could really happen.
Which genre?
What is Realistic Fiction?
A group of letters added to the beginning of a base word to change the meaning.
What is a prefix?
Parrot is to feathers as bear is to _______.
What is fur?
It's ______ late for snacks.
A) to
B) too
C) two
What is, too?
The main character in a story, usually the good guy.
What is the protagonist?
A story about solving problems with clues and evidence.
Which genre?
What is a Mystery?
A suffix meaning the verb form in past tense.
A) ing
B) ed
C) er
What is suffix -ed?
Zebra is to stripes as giraffe is to ________.
What is spots?
Our team ______ the game!
A) won
B) one
What is, won?
The where and when of a story.
What is the setting?
A story based on a true event in history or time.
Which genre?
What is Historical Fiction?
The root/base word for the word, DRIPPING.
(MUST SPELL CORRECTLY)
What is, drip?
Snake is to slither as whale is to _______.
What is swim?
I went ________ the new store on my way home.
A) bye
B) by
C) buy
What is, by?
The most exciting part of a story, the Oh My Gosh moment.
What is the climax?
A true story that is written about the life of a real person.
Which genre?
What is a Biography?
A prefix meaning not or opposite.
A) re
B) dis
C) un
What is the prefix, un?
Bear is to cub as cat is to ______.
What is, kitten?
My homework is ______ tomorrow.
A) due
B) do
C) dew
What is, due?
A character that undergoes a big change in the story.
What type of character is this?
What is a dynamic character?
A true story of a person's life written by that same person.
Which genre?
What is an Autobiography?