Word Study
A _____________ is a word that means the same as another.
synonym
What formula do you use to find volume of a rectangular prism?
l x w x h
A lesson about life that authors teach through their stories is called __________.
theme
A word that shows action is called a _____________.
verb
Put this number in standard form:
eight and seven thousandths
8.007
The root bio means ___________.
life
The answer to a division problem is called the ________________.
quotient
The final paragraph in an essay is called the _________________.
conclusion
What is the common noun in this sentence:
Mrs. Lenox went to the city.
city
A word that replaces a noun, such as.....
she, me, you, I , them
is called a _______________.
pronoun
When an author gives human traits to non-living things, they are using the literary device called ____________________.
personification
How many total degrees does an triangle have?
180
A 3 lined Japanese poem is called a ____________.
haiku
Words that describe verbs are called ____________
adverbs
What is the simple subject in this sentence?
The friendly student helped their classmate finish the assignment.
student
This literary device is a saying or phrase that doesn't really mean what is says.
idiom
What craft technique is used when an author makes us feel a certain way for a character?
building empathy
contractions
The starting point of a coordinate plane is called the ______________.
origin
sci
What is the mean of the following numbers:
6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0
3
The beginning of all stories is called the _________________.
exposition
In order to be a complete sentences, it must have a _______________ and __________________.
subject and predicate
A twelve sided shape is called a _______________.
dodecagon