Prefix/Suffix
A prefix is added to the _____ of a word.
beginning
What are synonyms?
Words with the same or almost the same meaning
What is the plot of a story?
A. tells what happens in a story
B. the middle of a story
C. the end of a story
A. Tells what happens in a story
Has a beginning, middle and an end
What is the cause mean?
A. why something happened
b. what happened
A. why something happened
What are context clues?
A. Using words, phrases or pictures to figure out the word we don't know
B. Going on a treasure hunt
C. the definition of an unknown word
A. using words, phrases or pictures to figure out the word we don't know
A suffix is added to the ____ of a word.
end
What are antonyms?
Words with opposite or nearly opposite meanings
What is the theme of a story?
A. the most important sentence in a story
B. the author's main message
C. the key details in a story
B. the author's main message
What is the effect?
A. what happened
B. why something happened
A. what happened
Margaret had ambivalent feelings about attending the concert. She knew she would enjoy the music, but she didn’t really want to go out in the rainy weather.
What is the meaning of the word ambivalent?
A. Unsure
B. Angry
C. Happy
A. unsure
What does the prefix mis- mean? Think misunderstand, mistake etc.
A. good
b. wrong
c. after
b. wrong
Name two synonyms for happy.
Answers will vary.
Examples:
Joyful
Excited
Cheerful
Delighted
Pleased
A group of lines in a poem is called:
A. paragraph
B. rhyme
C. metaphor
D. stanza
D. stanza
My little brother blew a big bubble and it popped in his face.
What is the cause?
blew a big bubble
When I got caught in the rain my clothes were completely saturated.
What is the meaning of the word saturated?
A. Ruined
B. Very wet
C. cold
B. very wet
What does the prefix post- mean? Think postgame.
A. after
b. before
c. in the middle
A. after
Which pair of words are antonyms?
A. shiny/bright
B. upset/angry
C. give/take
d. lucky/fortunate
C. give/take
When two or more words in a sentence start with the same letter or sound Ex: Peter Piper Picked a Pack of Pickled Peppers:
A. alliteration
B. rhyming
C. rhythm
D. onomatopoeia
A. alliteration
I didn't wear sunscreen to the beach and I got sunburnt from head to toe.
What is the effect?
I got sunburnt
Gabby began to rummage through the garbage to find the important paper she threw out.
What does rummage mean?
A. smell
B. search
C. dig
B. search
What does the suffix -er mean? Think kinder, sadder, happier.
A. the most
B. more than
C. the best
B. more than
What is antonym of dangerous?
A. harmless
B. jealous
C. threatening
d. vicious
A. harmless
When non-human things, such as animals or objects, show or have human characteristics:
A. Personification
B. Onomatopoeia
C. Alliteration
A. Personification
Since I studied really hard for my test, I got an A!
What is the cause AND what is the effect?
cause = studied really hard
effect = got an A
The best part of a story is when the hero prevails!
What does prevail mean?
A. fight
B. win
C. get hurt
D. are happy
B. win