Prefixes & Suffixes
Preview
What is pre, What is to view before
Mary was flabbergasted when she got a letter rejecting her to NYU after she got one that said she was accepted.
Flabbergasted means confused
This is the beginning of the story where the setting and characters are introduced.
What is exposition
What is an important fact
Telephone
What is tele
Unhappy
What is un, What is not happy
Katie was ecstatic to start recording her album. She couldn't stop smiling as she shared the news with her friends.
Ecstatic means excited/happy.
This is our hero's entire journey in trying to solve the conflict.
What is rising action
A fact that you enjoy but isn't something you need to know.
Vision
What is vis
What is ous. What is having a lot of joy/being full of joy.
Luke could not figure out who this anonymous artist was. He wanted to know but there was no name on the demo he was given.
What is unknown
This is the most exciting, action packed, turning point of a story. This is usually where the conflict is solved.
What is climax
Heading, subheading, boldfaced words, images, graphs/charts
Scribble
What is scrib/scribe
Trainer
What is er, what is a person who trains someone.
Brit was apathetic towards Mary's breakup. Brit didn't like Mary and saw no point in being sad for her, even if Mary was her sister.
What is not caring.
What is falling action
The reason an author writes an article.
To inform, to persuade, to entertain.
What is author's purpose
Biology
What is Bio
Cheerful
What is ful, what is to be full of cheer
I get apprehensive when I have a test. I start freaking out, sweating, and itching.
What is nervous/worried.
This wraps up the story and tells the reader what happens to the characters now that their journey is over.
What is resolution.
A factual story about someone's life, often focusing on specific experiences or periods.
What is memoir
Television
What is tele and vis