Suffixes and Prefixes
Vocabulary Strategies
Theme
Text Features
Point of View
100

The meaning of the prefix sub- 

What is below? 

100

Synonym means: 

Same

100

What is the theme of a story? 

A message or lesson the author is trying to teach you 

100

What are the three different kinds of special type? 

Boldface, Italic, and CAPITAL LETTERS 

100

What is point of view? 

WHO is telling the story 

200

The meaning of the prefix fore-

What is before? 

200

Antonym means: 

Opposite 

200

Do stories always tell you exactly what the theme is? Explain why. 

Answers will vary. 

200
What are the things at the top of the story that tell you the topic of what you are reading?

Headings

200

Where is the narrator in first person point of view? 

a character IN the story 
300

The meaning of the suffix -able 

What is able to do something? 

300
Definition of a simile 

What is comparing two things using the words like or as

300

Give an example of a common theme. 

Never give up, It is best to tell the truth, etc. 

300

What are the things at the top of a section or paragraph that tell you the topic of what you are reading?

SUB headings 

300

Where is the narrator in third person point of view? 

NOT A CHARACTER, OUTSIDE of the story 

400

The meaning of the suffix -en

What is to become something?

400

Words that are spelled the same but having different meanings

What are homographs? 

400

What was the theme of Prince Charming Misplaces His Bride? 

Think of others before yourself

400

What are diagrams? 

Pictures with labels that give you information

400
What is one clue word for first person POV? 

What is one clue word for third person POV? 

Answers will vary. 

500

The meaning of the suffix -ic

What is having the characteristics of something or being like something? 

500

Words that sound the same but have different meanings 

What are homophones?

500

Sarah always won everything. Milly was so jealous of Sarah because she never seemed to have to try to get good grades anything, it just came to her naturally! Because of this, Sarah did not like Milly. One day, after the bell rang, Sarah saw Milly in the library with their reading teacher, Mrs. Cook. Mrs. Cook was helping Milly sound out words and read the book. Sarah was so surprised, she thought Milly knew everything, but turns out, she worked even harder than Sarah did. The next day, Sarah asked Milly if they could sit together at lunch, and Milly smiled from ear to ear. 


What is the theme of this passage? 

You never know what someone else is going through. 

500

What are 3 types of text features we have not mentioned yet? 

Graphs, Maps, Charts 

500

What is the difference between third person omniscient and third person limited point of view? 

Answers may vary. 

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