Prefixes & Suffixes
This prefix means "against"
A Greek root that means "time"
What is chrono?
A word that imitates the sound it represents
What is onomatopoeia?
A person, place, thing or idea
What is a noun?
Swirls of bittersweet chocolate blended on her tongue.
What is taste?
This suffix means "without"
What is -less?
A Latin root that means "write"
What is scrib?
A comparison of two things using "like" or "as"
What is simile?
A word that shows action or a state of being
What is a verb?
The silence was broken by the peal of piano keys.
What is sound?
The suffix in this word and its meaning: kitchenette
What is -ette? Meaning: small
A Greek root that means "earth"
What is geo?
Giving human qualities to animals or objects
What is personification?
A word or phrase that expresses strong emotion
What is an interjection?
The grass tickled his skin and sweat cooled on his brow.
What is touch?
Name two prefixes that mean "not"
What are non, il-, im-, in-, ir-, un- and/or mis-?
A Latin root that means "good"
What is bene?
An exaggerated statement
What is hyperbole?
A word that joins words, phrases or clauses
What is a conjunction?
The night was as black as ever.
What is sight?
The suffix in this word and its meaning: fossilize
What is -ize? Meaning: to make into or become
A Latin root that means "order"?
What is mand?
A well-known saying that expresses general truth
What is an adage?
A word that shows the relationship between nouns or pronouns and other words in a sentence
What is a preposition?
They silently inhale
the clover-scented gale,
And the vapors that arise
From the well-watered and smoking soil.
What is smell?