Word Detective
Affixes
Big Idea
Connections
Figurative Language
100
This is a word that means the same as another word.
What is a synonym?
100
Non, il, ir, im, in, and un all have the same meaning of______.
What is not?
100
The main point an author makes about a topic is called this.
What is main idea?
100
To show how two things are similar, you need to __________ the two.
What is compare?
100
This is like a bad dream.
What is a simile?
200
This is a word that means the opposite of another word.
What is an antonym?
200
To make a word mean more or most, you would use______ or ______.
What is er and est?
200
The life lesson an author wants a reader to learn is called this.
What is theme?
200
To show how two things are different, you need to ___________the two.
What is contrast?
200
This party is a three-ring circus.
What is a metaphor?
300
A broad statement that is true most of the time is this.
What is a generalization?
300
To say that someone or something did something wrongly/badly, you would add this prefix.
What is mis?
300
A story told by a narrator about themselves is written in this point of view.
What is first person?
300
To make a guess based on known facts is known as making this.
What is an inference?
300
I thought the test was a piece of cake.
What is an idiom?
400
Examples of an author's attitude or ___________could be angry, critical, cheerful, disapproving, or sarcastic.
What is tone?
400
To show between/among two things, I would add this prefix.
What is inter?
400
When you write a paragraph, you should have these three things in it.
What is topic sentence, supporting sentences, and concluding sentence?
400
The result of something happening would be this kind of a relationship between two events.
What is cause-effect?
400
Crack!
What is onomatopoeia?
500
A ____________includes the exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.
What is a plot?
500
To show without, I would add this suffix.
What is less?
500
As you are reading a passage, you need to ____________as you are reading to make sure you are understanding.
What is summarize?
500
This is the process for writing a summary of events in a story or describing how something changes over time.
What is a flow chart or sequence of events chart?
500
A white, winter wonderland in the wonderful world.
What is alliteration?
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