Prefixes/Suffixes
Prefix
"You hit the nail on the head" is an example of what type of figurative language?
Idiom
Mrs. Heighway has how many kids?
3
A main idea is.....
What the book is mostly about.
What is an example of a noun?
Anything that is a person, place or thing.
What is a simple form of a word in which other words can be made by adding prefixes or suffixes?
"The student was as bright as the sun" is an example of what type of figurative language.
Simile
Mrs. Carrell has how many kids?
2
A key detail is.....
A detail that supports the main idea.
What is an example of a proper noun?
Anything that is a proper person, place or thing. For example- Arizona
When adding the suffix less to a word, how does it change the meaning?
It means without....ex. hopeless means without hope
"He is a night owl" is an example of what figurative language?
Metaphor
What state is Mrs. Heighway originally from?
Illinois (Chicago will count too)
What is one purpose for why an author would write a story?
To entertain, to inform, to persuade.
What is a verb? Give an example for 100 extra points.
An action word. Fly, jump, run, skip
The root word of decompose is what?
"The car groaned as it pulled into the garage" is an example of what type of figurative language.
Personification
An idea you form based on evidence you read in a story combined with what you already know is called a what?
Inference
What is an adjective? Give an example for a hundred extra points.
A describing word. Fluffy, hot, soft, bad, nice
When adding the prefix -re to a word, how does that change it's meaning?
re= again, redo means to do it again.
"My homework is taking me forever" is an example of what type of figurative language
What is the adverb in this sentence?
The bunny jumped swiftly through the forest.
Swiftly