The suffix -LY is added to the end of a word, as in happily, and changes the word's meaning to _____?
What is "IN WHAT MANNER".
100
This word means "the courage to do something, even when frightened".
What is COURAGE.
100
Which type of figurative language is "the words we give to sounds."
What is ONOMATOPOEIA.
100
What is the CAUSE in the following sentence:
The villain went to jail based on the eyewitness testimony.
What is "based on the eyewitness testimony."
200
This prefix means "excess".
What is OVER-.
200
This suffix means "WITHOUT".
What is -LESS.
200
What is a TENEMENT?
An old, run-down apartment building.
200
"My dog is as cuddly as a teddy bear" is an example of what type of figurative language?
What is SIMILE.
200
What is "Author's Purpose?"
What is THE REASON THE AUTHOR WROTE THE TEXT.
300
The meaning of the prefix MEGA- is _______.
What is "GREAT or VERY LARGE".
300
"CAPABLE OF" is the meaning of the suffix _____.
What is -ABLE.
300
Which vocabulary word best completes this sentence,
"After the storm, ________ from the surrounding trees littered the sidewalk.
a) rubble
b) wreckage
c) debris
What is DEBRIS.
300
Use context clues to determine the meaning of the word "cease" in the sentence below:
James, you need to cease tapping your pencil because other people are trying to concentrate.
What is STOP.
300
What I Read + What I Know =
What is "What I Infer."
400
This prefix means bad or wrong.
What is MIS-?
400
This suffix means "AN ACTION OR STATE."
What is -MENT.
400
"To build something" is the meaning of which vocabulary word.
What is CONSTRUCT.
400
What type of word is "campsite"?
What is COMPOUND WORD.
400
June, July, and August are all months in the summer. This sentence is an example of which reading skill? (a) Cause & Effect, (b) Compare or Contrast, (c) figurative language, (d) Author's Purpose.
What is (b) COMPARE or CONTRAST.
500
The meaning of the prefix RE- is _______.
What is AGAIN.
500
The meaning of the suffix -ING is _______?
What is "MATERIALS, ACTIONS, or PROCESSES".
500
Which vocabulary word best completes the sentence, "At night the stars will ______ in the sky because the sun has set."
What is APPEAR.
500
The order in which events take place in a story is called ______.
What is SEQUENCE.
500
Use the context clues to determine meaning of the word "brandishes."
Mr. Travis winds. "You scared those poor sailors. You looked ready to hit them with the umbrellas." "And I would have, too," Mrs. Travis says. She brandishes her umbrellas like swords.