Word Work and Phonics
What do we call a word part added to the beginning of a base word that changes its meaning?
What is a prefix
Which word in this sentence is a verb? "The Golden Retriever barked at the mailman."
What is barked
The time and place in which a story happens is known as the what?
What is setting
This text feature is found at the front of a book and lists chapters and page numbers
What is Table of Contents
"The snow was a white blanket on the ground" is an example of what? (Simile or Metaphor?)
What is a metaphor
Which suffix would you add to the word "fear" to make it mean "without fear"?
What is fearless
Identify the adjective: "The enormous elephant sprayed water on its back."
What is enormous
What is the central message or lesson of a story called?
What is theme
What do we call the short description found under a photograph or illustration?
What is a caption
"The kite soared like an eagle." This sentence is a simile because it uses which word to compare?
What is like
"The fragile glass vase broke into tiny pieces when it hit the floor." What does fragile mean?
What is easily broken or delicate
Which word should be capitalized in this sentence? "We are going to visit Uncle Bob on Tuesday."
What is Uncle, Bob, and Tuesday
In a story, the "problem" the characters face is called the conflict. What is it called when the problem is solved?
What is resolution
If an author writes a book to tell you how to bake a cake, what is the Author's Purpose?
What is informational
What is personification?
What is giving human qualities to non-human things (e.g., "The wind whistled").
Words that sound the same but have different spellings and meanings (like sea and see) are called what?
What are homophones
What is the plural form of the word "child"?
What is children
If a character is described as "stubborn," are you learning about them through internal or external traits?
Character traits
Which text feature provides a list of important words and their definitions at the back of the book?
What is a glossary
What does the idiom "break a leg" mean?
What is Good Luck
How many syllables are in the word information?
What is four
Pick the correct pronoun to replace the underlined words: "Tim and Sarah went to the park."
What is they
From what point of view is a story told if the narrator uses words like "I," "me," and "my"?
What is first-person
What is the difference between a Main Idea and a Supporting Detail?
What is the Main Idea is what the text is mostly about; Supporting Details give more information about that idea.
If a poet uses words that end with the same sound (like cat and hat), they are using what?
What is Rhyme