Roots, Prefixes, Suffixes
This prefix means to come before.
What is pre?
It is the common name of the first sentence of an essay.
What is a hook?
Peanut butter is to bread as refried beans are to ______.
What are tortillas?
To compare two things using like or as.
What is a simile?
The two subjects Mrs. Hensley taught before she retired.
What is Language Arts?
What is Social Studies?
This suffix means right now.
What is ing?
The last paragraph of an essay.
What is the conclusion?
The Broncos are to Denver as the Chiefs are to _______.
What is Kansas City?
To give human characteristics to something that is not human.
What is personification?
The number of children Mrs. Hensley has.
What is one?
The root that means believe or worthy of trust
What is cred?
This is how you cite a quote in an essay.
What is the name of the author and the page number in parenthesis?
Ketchup is to french fries as __________ is to nachos.
What is cheese?
An over exaggeration.
What is hyperbole?
The subject Mrs. Hensley would teach if she was starting over as a new teacher.
What is art?
Two or three prefixes that mean not.
What is in, un, and non?
This is a way to start an essay by telling a short but interesting story.
What is an anectdote?
Mrs. Debow is to Language Arts as Mrs. Bullington is to _________.
What is Social Studies?
Comparing two or more things without using the words like or as.
What is metaphor?
The sport that Mrs. Hensley's husband still coaches.
What is baseball?
This root means to bind or bring together.
What is nect?
When you start an essay with a question for which you do not expect an answer.
What is a rhetorical question?
Christmas Eve is to Christmas as _____________ is to Thanksgiving.
What is tomorrow or what is November 26?
A saying that does not mean its literal meaning.
What is an idiom?
Three jobs Mrs. Hensley had while she was working full time in education.
Teacher
Assistant Principal
Principal