Word Parts
What is a suffix?
A word part that goes at the end of a word.
What is an official announcement of something?
proclamation
What means withdraw or move back?
Ebb
What are words near a picture to help readers better understand it?
Captions
What is the page at the beginning of the book that shows the reader the different sections or chapter titles and where they are located?
Table of Contents
What means one who OR characterized by?
-ant/-ent
What means gave orders?
Commanded
What means to fully develop?
Mature
What is similar to a dictionary that helps readers define a word?
Glossary
What is the title at the top of a page or section that helps readers identify the main idea for that section?
Heading
What means having characteristics of?
-al/-ial
What means not too hot and not too cold?
Temperate
What means easy to break or damage?
Tender
What are special headings that help readers know what the next section of a text will be about?
Subtitles
What is it called when words look different than the rest of the paragraph? This is used to show that the word is important.
Bolded, italics, highlighted, or underlined
Who is someone who assists another person?
Assistant
What means currently existing?
Prevailing
What are depressions in the Earth's Surface that holds water?
Basins
What helps readers see exactly what something or someone looks like?
Illustrations or Photographs
What is a labeled picture showing the parts of something?
Diagram
What word means having the characteristics of history?
Historical
Which vocabulary word means leads somewhere?
Ushers
What means characterized by regularity?
Reliable
What identifies the topic of the text and tells what the text will be about?
Title
What is a chronological list of times or events that give details about the text?
A Timeline