A - Fix (Affix)
Added to the end of a word.
What is a suffix?
Added to the beginning of a word.
What is a prefix?
Author of Harry Potter?
Who is J.K. Rowling?
Vase
1800s American writer, poet, editor, and literary critic best known for poetry and short stories, particularly tales of mystery and the macabre.
Who is Edgar Allan Poe?
more than one
What are "-s" or "-es"? (trains/trenches)
again
What is "re-"? (rewrite)
Who is Suzanne Collins?
Stressed
What are "desserts"?
2000s American writer of poetry and children's fiction. Visited KBMS. Known for writing in verse. Works include Crossover and Booked.
Who is Kwame Alexander?
without
What is "-less"? (hopeless)
against
What is "anti-"? (anticlimax)
Author of Long Way Down.
Who is Jason Reynolds?
Cider
What is "cried"?
2000s Author of novels for young adults including Prisoner B-3087, Code of Honor, Grenade, Something Rotten, Allies, and Refugee. Visited GBMS! Typically writes historical fiction novels.
Who is Alan Gratz?
made of
What is "-en"? (golden)
Under/Below vs. Above = ____ vs. ____
What are "sub-" and "super-"? (subway vs. superhuman)
Author of Inside Out and Back Again.
Who is Thanhha Lai?
Listen
What is "silent"?
Author presumed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey.
Who is Homer?
Having qualities of
What are "ous", "eous", and "ious"? (disastrous, courageous, gracious)
across
What is "trans-" (transmit)
Author of The Art of Racing in the Rain: My Life as a Dog.
Who is Garth Stein?
Denver
What is "nerved"?
Marguerite Annie Johnson: Author, Poet, Civil Rights Activist known for many well known autobiographies.
Who is Maya Angelou?