Prefixes
Root Words
Unit Concepts
Vocabulary
Idioms
100

This prefix means "again"

re-

100

This root means "life"

bio

100

What are the 3 main elements of a story?

Characters, Setting, Plot

100

This vocabulary word means "waited, paused, or stopped due to feeling unsure"

hesitate/hesitated

100

What is the meaning of the idiom? "a piece of cake"

something is easy

200

This prefix means "not"

un-

200

This root means "to break"

-fract-

200

What is another name for problem/solution?

Conflict/Resolution

200

This vocabulary word means "to make different or change"

alter

200

What is the meaning of the idiom? " pulling your leg"

you're joking

300

This prefix means "before"

pre-

300

This root/word means "to write"

-scrip/scrib/scribe-

300

What punctuation is used to identify dialogue?

Quotation marks

300

This vocabulary word means "to be responsible"

accountable

300

What is the meaning of the idiom? "feeling blue"

feeling sad

400

This prefix means "under, beneath, or below"

sub-

400

This root means "to build"

-struct-

400

What is dialogue?

Words spoken by characters

400

This vocabulary word means "to fall down or cave in"

collapse

400

What is the meaning of the idiom? "driving you up a wall"

something is annoying you 

500

This prefix means "to say, speak"

-dict-

500

This root means "the study of"

-logy

500

What is author's claim?

An opinion or statement presented as truth, supported with reasons and evidence.

500

This vocabulary word means "uneasily"

uncomfortably

500

What is an idiom?

A type of figurative language where the words mean something other than their dictionary (literal) meaning

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