Latin/Greek Roots
The Latin root for 100.
What is cent, like century?
What is the verb and everything else?
If your Lemonhead candy falls on the ground, don't pick it up. But if your Hot Skittles fall on the floor, that a different story. You may have to pick those up! Why? Because while they both are small, round, candies---Skittles are different colors, many flavors, and much more tasty! Simply put, Hot Skittles are better than Lemondheads.
What is compare and contrast?
As loud as a cymbal
That is a simile?
Another word for elixir?
What is a potion or drink?
The meaning of the Latin root "ambi" found in the words ambiguous and ambidextrous.
What is "both"?
How you should start a paragraph.
What is "by indenting"?
Darren can't sing in the choir because he lost his voice while screaming at the football game Last Friday. He probably won't be able to sing in the State Choir Competition. That will be sad, if he can't. His music scholarship to college is riding on him being able to sing.
What is Cause & Effect?
The new baby was a bundle of joy.
What is a metaphor?
Bob asked me to the prom. My parent's said, they have to mall it over. Mean means....
What is "to think it over"?
What is "good"?
It is the word "me" in the sentence: "During recess, Travis kicked me on the playground."
What is the direct object?
The adorable twins were born at 7:59AM on a busy Tuesday. Jeremy Banks and his lovely, strong wife of five years, Jennifer, gushed over the twins rosy-red cheeks and curly brown. The happy parents gazed into their big eyes, and smiled from ear to ear all day long.
What is descriptive?
I had to walk a million miles to school.
What is hyperbole?
What is to collect?
The meaning of micro in "microscope."
What is "small"?
The indirect object of the sentence: "Has your boss sent you a notice about the next conversation?"
What is "you"?
The elderly man at the nursing home had a diaper so full that he waddled when he walked. The aroma was so strong that no one wanted to enter in room. After a while, a courteous nurse's aid came in. She politely changed the grandpa's diaper, and talked with him too.
What is problem and solution?
He helped her hut head heal.
What is an Alliteration?
The aroma was putrid. Putrid means...
What is foul or stinky?
Autobigraphy is three Greek roots put together (auto, bio, and graph). Here is what the three roots each mean.
Identify the predicate. We gave my mother a book for her birthday.
What is "...gave my mother a book for her birthday."?
Kev began to taunt Tim about his beat-up shoes until Tim began to cry. Tim tried to explain that he seldom got new shoes. He only got them at Christmas and the first day of school. When Mr. Lindsey heard this, he talked with Kev. Then Mr. Lindsey took Kev out to buy Tim a new pair of the Retro Jordan 11s.
What is problem and solution?
The White House has never told so many lies.
Tall is to lanky as obese is ....
What is overweight?