Prefix
What is a prefix?
A word that goes in front of another word
ex) un-happy
What is a suffix?
A word that goes at the end of a word.
ex) happiness (ness)
What is a synonym?
Dear Primo is a letter to who?
A cousin
Text that is presented in different ways so the reader knows that it's important.
What does the prefix (pre) mean
Before
ex) toothless
without
A word that means the opposite of another word.
What are 3 animals on Carlitos' farm?
burro (donkey), gallo (rooster), pollos (chicken)
What is a graphic feature?
An important picture to show what is going on in the story.
What does the prefix "re" mean?
Again
What does the suffix "ful"
ex) helpful
full of
What is a synonym for "large"
big/huge/tall/giant
How does Charlie get to school?
Charlie takes the subway to school.
Is a map a text or a graphic feature? Why?
GRAPHIC FEATURE because it is a type of image (picture).
What does the prefix "un" mean
ex) un-happy
not
ex) painting
to be doing something/action
What is an antonym for day?
night/afternoon
What does Carlitos' mom cook after school?
quesidallas (tortillas with cheese)
Is a bold word a text or graphic feature?
TEXT FEATURE because it's important text that's being brought to the reader's attention.
What does the prefix "mis" mean
ex) misunderstand
wrong / not
ex) curable
to be able to
What is an antonym for "boring"
fun/interesting/exciting
What are two things Charlie likes to do when he's done with his homework?
Charlie likes to play games, play by the stoop, play video games in his friends' apartment.
Name one example of a text feature AND one example of a graphic feature.
TEXT: bold, capital, italic, colorful, extra large, or extra small words.
GRAPHIC: word bubbles, maps, charts, graphs.