Prefixes/Suffixes & Root Words
What does the prefix "un-" mean in the word unhappy?
Not
Which word is correct? “I want to go to the park, ___.” (to/two/too)
too
What is the main idea of a passage?
What the passage is mostly about.
Who are the characters in a story?
The people or animals in the story
What is the contraction for "do not"?
don't
What does the suffix "-ful" mean in the word helpful?
Full of
What is the homophone for pair?
pear
Where is the main idea usually found in a passage?
In the first or last sentence.
What is the setting of a story?
Where and when the story happens
What is the contraction for "they will"?
they'll
What is the root word in "replayed"?
play
Which word means “an animal that lives in the woods”? (bare/bear/pair/pear)
bear
What do supporting details do?
They give more information about the main idea.
What is another word for the "problem" in a story?
The conflict
What two words make up "couldn't"?
could not
What does "preheat" mean?
heat before
Write a sentence using the homophones sea and see.
Answers vary.
What do we call the lesson a story teaches?
The theme or moral
the resolution
Rewrite this sentence using a contraction: She is going to the store.
She's going to the store.
What does the word "careless" mean using the root and suffix?
without care
What’s the difference in meaning between their and there?
Their = belongs to them; There = a place
Which detail best supports the main idea?
A detail that explains or proves the main idea
The person who is telling the story, but is not actually in the story.
Rewrite this sentence using two contractions: We are not going because it is raining.
We aren't going because it's raining.