Parts of a Word
What are root words?
The form of a word after all of its prefixes and suffixes have been removed
The sequence of events in a story is called the...
plot.
What is nonfiction?
A genre made up of books or stories that are about real people or real events.
Accustom
to make familiar
These blood vessels carry blood away from the heart?
Arteries
What is a prefix?
The part of a word that comes before its base (pre, post, non, anti)
A _____________ is when you compare two unrelated things to create new understanding and meaning (example: the girl is as fast as a cheetah)
What is a short story?
A brief story made up by an author (poems, picture books, short stories)
One who spends time with or does things with another
companion
These blood vessels carry blood back to the heart.
Veins
What is a suffix?
The part of a word that comes after its base (ing, ion, ly)
The character the story revolves around is called the
protagonist.
What is fiction?
A genre made up by the author.
Something that prevents one from moving forward?
obstacle
What is the circulatory system responsible for?
To deliver blood throughout the body.
What are syllables?
The individual sounds that words are made of (re/ne/go/ti/ate)
Giving non-human objects human characteristics is called
personification
What is setting>
The place in which a story happens.
What is a pedestrian?
The kidneys
What prefix means before?
Pre
Struggle between opposing forces is called
conflict.
What is first-person?
A story that is told through the eyes of the main character.
Give the jingle for the word analyze.
An-a-lyze, break it down, down, down,
Then explain what you found, found, found
What is the function of the excretory system?
To dispel waste.