Prefix and Suffix
What is the prefix/suffix in the word "dissipate"? What does the prefix/suffix mean?
Dis (not)
What is the difference between a simile and metaphor?
Similes compare two things using like or as, metaphors compare two things WITHOUT like or as.
Find what the bolded word means:
The local culinary shop sells a palmier, a flaky sugary pastry shaped like a palm leaf.
A flaky, sugary pastry.
What does the Latin root "aud" mean?
To hear (ie: audio, audition)
What is the meaning of "self-propelled"?
Able to move/function on its own. (ie: Tung tung tung Sahur created his own self-propelled skateboard.)
What does the prefix "semi" mean? What is an example?
Partly, half
What type of figurative language is this? "The tree danced in the streets as the wind blew."
Personification
Find what the bolded word means:
When the hikers reached the summit, they celebrated at the very top of the mountain.
What does the Latin root "multi" mean?
Many (ie: multiple, multiplier)
What is the meaning of "bizzare"?
Crazy, unusual (ie: the scary movie we watched was bizzare.)
What is the prefix of the word "interjection"? What does the prefix mean?
Inter (between, among)
Give an example of onomatopoeia.
Answers may vary
Find what the bolded word means:
Unlike the quiet and calm crowd, the children were very boisterous.
Loud, noisy, energetic
What does the Greek root "hydr" mean?
Water (ie: hydraulic, hydrate)
What is the meaning of "torrential"?
Very fast and violent, usually referring to natural phenomenons. (ie: The torrential winds blew my house away!)
What is the suffix in the word "isolation"? What does the suffix mean?
-tion (act, process)
What is the difference between hyperboles and exaggeration?
Exaggeration makes a thing seem bigger, better, or worse than it actually is; hyperboles only emphasize something without changing its actual meaning.
Find the meaning of the bolded word:
Celestial bodies, such as the sun, the moon, and the stars, shine brightly in the night sky.
Objects/planets in space
What does the Greek root "chron" mean?
Time (ie: chronological, chronic)
What does "aerodynamic" mean?
Having to do with air pressure (ie: The physicist was studying aerodynamics for his next project.)
What does the prefix "en" or "em" mean? What is an example of the prefix in a word?
Answer ONE of the two questions (bonus points if both are answered correctly):
What is an oxymoron?
What is alliteration?
An oxymoron is combining two contrasting words together (ie: Living dead, bittersweet)
Alliteration is when a line of words start with the same letter or sound (ie: Cheeky chubby chump, rows of red rails)
Find what the bolded word means:
Janet's dog punctured her rubber ball with his sharp teeth, causing it to go flat.
Make a hole in, poke
What does the Latin root "ambi" mean?
Both (ie: ambidextrous, ambiguous)
What does "floccinaucinihilipilification" mean?
The habit of judging something as worthless or useless.