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Roots & Affixes
Synonym & Antonyms
Vocabulary & Word Recognition
Critical Thinking
Author's Purpose
100
gives a word its meaning and cannot be broken into smaller parts, main part of a word
What is a root?
100
words with similar meanings
What are synoynms?
100
are words and sentences near an unfamiliar word that help a reader figure out the meaning
What is a context clue?
100
a judgement made on what you know and what the author tells you
What is an inference?
100
plays performed by actors using dialogue and stage directions
What is drama?
200
beginning part of a word
What is a prefix?
200
words that have opposite meanings
What are antonyms?
200
words that are spelled the same but have more than one meaning
What are multiple meaning words?
200
an overall opinion formed after reading
What is a conclusion?
200
different types of literature
What are genres?
300
ending part of a word
What is suffix?
300
worried and troubled is an example
What is a synonym?
300
words that have the same sounds but have different meanings
What is a homophone?
300
a broad statement that uses such words as always, everyone, never
What is a generalization?
300
stories with imaginary characters
What is fiction?
400
a word part added to the start or end of a root to make a new word
What is an affix?
400
continue and cease is an example
What is an antonym?
400
words that have the same name
What is a homonym?
400
what an article is mostly about
What is the main idea?
400
information about real people, events, places, or things
What is nonfiction?
500
a root that means tooth
What is dent?
500
certain and sure is an example
What is a synonym?
500
words used in specific subject matter like Math, History, etc.
What are content specific words?
500
give more information about the main idea
What are supporting details?
500
is expressive writing that often has rhythm and rhyme in stanzas or groups of lines
What is poetry?