Root Words
Adjectives
Text Structure
Prefixes
FANBOYS
100

This root means "relating to book or books."

What is "biblio"?

100
Which word is a noun used as an adjective:

The Philadelphia Eagles did not win the game.  

What is "Philadelphia"?

100

This text structure shows the order of events or steps.

What is chronological? (sequence also accepted)

100

This prefix means "middle".

What is "mid-"

100

This word is a FANBOYS

but          before

What is "but"?

200

This root means "hear or listen".  

What is "audi-"?

200

This word in the sentence is a descriptive adjective before the word it modifies:

Snickers is a happy dog.

What is "happy"?

200

This text structure shows similarities and differences between 2 or more things

What is compare and contrast?

200

This prefix means "across or moving across".

What is "trans"?

200

This word is a FANBOYS

also            and

What is "and"?

300

This is a "a list of works on a subject or by an author that were used or consulted to write a research paper, book or article".

What is "bibliography"?

300

This word is a comparative adjective in the sentence below:

The redwood tree is taller than the maple tree.

What is "taller"?

300

This text structure shows details and information about a topic

What is description?

300

This prefix means "against".

What is "anti-"

300

This word is a FANBOYS

for         from

What is "for"?

400
This "audi-" word means "a large room where people can listen to performances".

What is "auditorium"?

400

This word is a superlative adjective in the sentence below:

She made the most difficult decision at the doctor's office yesterday.  

What is "most"?

400

This text structure describes a conflict and presents one or more fixes for the conflict.

What is problem and solution?

400

This prefix means "in front of or forward".

What is "pro-"?

400

This word is a FANBOYS

you          yet

What is "yet"?

500

This "audi-" word means relating to the sense of hearing.

What is "auditory"?

500

This word in the sentence below is a superlative adjective:

Elena is the strongest girl in her class.  

What is "strongest"?

500

This text structure describes one or more events and the events that they cause.

What is cause and effect?

500

This prefix means "with or together".

What is "com-"?

500

This word is a FANBOYS

because         so

What is "so"?