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Homophones
Affixes
Cause/Effect
Fact and Opinion
Synonyms and Antonyms
100
What is a homophone for bear? You must give the definition of both bear and your answer.
bare - unclothed (not clothed) or not covered
100

What suffix do you need to add to the word 'travel' in order to make it mean 'person who travels'?

-er 

traveler

100

Careless is to accident as careful is to________? 

a. Mistake 

b. safety 

c. luck 

d. satisfaction

b. safety
100
Fact or Opinion?

Everybody loves football.

opinion - when the word "everyone", "most" or "all" is used it is USUALLY an opinion
100
What is an antonym? What is a synonym?
antonym is a word that means the opposite of a word

synonym is a word that means the same as another word

200
What is the homophone for male? You must give the meaning of both male and your answer.
mail - letters or packages sent through a carrier
200

What prefix would you add to the word 'agree' to make it mean the opposite?

dis-

disagree

200
Katie ran a 5 mile race today. She went home and cleaned her room. 

What is a possible effect of this?

She is tired. (Other answers possible)
200
Fact or Opinion?

Football rules were written down in the 1800's.

Fact - Facts often contain dates.
200
Choose the pair that are synonyms.

a. blew, blue

b. violet, purple

c. cake, pie

d. frigid, sweltering

b. violet, purple
300
What is the homophone for mined? You must give the meaning of both mined and your answer.
mind - a brain, what a being thinks with
300

What suffix would you add to the word 'fear' to make it mean 'without fear'?

-less 

fearless

300

Heat is to cooked as cold is to _____? 

a. chilly 

b. ice cream 

c. skating 

d. frozen

d. frozen
300
Fact or Opinion?

More women have football jerseys than men.

fact - you can prove it by counting the number of women that have football jerseys and the number of men that have them
300
What word is an antonym for fast?

a. lethargic

b. brisk

c. swift

d. rapid

a. lethargic
400
Which one of the answers below are homophones?

a. stack, stake

b. or, oar

c. brew, blue

d. wind, wind

b. or, oar

or - gives a choice

oar - something you paddle with

400

How do the prefixes im-, in-, non-, and un- change the meaning of words?

They mean 'not.' Example: imperfect = not perfect

400

Earthquake is to tsunami as heavy rain is to _______? a. flood 

b. hurricane 

c. miserable 

d. river

a. flood
400
Fact or Opinion?

9x5= 40

Fact - numbers can be proven
400
What is a synonym for awesome?

a. dreadful

b. marvelous

c. lousy

d. atrocious

b. marvelous
500
What is the homophone for rough? You must give the meaning of rough and your answer.
ruff - clothing around the neck or feathers around the neck of a bird
500

The word that suffixes and prefixes modify is called the _______.

root word
500
What are 3 words that signal cause/effect text structure?
because, since, so, so that, therefore, thus, due to, in order to, causing, cause, if...then, as a result, consequently
500
What is the difference in a fact and opinion?
A fact can be proven and an opinion is what someone thinks or believes.
500
What is a antonym for smooth?

a. coarse

b. flat

c. sleek

d. soft

a. coarse