where would you find the definition, part of speech, and examples of how to use a word
What is a dictionary
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The repetition of the same beginning sound, usually a consonant, in a phrase
What is alliteration
Example: The boy big brown bears. OR Sue dreads drawing daisies during art.
100
Words that sound alike but are spelled different
Example: aloud or allowed / bare, bear / their, there, they're
What are homophones
200
to move
example: mobile, motion, or movie
What is mob, mot, or mov
200
One or more syllables added to the end of the word to change its meaning or how it is used.
What is a suffix
200
Thesaurus
What is a book to find synonyms
200
The wind whispered through the trees.
What is personification
200
Protagonist and Antagonist
What is the good character vs. the bad character
300
paragraph : meaning write, draw, describe
Which part of the word paragraph is the root?
What is graph
300
What is the prefix that means across
What is trans example: transport
300
a book that you would find maps
What is an atlas
300
The lake was a golden mirror.
What is a metaphor
300
First, Second, Next, Finally, 1996
What are clue words for chronological order
400
memory, mental the root is mem/ment
what does the root mean?
What is mind
400
the suffix ly changes a noun to an adjective. Give me an example.
What is friend to friendly
400
You are writing a report on George Washington and your friend is writing a report on grapes...where would you look for information?
What is an encyclopedia specifically the g volume
400
a long poem written about a famous person, can be sung
What is a ballad
400
Implicit vs. Explicit
What are details that are implied (meaning is not directly told) vs. explicit (ideas that stated directly)
500
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Claustrophobia, what is the root and what does it mean?
What is phobia, means fear
500
s and es
What is plurals example: boys
500
Local news, weather, world events, obituaries, social events, etc.