Roots and affixes
The suffix -ed means what?
It already happened, past tense
Is this a definition of fact or opinion?
Something that is real or exists
Fact
The mother bathed the baby in the tepid water.
What is the meaning of tepid?
A. warm B. hot C. muddy D. cold
ANSWER: A. warm
The cuckoo was like a woodpecker
simile
Which one of the senses does this statement appeal to?
"The keys jingled with his every step"
The sense of hearing / sound
Pieces of words that come after a root are what?
Suffixes
Someone's personal feelings or attitudes
Is this an example of fact or opinion?
Opinion
We laughed during the play at the dialogue between the hero and his silly partner. The jokes they told were hilarious.
What is the meaning of dialogue?
A. spotlight B. conversation C. table D. direction
ANSWER: B. conversation
In one ear and out the other
She has a frog in her throat
These are.....
Idioms
Point of view: Which one is first person, and which one is third person?
1. A story that uses you, he, she, they
2. A story that uses I, me, my
1 = Third person point of view
2 = First person point of view
The suffix -ing means what?
Happening now
Eating vegetables are how you get important vitamins, minerals and fiber. However, vegetables are boring.
What is fact, and what is opinion?
FACT: "Eating vegetables are how you get important vitamins, minerals and fiber"
OPINION: vegetables are boring.
I totally forgot my homework. But don't scoff at my excuses! It isn't nice to speak to someone so scornfully.
Which word or phrase helps you understand the meaning of the word scoff?
Answer: speak to someone scornfully.
Scoff: Means to speak to someone or about something in a scornfully, derisive, or mocking way.
A comparison of two unlike things using like or as, is a what?
Simile
Text features in books, or on forms are used to...
A. confuse readers
B. highlight the main idea
C. help readers see and understand information
C. help readers see and understand information
Fresh air is a benefit of playing outside.
In the word 'benefit' the root 'bene' most likely means what?
A. Bad B. Good C. Difficult
B. Good
I forgot to go to the grocery store. We have no food in the house.
What is the cause and the effect?
Cause: didn't go grocery shopping
Effect: No food in the house
Inference/conclusion: The bear ate lots of nuts and fish. Her fur got thick. She prepared her den. The leaves fell from the trees and the days turned colder. What was the bear getting ready to do?
Getting ready to hibernate
His face lit up like a Christmas tree.
simile
Free verse, ballads, and limericks are all types of what?
Poetry
the suffix -s means what?
More than one, many, plural
I burned my tongue because the coffee was so hot.
What is the effect?
Effect: I burned my tongue.
The waves crashed against the beach. Thunder cracked and lightning lit the sky. The wind howled and bent trees over sideways. People put shutters on their windows, bought supplies, and were ready. We can conclude/infer, that the people were expecting what to happen?
A hurricane to hit
When you say one thing, but it means something completely different, it is what?
An idiom
If a passage is described or structured as cause and effect, this means that 'cause and effect' is the passage's what?
An organizational pattern