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prefixes, suffixes, and roots
Figurative Language
Double or Triple
Antonym/
Synonym
Source of information
100
What does the word disbelief mean?
opposite of disbelief
100
He is as quick as a cricket. simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole
simile
100
We went _______visit granny. to, two, too
to
100
fierce-mean
synonym
100
Light enters the eye through the cornea and the pupil. What would you use to find the meaning of pupil in a book? index, table of contents, glossary, title page
glossary
200
What prefix can be added to the word summer to make it mean "middle of summer"? non, mid, pre,dis
mid
200
In the sky the clouds were huge balls of cotton. simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole
metaphor
200
_________ going outside. they're, their, there
they're
200
weary- entergetic
antonyms
200
What source of information would you use to see who scored the most points in a basketball game the night before? A. encyclopedia B. dictionary C. newspaper D. thesaurus
C. newspaper
300
What prefix can be added to the word write to make it mean "write again"?
re
300
The kite danced at the end of the string and seemed to laugh with joy. metaphor, simile, hyperbole, personification
personification
300
The leopard lost ____spots. it's, its
its
300
volunteer-helper
synonyms
300
You need an illustration of Michigan. What would you use: encyclopedia, atlas, thesaurus, dictionary
atlas
400
What does the word senseless mean?
without sense
400
Billy Bob brought candy to class. simile, hyperbole, alliteration, rhyme
alliteration
400
The kittens lost ____________mittens. they're, their, there
their
400
alone-solo
synonym
400
Which would be the best source for finding information for a report on computers? a Web site about television, a book with photographs of inventions, a Web site that has an online encyclopedia, a book written during the American Revolution
a Web site that has an online encyclopedia
500
Which word has the same root word as visual and vista? vision, voice, vital, villian
vision
500
I heard a noise, and then I heard a voice. simile, rhyme, repetition, onomatopoeia
repetition
500
____boys were _______tired _____play outside. too, two, to
two, too, to
500
horizontal-vertical
antonym
500
If you wanted to do research on big storms that struck during the 1900's which would be the best source of information? an almanac, a thesaurus, a dictionary, an encylopedia
encyclopedia