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Dictionary Skills
Prefixes
Suffixes
Figurative Lang.
Parts of Speech
100
Gives the meaning of words
What is a dictionary
100
anti
What is against
100
related to, have a touch of
What is ish
100
sound words
What is onomatopoeia
100
shows action or links two ideas in a sentence
What is a verb
200
Lists words with similar meanings or synonyms
What is a thesaurus
200
against, not
What is il
200
having a lot of
What is ful
200
an expression that has a meaning other than the literal meaning
What is an idiom
200
words that show emotion or surprise
What are interjections
300
the two words at the top of each dictionary page
What are guide words
300
in front of, before
What is pre
300
the act of, state of, result of,
What is ous
300
A comparison of two things using like or as
What is a similie
300
a word that describes a noun or pronoun
What is an adjective
400
locates spelling errors in documents and makes suggestions for correcting them, usally part of a word-processing program
What is spell-check program
400
in favor of
What is pro
400
able to be or become
What is able
400
A repetition of beginning consonant sounds
What is alliteration
400
a word that describes a verb
What is an adverb
500
the primary meaning of a word comes from it
What is root
500
badly or wrong
What is mis
500
without something
What is less
500
uses exaggeration to show comic effect or strong emotion
What is hyperbole
500
words that connects words or groups of words
What are conjunction