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Prefixes
Suffixes
Vocab
Analogies
Syn/Ant
100
What is the prefix for before in time?
pre
100
What is the suffix for “one who”?
er or or
100
Hints that an author gives to help define a difficult or unusual word.
Context Clue
100
Pen is to author as brush is to _______.
Painter, artist
100
Synonyms or Antonyms? Exam, test
Synonyms
200
What is the difference between a unicycle and a bicycle?
Uni means one, Bi means two
200
The (land) of the plane was not difficult. ?Add the correct ending to land___
ing landing
200
_______ are the comparisons between _____ things.
Analogies are the comparisons between two things. ANALOGIES TWO
200
Happy is to sad as hot is to _____
cold
200
Give a synonym for the word “autumn”
fall
300
What is the prefix in the word “counterattack”?
Counter means against. The attack against
300
What does the suffix ful mean? Use it in a word.
Ful means full of Examples may vary
300
_______ are words with similar meanings. _______ are words with opposite meanings.
Synonyms (Same) and Antonyms (opposite)
300
Time is to clock as temperature is to _______.?
thermometer
300
Guess the board name by its synonym “Apologies”
Sorry
400
What prefix can you add to the word “appoint” to show you are not happy with something?
Dis disappoint
400
What is the root word of the word “privacy”? What does the word privacy mean?
Private is the root word. Privacy means the state or quality of being private.
400
______ are words that are subject specific. Give an example.
Technical words. Examples may vary. Must include what subject they are specific to.
400
Stem is to flower as trunk is to _______.
tree
400
Guess the movie name by its antonym “Forward from the Past.”
Back from the Future
500
What prefix would you add to the word “estimate” to show that you did not estimate high enough? To shoe that you estimated too high?
Under --- too low --- underestimate Over --- too high --- overestimate
500
Use the suffix –ship in a word. What does it mean?
ship means the status of
500
______ refers to the meaning that is implied by a word apart from the thing that it describes. Give an example.
Connotation Examples may vary.
500
Creek is to river as hill is to
mountain
500
Give a synonym and antonym for the word “city”.
town country answers may vary