Word Study
The old English suffix that means "full of" or "having qualities of"
Also, give an example with this suffix.
The techniques writers use to portray characters
There are two types. Name them.
What is characterization?
Direct and indirect
Used to replace a person, place, or thing in a sentence
What is a pronoun?
Michael Bloomberg
Who is the mayor of New York who tried to implement a soda ban?
The author's attitude towards his or her subject and audience
What is tone?
This Latin root means "law" or "fair and right."
Give an example of a word with this root.
What is -just-?
Author's perspective can also be called this.
What is point of view?
This is a group of words that has both a subject and a verb.
There are two types- name them.
What is a clause?
Dependent and independent
Barrington Irving
Who is the first African-American to fly solo around the world?
Accept other answers as applicable
A word that sounds the same as another word but is spelled differently
What is a homophone?
The Latin prefix that means "out" or "out from within."
Give an example of a word with this prefix.
What is ex?
Some types include poor reasoning or over-reliance on emotions.
What are logical fallacies?
This type of sentence has two or more independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses.
What is a compound-complex?
The Native American who made a plea to Congress on behalf of his people
Who is Chief Joseph?
The emotional association of a word
What is connotation?
This Old English prefix means "opposite," "badly," or "wrongly."
Give an example of a word with this prefix.
What is mis?
What are the actual names of the appeals to reason, emotions, and authority? (You must say them in the correct order.)
What are logos, pathos, and ethos?
Words that modify nouns or pronouns
What are adjectives?
Aleeza Kazmi
Who is the girl who stood up for herself regarding her personal identity?
What is chronological order?
This Old English suffix is often used to make an adjective into an adverb.
Give an example of a word with this suffix.
What is -ly?
Language that appeals to the senses
What is sensory language?
(Accept description)
Words that modify verbs, adverbs, and adjectives
What are adverbs?
Three young girls who escaped from the Moore River Settlement to return home to Jigalong
Who are Molly, Gracie, and Daisy?
The overall feeling created in a reader by a literary work
What is mood?