Reading Review

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What are words that have more than one meaning?

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Multiple meaning words are words that can have different meanings depending on the context.

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What are phrases that have a meaning different from the meaning of each word in them?

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Idioms are phrases where the meaning is not directly related to the individual words.

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What is the simplest form of a word?

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The root word is the base part of a word without any prefixes or suffixes.

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What does it mean to retell the most important details in a paragraph or section of a text?

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To summarize means to give a brief statement of the main points.

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What is a word part added to the end of a word to change its meaning?

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A suffix is a letter or group of letters added to the end of a word.

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What is a word part added to the beginning of a word to change its meaning?

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A prefix is a letter or group of letters added to the start of a word.

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What is a comparison using 'like' or 'as'?

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A simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is an exaggeration used for emphasis?

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Hyperbole is an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally.

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What is a word that has the opposite meaning of another word?

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An antonym is a word that means the opposite of another word.

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What is a word that has the same or similar meaning as another word?

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A synonym is a word that has the same or similar meaning as another word.