Unit 1 Review

​A Prefix comes at the beginning of a word

A suffix comes at the end of a word​

These prefixes and suffixes add a new meaning to the word ​

A root word has no prefix or suffix — it's the most basic part of a word​

A root word is a word that is a main part of the whole word that can help you figure out what it means.

​Prefix	​Suffix	​Root Word
​Mis - Wrong/Bad	​Ment - The act of doing something	​Auto - Self
​Sub - Under	​ly - In a specific way	​Graph - To Write

​Let's look at some examples ...

Multiple Choice

Using the chart, what does patiently mean?

• Using patience for something

• Being frustrated

• Being nice to other people

• Talking in a loud way

​Inferencing

Inferencing is the using text to make the best "guess."

This "guess" makes sense within the text​

Multiple Choice

Using the following statement, what is Maria's mood?

Maria skipped all the way to her room.

• Mad

• Sad

• Tired

• Happy

​If someone is skipping... They are probably happy!

If she would have been dragging her feet, she might be tired​.

Or if she was crying, she might have been sad.

​Cause and effect

Cause is what is happening

Effect is what happens after​

Multiple Choice

If Juni gets hit by a water balloon, what will be the effect?

• He will be hungry

• He will be sleepy

• He will grow taller

• He will be wet

​A Simile is a a figure of speech comparing two unlike things using like or as

​Simile

​Examples of Simile

He is as cool as a cucumber.​

This means he is very chill and cool type of person (not temperature wise.)

​She is blind as a bat.

This means she cannot see well (like a bat).​

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Multiple Choice

What does this simile mean?

She is as sharp a tack.

• she is cool

• She is smart

• she is nice

​She is as sharp as a tack...

Sharp is another word for smart​ and a tack is VERY sharp