Keystone List 6: Word Parts and Sounds

Which is the best definition of syntax?

• groups of letters placed before a word to alter its meaning
• groups of letters placed after a word to alter its meaning or change it into a different kind of word, from an adjective to an adverb, etc.
• ordering of words into meaningful verbal patterns such as phrases, clauses, and sentences
• one or more letters occurring as a bound form attached to the beginning, end, or base of a word and serving to produce a derivative word or inflectional form

What is the best definition of suffix?

• groups of letters placed before a word to alter its meaning
• one or more letters occurring as a bound form attached to the beginning, end, or base of a word and serving to produce a derivative word or inflectional form
• ordering of words into meaningful verbal patterns such as phrases, clauses, and sentences
• groups of letters placed after a word to alter its meaning or change it into a different kind of word, from an adjective to an adverb, etc.

What is the best definition of sound devices?

• elements of literature that emphasize sound
• ordering of words into meaningful verbal patterns such as phrases, clauses, and sentences
• groups of letters placed before a word to alter its meaning
• groups of letters placed after a word to alter its meaning or change it into a different kind of word, from an adjective to an adverb, etc.

What is the best definition of prefix?

• one or more letters occurring as a bound form attached to the beginning, end, or base of a word and serving to produce a derivative word or inflectional form
• groups of letters placed before a word to alter its meaning
• groups of letters placed after a word to alter its meaning or change it into a different kind of word, from an adjective to an adverb, etc.
• ordering of words into meaningful verbal patterns such as phrases, clauses, and sentences

What is the best definition of multiple-meaning words?

• words that have several meanings depending on how they are used in a sentence
• the repetition of initial sounds in neighboring words
• an author's choice of words, phrases, sentences structures, and figurative language which combine to help create meaning and tone
• the range of associations that a word or phrase suggests in addition to its dictionary meaning

What is the best definition of diction?

• the range of associations that a word or phrase suggests in addition to its dictionary meaning
• an author's choice of words, phrases, sentences structures, and figurative language which combine to help create meaning and tone
• words that have several meanings depending on how they are used in a sentence
• words and phrases in a sentence, paragraph, and/or whole text, which help reason out the meaning of an unfamiliar word

What is the best definition of connotation?

• the range of associations that a word or phrase suggests in addition to its dictionary meaning
• an author's choice of words, phrases, sentences structures, and figurative language which combine to help create meaning and tone
• the repetition of initial sounds in neighboring words
• words and phrases in a sentence, paragraph, and/or whole text, which help reason out the meaning of an unfamiliar word

What is the best definition of context clues?

• an author's choice of words, phrases, sentences structures, and figurative language which combine to help create meaning and tone
• words that have several meanings depending on how they are used in a sentence
• the repetition of initial sounds in neighboring words
• words and phrases in a sentence, paragraph, and/or whole text, which help reason out the meaning of an unfamiliar word

What is the best definition of alliteration?

• the range of associations that a word or phrase suggests in addition to its dictionary meaning
• the repetition of initial sounds in neighboring words
• words and phrases in a sentence, paragraph, and/or whole text, which help reason out the meaning of an unfamiliar word
• elements of literature that emphasize sound

What is the best definition of affix?

• one or more letters occurring as a bound form attached to the beginning, end, or base of a word and serving to produce a derivative word or inflectional form
• groups of letters placed before a word to alter its meaning
• groups of letters placed after a word to alter its meaning or change it into a different kind of word, from an adjective to an adverb, etc.
• ordering of words into meaningful verbal patterns such as phrases, clauses, and sentences