ELA Test Prep Vocabulary

dialogue

• language that provides specific details about something

• where a story takes place

• the words the characters speak in a play or story, a conversation between characters

base word

• the simplist form of a word, to which affixes may be added

• a word with a prefix

• a word with a suffix

affix

• a base word

• a word without a prefix or suffix

• a word part added to the beginning or end of a word or root to change its meaning; prefixes and suffixes

analyze

• a saying that expresses a truth about how people behave

• correct in every detail

• to closely examine the parts of a text to better understand the whole

prefix

• a word with a suffix

• a word part added to the end of a word or root to change its meaning

• a word part added to the beginning of a word or root to change its meaning

suffix

• a word part added to the end of a word or root to change its meaning or part of speech

• a word part added to the beginning of a word or root to change its meaning or part of speech

• a word with a prefix

conclude

• the middle of the plot

• start something up

• bring something to an end

synonym

• A) a word that has the opposite meaning of another word

• B) a word that has the same or nearly the same meaning as another word

• C) a word that sounds the same as another word but has a different meaning

antonym

• A) a word that has the opposite meaning of another word

• B) a word that has the same or nearly the same meaning as another word

• C) a word that sounds the same as another word but has a different meaning

metaphor

• A) a comparison using 'like' or 'as'

• B) a direct comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'

• C) an exaggeration for effect