STAAR VOCABULARY 2

The basic part of a word that gives it its main meaning.

• Root

• Prefix

• Suffix

• Conjunction

Events in a story that build tension and lead to the climax.

• Rising action

• Falling action

• Exposition

• Resolution

The main idea or lesson the author wants to share.

• Theme

• Plot

• Setting

• Character

The words characters say to each other.

• Dialogue

• Monologue

• Narration

• Soliloquy

The voice talking in a poem or story.

• Narrator

• Character

• Author

• Editor

A letter or group of letters added to the end of a word to change its meaning or how it's used.

• What is a suffix?

• What is a prefix?

• What is a root?

• What is an infix?

A group of lines in a poem, like a paragraph.

• stanza

• verse

• chapter

• section

The feeling or atmosphere a text creates for the reader.

• What is the feeling or atmosphere a text creates for the reader?

• What is the main idea of a text?

• What is the author's purpose in a text?

• What is the structure of a text?

Instructions in a play that tells actors what to do or where to go.

• Stage directions

• Dialogue

• Props

• Costume

The time and place a story happens.

• Setting

• Plot

• Theme

• Character