Set #4

Question 1

How can we usually find theme?

Answer 1

By considering how the main character responds to the problem.

Question 2

What are synonyms?

Answer 2

Words that have the same meaning.

Question 3

What are some synonyms for “pretty”?

Answer 3

attractive, beautiful, lovely,

Question 4

What are some antonyms for “pretty”?

Answer 4

Ugly, unsightly,

Question 5

What is a suffix?

Answer 5

A word part added to the END of the word, which changes its meaning.

Question 6

Give some suffixes.

Answer 6

-ing, -ist, -ness, -fully

Question 7

What is a prefix?

Answer 7

A word part added to the BEGINNING of the word, which changes its meaning.

Question 8

Give some examples of prefixes.

Answer 8

pre-, non-, de-, anti-

Question 9

What is the difference between a dictionary and a glossary

Answer 9

both give word meanings, but a glossary only defines words from that book; a dictionary defines words from the entire language.

Question 10

What is a thesaurus used for?

Answer 10

It helps improve our writing by offering synonyms for words (so that we can be more descriptive)