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AFFIX: one or more letters attached to a word to create a different form of the wordex: preview, colorful
PREFIX: a group of letters (affix) attached to the front of a word to change its meaningex: unchanged, dislike, retell
SUFFIX: a group of letters (affix) attached to the end of a word to change its meaningex: delightful, collectible
SYNONYM: two words with similar meaningsex: pretty/beautiful, cold/freezing
ANTONYM: two words with opposite meaningsex: hot/cold, wet/dry, fast/slow
PSSA Vocabulary
FICTION: a story that is not true; it is created in the author’s imagination
NONFICTION: factual writing that explains, informs, or describes (rather than entertains)
GENRE: a type or category of literature
NARRATIVE: type of text that tells a story (may be fiction or nonfiction)
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FACT: a statement that can be proven true or false
OPINION: what someone thinks or feels; cannot be proven true or false
CAUSE: an action or event that leads to an effectex: He bumped the table and the cup spilled.
EFFECT: something that happens as a result of an action, an event, or a causeex: He bumped the table and the cup spilled.
COMPARE: to tell how things are alike
CONTRAST: to tell how things are different
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SUMMARY: to retell including only main points
INFERENCE: a guess based on what you read and what you already know
PARAPHRASE: to restate something you read or hear by putting it in your own words
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PLOT: the events of a story
THEME: a major idea that is the topic of discussion or writing
SETTING: a story's time and place
DIALOGUE: a conversation between people in a story
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CONFLICT: a struggle between characters, forces, or emotions (a problem)
CLIMAX: the moment in a story after tension builds and the conflict is most intense (the turning point)
CONCLUSION: the ending of a story
RESOLUTION: where the problem in the story is worked out
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MAIN IDEA: the author's most important point, usually found in the topic sentence
AUTHOR’S PURPOSE: the author’s reason for writing(to entertain, to inform, or to persuade) POINT OF VIEW: the position from which a story is told
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FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE: language that cannot be taken literally because it was written to create a special feeling(similes, metaphors, alliteration, hyperbole, etc.)
SIMILE: comparing two things using 'like' or 'as'ex: The sky was black as coal.
METAPHOR: comparing two things without using 'like' or 'as'ex: The child was a monster when his mother took him to the mall.
ALLITERATION: repetition of the same sound(Tongue twisters are great examples of alliteration.)ex: The blue ball bounced brilliantly.
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HYPERBOLE: extreme exaggeration(EXAGGERATION: a statement that stretches the truth) ex: I am so hungry that I could eat a horse!
PERSONIFICATION: giving an object human qualitiesex: The cold air slapped me in the face as I went outside.
ONOMATOPOEIA: sound words EX. moo, snap, plop, meow, ETC.ex: The fireworks went BOOM!
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