PREFIXES

SUFFIXES

Un- Not

Re-Again

Tion- Condition
Ous- Full Of

Able- Capable of being

Dis-Not

Mis/Im/In-Not

Ly-In a way that is

Ness- State of being

Less- Without

Ment- Condition of

Ful-Notable for

Ly-Characterized by

Pre- Before

Mis-Bad, Badly

Er- One who

HOMOPHONES
A homophone is a group of words
that sound the same, but are spelled
differently and have different
meanings.
Would.Wood

wind and wind

I can feel the wind in my hair.
NONFICTION TEXT
Common Graphic Features
Wind
up
the
string
before
it
gets
tangled.
Common Textual Features

NONFICTION TEXT

Paragraphs
Topic Sentences
Concluding Sentences
Glossary

MULTIPLE
MEANING WORDS
Multiple meaning words are words
that have several meanings depending
upon how they are used in a sentence.
BatBankLight
Give an example of a multiple meaning
word and use it in a sentence.

IDIOMS
Idioms are phrases that mean
more than their words put
together.
C wool over someone's eyes
Pull the
"trick or deceive."

Bite off more than you can chew

Charts
Maps
Diagrams
Captions
Illustrations

DRAWING
CONCLUSIONS
A conclusion is a decision you reach
based on details or facts in a story or
article.

NONFICTION TEXT
Common Organizational Structures

-Chronological Order
-Logical Order
-Cause and Effect
-Classification Schemes

THEME
The implied or stated message about life and
the world in a story

Four ways to express themes

1.
2.
3.
4.

Feelings of the main character

Thoughts and conversations
What does the main character learn in the
course of the story?
The actions or events in the story.

FACT AND OPINION

A fact is something that is true about a subject and can be tested or proven.
An opinion is what someone thinks about that subject.

CONTEXT CLUES
Context clues are bits of information
from the text that, allow you to
decide the meaning of unknown
words in the story or article you are
reading.
Can you find the meaning of a word by
using context clues?
Write a sentence with a context clue.

MAIN IDEA
The main idea is the main reason
that the story was written.
What was the passage or article
mostly about?

SYNONYMS
ANTONYMS

Synonyms are words that have almost the

same meaning.
That storm cloud is huge!
That storm cloud is enormous!
Antonyms are words that have opposite
meaning.
I love the rain!
I hate the rain!

FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE

PERSONIFICATION
Giving something human qualities
The stuffed bear smiled as the little boy
hugged him close.
SIMILE
Comparing two unlike things that is often
introduced by like or as
The sun is like a yellow ball of fire in the
sky.
METAPHOR
Comparing two things by using one kind of
object
Her hair was silk.
ONOMATOPOEIA
Naming a thing or an action by imitating the
sound associated with it
BAM.BOOMSIZZLE
HYPERBOLE
Big exaggeration, usually with humor
mile-high ice-cream cones
REFRAIN
A phrase, line, or group of lines that is
repeated throughout a poem, usually after
every stanza

LITERARY GENRES
short story
legend
folktale
narrative

poetry
fable
drama
nonfiction

"take on more than one can handle."

Lewis 2009