STAT Home Court Chapters 13-16

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What is a prefix?

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A prefix is a group of letters added to the beginning of a word to change its meaning.

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What does the prefix 'un' imply?

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The prefix 'un' generally means 'not' or 'opposite of'.

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What does the prefix 'pre' imply?

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The prefix 'pre' means 'before'.

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What is a base word?

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A base word is a word that can stand alone and has meaning without any prefixes or suffixes.

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What is the base word in 'unhappiness'?

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The base word is 'happy'.

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What is a simile?

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A simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is a metaphor?

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A metaphor is a figure of speech that directly compares two different things without using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is personification?

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Personification is a figure of speech in which human qualities are attributed to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract concepts.

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What is alliteration?

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Alliteration is the repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words.

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Identify the prefix in 'understand'.

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The prefix is 'under'.