AIR Vocabulary Test Prep

A word that describes someone or something, Example: beautiful, green

• prefix

• suffix

• adjective

Added to the front of a root word to change its meaning

• adjective

• prefix

• suffix

Added to the end of a root word to change its meaning.

• suffix

• prefix

• adjective

The repetition of the same initial letter. Example: Sally sold seashells.

• alliteration

• simile

• metaphor

A complete word that can stand alone without a prefix or a suffix.

• cause

• effect

• base word

Why something happens

• cause

• effect

• base word

What happens

• cause

• effect

• base word

A list of events in the order in which they occur.

• effect

• chronological order

• cause

How two or more things alike and how they are different.

• compare/contrast

• sequence

• description

A problem or disagreement

• context clues

• description

• conflict