Suffixes | Prefixes | Akeelah and the Bee | Compound Words` | A Mashup of things you should know if you are a student at GK! |
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What is "-ful"?
It's a three-letter suffix that means "full of"
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What is "un"?
This two-letter prefix means "not"
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Who is the coach, or Dr. Larabee?
Because Akeelah knew how much she missed her dead father, she offered a suggestion to this character, who missed his dead daughter.
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What is "bookshelf" or "bookcase"?
This compound word, which has the word "book" in it, describes a place to put books.
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Who is Mrs. Carter?
This lovely lady is our school librarian.
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What is "-able"?
It is a four-letter suffix that means "can be done"
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What is "dis"?
When you add this three-letter prefix to a base word, it negates the base word. It can mean "not", "opposite of", "reverse", "separate", or "away from"
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Who is Javier Mendez?
This young student was the a very gracious loser at the bee. He was happy that he made it to 5th place before losing.
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What is "grandmother"?
This compound word, which has the word "mother" in it, refers to the mother of your mother.
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Who is Mrs. Barbara?
This lady is the most friendly janitor; she keeps our library floor sparkling clean.
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What is "-ly"?
It is a two-letter suffix that means "in that way". When added to a base word, this suffix usually changes an adjective into an adverb.
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What is "re"?
This two-letter prefix means "again"
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What is "they were intimidated by her" or "they were jealous of her"?
Akeelah's coach told her that this was the reason that some other girls treated her badly.
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What is "eyelid"?
This compound word, which has the word "eye" in it, refers to the skin that covers your eye when you blink or when you close your eyes.
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What is a schoolbus?
This compound word describes a way that many students ride to school.
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What is "-less"?
This four-letter suffix means "without" or "missing"
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What is "anti"?
This four-letter prefix means "against"
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What are "little words"?
This is where big words come from.
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What is a "bookbag" or a "backpack"?
This compound word refers to something that most students have. They use this to carry their supplies and books.
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What is a pep rally?
This is where all grade levels sit in the gym and try to shout louder than the others.
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What is "-ance" or "-ence"?
This four-letter suffix means "action", "state", "quality" or "process"
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What is "bi"?
This two-letter prefix means "two"
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Who is Dylan?
Akeelah was prepared to sacrifice her "win" in order to help out this student.
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What is "lunchtime"?
This compound word refers to when we get to eat at school.
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What is graduate?
This is what you will do at the end of your senior year.
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