SOL Review Vocabulary 1

2. a group of letters added to the end of a word that changes the meaning of the word
6. a word that has the opposite meaning of another word
8. words, phrases, or sentences surrounding an unknown word that give hints about its meaning
10. writing that tells about real people, places, and events
11. what a passage or story is mostly about
12. a statment that cannot be proven. It communicates someone's felling or belief.
14. a book that gives synonyms and antonyms of words
15. the subject of an essay, report, or writing piece
16. the most basic part of a word, often from Latin or Greek
18. sources of information, such as encyclopedias, textbooks, newspapers, and the internet
19. a group of letters added to the beginning of a base word that changes the meaning of the word
20. A word with the same, or nearly the same, meaning as another word

1. a book that lists words alphabetically and gives definitions of each word
3. a statement that is true and can be proven
4. word a part of a longer word that can stand on its own
5. writing that tells about imaginary characters and events
7. words that are pronounced the same but have different meanings and sometimes different spellings
9. the words characters say
13. information that helps to prove or describe the main idea
17. an alphabetical list of key words or technical terms in a book, along with their definitions