NESA EXAMPREP STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS COMPLETE REVIEW MATERIAL

NESA EXAMPREP STUDY GUIDE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
COMPLETE REVIEW MATERIAL

●● Suffix
Answer: Groups of letters placed after a word to alter its meaning or
change it into a different kind of word, from an adjective to an adverb,
etc.


●● Root Word
Answer: The base word you start with before adding prefixes or suffixes


●● Synonym
Answer: A word that means the same as another word


●● Antonym
Answer: A word that means the opposite of another word


●● Connotation
Answer: All the meanings, associations, or emotions that a word
suggests

, ●● Denotation
Answer: The dictionary definition of a word


●● Figurative Language
Answer: Language that cannot be taken literally since it was written to
create a special effect or feeling


●● Alliteration
Answer: Repetition of consonant sounds


●● Onomatopoeia
Answer: A word that imitates the sound it represents


●● Similie
Answer: A comparison using like or as


●● Metaphor
Answer: A comparison of two unlike things without using the word like
or as


●● Personification
Answer: A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human
feelings, thoughts, or attitudes