Prefix: Re-:
used with the meaning “again” to indicate repetition, or with the meaning “back” or “backward” to indicate withdrawal or backward motion
Suffix: -ed:
means “past.”
Apples can provide several different beneficial vitamins and minerals to the body when you eat them. What evidence from the text supports this conclusion?
Apples are loaded with vitamins and minerals, including potassium (puh-TASS-ee-um) and vitamin C.
Suffix: -ly:
a suffix meaning “every,” attached to certain nouns denoting units of time; a suffix forming adverbs from adjectives; “like”
DISEASE
a disorder of structure/function in a human/animal/plant, especially one that produces specific signs/symptoms and is not a direct result of physical injury
Suffix: -s:
belonging to someone or something; more than one
According to the text, what is a reason that apples are an important part of a healthy diet?
Apples have enzymes that help break down food
What is a way that the author asks the reader to analyze the list of apple types?
See how many kinds of apples the reader can find in the store.
COMBINE
unite or merge; a group of people or companies acting together for a commercial purpose
Prefix: Dis-:
a negative prefix. It means not or none. When we add dis- to the beginning of a word, we give it the opposite meaning.
What is the main idea of this text?
Apples are an important part of a healthy diet and can prevent some diseases.
Suffix: -er:
used with many verbs to make nouns meaning someone or something that performs an action; used with short adjectives and adverbs to make the comparative
If given the choice between eating a whole apple and drinking a glass of apple juice, which would be healthier?
the whole apple, because the skin contains fiber
Choose the word that best completes the sentence. Apples are an important part of your daily diet, ________ they should not be the only food you eat!
but
because
when
so
CANCER
a disease caused by an uncontrolled division of abnormal cells in a part of the body.
Prefix: Anti-:
meaning “against,” “opposite of,”
Suffix: -ing:
action or process
STORE
a retail establishment selling items to the public; keep or accumulate (something) for future use
Prefix: Pre-:
applied with the meanings “prior to,” “in advance of,” “early,” “beforehand,” “before,” “in front of,”
STROKE
occurs when something blocks blood supply to part of the brain; a mark made by drawing a pen, pencil, or paintbrush; to pet something
DAMAGE
physical harm caused to something in such a way as to impair its value, usefulness, or normal function.