A middle school vocabulary review focused on context clues, roots, prefixes, suffixes, synonyms, antonyms, and figurative meaning. This is a Grades 6–8 English / ELA review game in a Jeopardy-style format: a teacher puts the board on one screen, teams pick clues by point value, and the class answers out loud — no student devices or accounts needed. Categories: Context Clues, Roots, Prefixes, Synonyms & Antonyms, Figurative Meaning.
- Grades 6–8 English / ELA review
- Whole-class review on one shared screen
- Test or quiz prep
- Team-vs-team practice in class
A peek at what's on the board — 5 categories and one sample clue from each. Answers stay hidden until you open them, so the game still works.
'The arid desert receives very little rain.' Arid means this.
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very dry
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The root 'bio' relates to this.
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life
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The prefix 'pre-' means this.
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before
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A synonym for 'reluctant' is this.
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hesitant
+4 more clues in this category
'The classroom was a zoo' is this kind of figurative language.
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a metaphor
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Board content
Context Clues
- $100 — 'The arid desert receives very little rain.' Arid means this.
- very dry
- $200 — 'Her response was brief, lasting only a few seconds.' Brief means this.
- short in duration
- $300 — 'The crowd was elated after the winning goal.' Elated means this.
- extremely happy
- $400 — 'The path was treacherous, with loose rocks and steep drops.' Treacherous means this.
- dangerous
- $500 — 'The witness gave a vague answer with almost no detail.' Vague means this.
- unclear
Roots
- $100 — The root 'bio' relates to this.
- life
- $200 — The root 'geo' relates to this.
- earth — Roots
- $300 — The root 'chron' relates to this.
- time
- $400 — The root 'spect' means to do this.
- look or see
- $500 — The root 'aud' relates to this sense.
- hearing
Prefixes
- $100 — The prefix 'pre-' means this.
- before
- $200 — The prefix 'anti-' means this.
- against
- $300 — The prefix 'inter-' means this.
- between or among
- $400 — The prefix 'sub-' often means this.
- under or below
- $500 — The prefix 'trans-' commonly means this.
- across
Synonyms & Antonyms
- $100 — A synonym for 'reluctant' is this.
- hesitant
- $200 — An antonym for 'scarce' is this.
- abundant
- $300 — A synonym for 'diligent' is this.
- hardworking
- $400 — An antonym for 'expand' is this.
- contract
- $500 — A synonym for 'verify' is this.
- confirm
Figurative Meaning
- $100 — 'The classroom was a zoo' is this kind of figurative language.
- a metaphor
- $200 — 'Her smile was as bright as the sun' is this.
- a simile
- $300 — 'The wind whispered through the trees' uses this technique.
- personification
- $400 — 'I've told you a million times' is this exaggeration.
- hyperbole
- $500 — 'Break a leg' is this kind of nonliteral expression.
- an idiom
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