NWEA 161-170

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Any belief or story passed on traditionally, especially one considered to be false or based on superstition (Example: Paul Bunyan)

A type of writing that usually uses rhyming, rhythm, descriptive language, and stanzas. (Roses are red, violets are blue…)

A short informal letter or written message. (I had to get a _______ from my doctor so I could give it to the nurse at my school.)

The basis of a new word, but it does not typically form a stand-alone word on its own. (Example: Therm is the _______ word in Thermometer.)

What the author wanted you to understand the most out of a nonfiction writing, speech, etc. (Example: The _ of the story was that cheaters never win.)

The result of two words being joined (example: toothbrush)

A genre of story that often has princes, kings, dragons, princesses, and uses a lot of magic. (Example: The Princess and the Pea)

The letters A, E, I, O, U and sometimes Y. (Example: A is the _________ in the word Far.)