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| abbreviation | A shortened form of a word or phrase used chiefly in writing to take the place of the complete word |
| adverb | a word that adds information to a verb, an adjective, or an adverb |
| antonym | Word opposite of another word: light is the antonym of dark |
| apostrope | The superscript sign (') used to indicate the omission of a letter or letters from a contraction or to show ownership |
| chronological order | according to time or date order |
| complete sentence | has to have a subject and a verb |
| context clues | information from the immediate text that helps identify a word for decoding |
| contraction | a shortened form of a word; apostrope takes the place of left out letters |
| declarative | to make a statement |
| exclamatory | A sentence that makes a vehement statement or conveys strong or sudden emotion. |
| fact | Knowledge or information based on real occurrences: can be proved |
| interrogative | A sentence that asks a question or makes an inquiry |
| multi-meaning words | At least two definition given for the same word |
| opinion | personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty |
| organization | putting things in order |
| plural | more than one member, set, or kind |
| possessive | Indicating ownership or a similar relationship |
| predicate | part of sentence excluding subject |
| prefixes | To put or attach before or in front of a word |
| punctuation | The use of standard marks and signs in writing and printing to separate words into sentences, clauses, and phrases |
| root word | The meaningful base form of a complex word after all affixes are removed |
| Run on sentence | two or more sentences running on without punctuation or joining conjunctions |
| singular | a noun or pronoun referring to only one |
| story elements | The essential basics of a story, narrative, or poem...setting, plot, and character |
| subject | who or what the sentence is about |
| suffixes | A group of letters added to the end of a word to form a new word |
| summerize | To give the main facts in a condensed form |
| supporting ideas | Individual parts or information related to main idea |
| synonyms | two words that can be interchanged; mean alsmost the same thing |
| verb | The part of speech that shows action or being |
