| A | B |
|---|
| synonyms aaa | words that mean the same thing aaa |
| antonyms aaa | opposites |
| prefix | added to the beginning of a word to change its meaning aaa |
| suffix | added to the end of a word to change its meanings |
| root word | main part of a word |
| homonym | words that are spelled the same but have different meanings |
| noun | person, place or thing |
| verb | tells what is happening |
| adjective | describing word/ modifies a noun |
| adverb | describes a verb |
| homophones | words that are spelled the same but sound different |
| compound word | word that is formed by joining two words together (like backyard, baseball, dragonfly) |
| declarative sentence | sentence that gives information |
| interrogative sentence | sentence that asks a question |
| exclamatory sentence | sentence that expresses a burst of excitement (good or bad); For example: Alright! Oh no! |
| imperative sentence | sentence that gives a command |
| subject | tells who is performing the action |
| pronoun | takes the place of a noun (for example, the word "she" can replace the word "girl") |
| commas in an address | punctuation that goes "around the city" in an address |
| commas in a list | these separate items in a list |
| how to write a book title | underline this and capitalize it |
| words to capitalize | names of places, holidays, historical periods and social events- these are... |
| topic what sentence | tells what the paragraph is about |
| supporting sentence | talks about the topic |
| dictionary | tells what words mean |
| thesaurus | a book of synonyms (and antonyms) |
| atlas | set of books covering subjects, listed in ABC order |
| encyclopedias | set of books that covers subjects in ABC order |
| sensory detail | detail of what you can hear, see, smell, taste and touch |
| glossary | in the back of the book / tells what words mean |
| index | at the back of the book, tells page numbers for subjects |
| poetry | has rhythm, sometimes rhyme |
| drama | a play; story written to be acted |
| fiction | not true |
| nonfiction | true |
| realistic fiction | not true, but seems real |
| folktale | story made up and handed down |
| legend | story believed to be true but can't be proven |
| myth | invented story to explain something in nature |
| fable | story that tells a lesson, often with animals |
| alliteration | same sound appears in words that are next to each other |
| onomatopoeia | word that makes a sound when read; "I hear the phone... ring!" |
