| A | B |
| noun | person, place or thing |
| proper noun | specific person, place or thing |
| concrete noun | noun one can touch |
| abstract noun | noun one cannot touch |
| verb | what you do or "be" |
| adverb | describes a verb |
| pronoun | takes the place of a noun |
| adjective | modifies a noun |
| mental verb | verb done in one's head |
| visible verb | verb that can be seen |
| interjection | expresses emotion |
| conjunction | connects sentences |
| preposition | what you can "do" with a hill |
| idiom | much used phrase |
| simile | compare with like or as |
| metaphor | compare without like or as |
| alliteration | repeat consonants |
| personification | human-like |
| hyperbole | exageration |
| onomatopoeia | sounds |
| conclusion | how the story ends |
| prediction | guess made before the story is read |
| climax | most exciting part of the story |
| setting | where & when |
| mood | how the story makes you feel |
| plot | what happens in the story |
| theme | what is the lesson in the story? |
| conflict | problem in the story |
| character | could be a person or animal |