A | B |
verb | action word (flew, runs) or state of being (is, was, are) |
topic sentence | what the paragraph is about |
antonym | opposites |
synonyms | means the same |
fiction | not true |
poem | looks like a song; often has rhyme; has rhythm |
calendar commas | go between the number of the day and the number of the year |
homophones | sound the same but are spelled differently |
homographs | look the same but have different meaning |
onomotapiea | sound word |
commas in a list | go between each item in a list |
PRESENT tesne verb | verb happening now |
guide words | tell you what words are on that page |
main idea | what a paragraphy or story is mostly about |
supporting details | supports the main idea |
nonfiction | NOT not true, which means its true |
preview | to view ahead of time |
review | to view again |
untied | not tied |
retied | tied again |
misunderstand | not understand |
fairy tale | starts with once upon a time; often has magic, a princess, etc. |
myth | traditional story; may or may not be based on fact; has a hero |
folktale | traditional story passed on; considered not true |
fable | short tale, with a lesson to learn; often has animals in them |
legend | people might not know where the story came from, but it is often considered true |
onomotopeia | sound word, |
bi- | prefix meaning two |
bicycle | a vehicle with two wheels |
dissatisfied | not satisfied |
alliteration | the same sound repeated over and over |
example of alliteration | Sally sat by the seashore |
example of rhyme | we went down to the lost and found |
1 | a symbol that shows this word meaning is the most common |
2 | symbol showing that the meaning of |