| A | B |
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| abbreviation | shortened form of a word |
| action verb | a word that shows action |
| adjective | describes a noun or a pronoun |
| adverb | describes a verb, an adjective or another adverb |
| anecdote | a short story about someone |
| antonyms | opposite words |
| apostrophe | shows where a letter or letters are missing |
| base word | the simplest form of a word |
| character | a person, animal, or creature in a story |
| common noun | general name for a person, place or thing |
| complete predicate | all of the words telling what the subject does |
| complete subject | all of the words naming someone or something |
| compound word | formed from two or more words |
| compound predicate | two or more verbs that have the same subject |
| compound sentence | two or more simple sentences joined by a conjunction |
| compound subject | two or more simple subjects with the same predicate |
| conjunction | a word that joins other words |
| context clue | helps a reader find the meaning of an unkown word |
| contraction | a shortened form of two words |
| declarative sentence | makes a statement and ends with a period |
| direct object | receives the action of the verb |
| encyclopedia | reference books in abc order |
| exaggeration | stretching of the truth |
| exclamatory sentence | expresses strong feeling |
| fact | true information that can be checked |
| future tense | shows an action that will happen in the future |
| haiku | a Japanese verse form |
| helping verb | works with the main verb |
| homograph | words spelled the same, but have different meanings |
| homophones | words that sound alike, but have different spellings and meanings |
