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Reading & Language Arts Vocabulary

Reading & Language Arts Vocabulary. Aligning with Pennsylvania Department of Education Assessment Anchors R5.A (Understanding) and R5.B (Literary Devices) Created by Caryn Dingman November 2010. Kinds of Sentences. declarative. * statement (tells something). * end sentence with a period.

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Reading & Language Arts Vocabulary

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  1. Reading & Language Arts Vocabulary Aligning with Pennsylvania Department of Education Assessment Anchors R5.A (Understanding) and R5.B (Literary Devices) Created by Caryn Dingman November 2010

  2. Kinds of Sentences declarative * statement (tells something) * end sentence with a period

  3. Kinds of Sentences interrogative * question (asks something) * end sentence with a question mark

  4. Kinds of Sentences exclamatory * exclamation (shows excitement) * end sentence with an exclamation mark

  5. Kinds of Sentences imperative * command * telling someone to do something * end sentence with a period

  6. Figurative Language simile * compares 2 things * uses “like” or “as” example: Fall is like a lumpy pumpkin.

  7. Figurative Language metaphor * compares 2 things * says one thing is the other thing example: The cloud is a fluffy cotton ball in the sky.

  8. Figurative Language hyperbole * an exaggeration example: My parents told me a million times to clean my room.

  9. Figurative Language personification * gives human qualities or characteristics to things that are not human example: The rocks guarded the entrance to the cove.

  10. Figurative Language alliteration * the repeating of beginning consonant sounds in words near each other in a sentence or phrase example: rabbits running over roses

  11. Parts of a Sentence simple subject * the “who” or “what” of a sentence * noun or pronoun * person, place, or thing example: Rachel loves her new apartment!

  12. Parts of a Sentence simple predicate * what the “who” or “what” of sentence is doing * verb * shows action in the sentence example: Rachel loves her new apartment!

  13. synonym * a word having the same (or almost the same) meaning as another word examples: big and huge funny and hilarious

  14. antonym * a word having the opposite meaning as another word examples: cold and hot permit and forbid

  15. homophone * words that are pronounced the same way * have different meanings * have different spellings examples: there and their blue and blew

  16. prefix * letters placed BEFORE a root word * changes the root word’s meaning example: unwrap reread preview

  17. suffix * letters placed AFTER a root word * changes the root word’s meaning example: successful farmer quickly

  18. affix * a prefix OR a suffix * attached to a root word * changes the meaning OR changes the part of speech

  19. context clues * using words or sentences around a word you don’t know * help you figure out an unfamiliar word’s meaning

  20. inferential * using a hint or suggestion from the author’s writing * helps you form a conclusion * sometimes called “reading between the lines” example: I think I’ll take my umbrella to work today.

  21. point of view * the way an author tells about characters, events, or ideas * first person: main character is telling story * third person: someone outside the story is telling about it

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