Glossary
Word used to describe a noun or a pronoun, e.g. a big house, it was big Word used to describe how something is done, e.g. The girl ran quickly Repetition of the same sound at the beginning of words that are close, e.g. T ropical T aste
Adjective
Adverb
Alliteration
Antonym
Word with the opposite meaning to another word, e.g. tall / short
Punctuation mark used to show ownership: the boy ’ s books, the students ’ classroom Words used to join sentences and parts of sentences, e.g. and, but, because
Apostrophe Conjunction Contraction Homograph
Short form of verbs and their subjects: I will ➞ I’ll, I cannot ➞ I can’t
Word which is spelt the same as another word but has a different meaning, e.g. palm : part of hand, kind of tree Homophone Word with the same sound but with different spelling and meaning, e.g. week : period of seven days, weak : not very strong Hyperbole Exaggerating something for effect, e.g. I have a million things to do Interjection Words used to express surprise or strong feeling, e.g. Help! Look out! Metaphor Writing about something as if it were something else (often used in poetry), e.g. the curtain of night Noun Word which refers to a person, animal, thing or place, e.g. Jason, girl, dog, chair, river Onomatopoeia Word which imitates a sound, e.g. splash, bang Paragraph Group of sentences about a main idea Personification Talking about a thing as if it were a person, e.g. The sun smiled down on the flowers Phrase Group of words which does not make complete sense on its own, e.g. the weather on Sunday, going to the beach Predicate Part of sentence which contains the verb, e.g. The children loved to play on the beach Prefix Letters added to the beginning of a word to change its meaning, e.g. pay ➞ re pay, happy ➞ un happy Preposition Word which shows position and time, e.g. on the table, at midday Pronoun Short word used to replace a noun, e.g. they, them, mine, yours Quotation marks Punctuation mark used to show words which are spoken, e.g. “ I like this book, ” said Tyler Root word The main part of a word to which other syllables can be added, e.g. paint ➞ painting, painter, painted Sentence Group of words with a subject and a verb. Begins with a capital letter and ends in a full stop or exclamation mark. It expresses a complete idea. Simile Phrase which compares one thing to another, e.g. The stars were like diamonds Subject Person, place or thing which does what the verb describes, e.g. The boy kicked the ball Suffix Letter or group of letters added to the end of a word to make a different word, e.g. colour ➞ colour ful Syllable Word or part of word with one vowel sound, e.g. boy (one syllable), student (two syllables), banana (three syllables) Synonym Word with a similar meaning to another word, e.g. afraid / scared
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