Glossary
Adjective
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. Word with the opposite meaning to another word, e.g. tall/short. Punctuation mark used to show ownership, e.g. the boy’s books, the students’ classroom. Words used to join sentences and parts of sentences, e.g. and, but, because. The short form of verbs and their subjects, e.g. 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. Word with the same sound but with different spelling and meaning, e.g. week: period of 7 days, weak: not very strong. Word which refers to a person, animal, thing or place, e.g. Jason, girl, dog, chair, river . Group of words which usually does not make complete sense on its own, e.g. the weather on Sunday, going to the beach. Part of a sentence which contains the verb, e.g. The children loved to play on the beach . Letters added to the beginning of a word to change its meaning, e.g. pay ➞ re pay, happy ➞ un happy . Word which shows position and time, e.g. on the table, at midday.
Adverb
Alliteration
Antonym
Apostrophe
Conjunction Contraction Homograph
Homophone
Noun
Onomatopoeia Word which imitates a sound, e.g. splash, bang. Paragraph Group of sentences about a main idea. Phrase
Predicate
Prefix
Preposition
Pronoun Short words used to replace nouns, 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. 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 a word with one vowel sound, e.g. boy (one syllable), stu/dent (two syllables), ba/na/na (three syllables). Synonym Word with similar meaning to another word, e.g. afraid / scared.
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