Glossary
Adjective
Word used to describe a noun or a pronoun, e.g. a modern house, it was modern . 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, often used in poetry, e.g. s ilver s ands .
Adverb
Alliteration
Antonym Word with the opposite meaning to another word, e.g. tall/short . Conjunction Word used to join other words, phrases, clauses and sentences, e.g. and, but, although . Homonym Word with the same spelling or sound as another word but with a different meaning, e.g. saw (verb), a saw (noun). Metaphor Writing about one thing as if it were something else (often used in poetry), e.g. the curtain of night. Noun Word which refers to a person, thing, place or quality, e.g. Sonia, man, river, happiness . Object Word or words which receive the action of a verb, e.g. I read the book , we saw our friends . Onomatopoeia Word which imitates a sound, e.g. splash. Personification Refering to a thing as if it were a person, e.g. The wind whispered to me. Phrase Group of words which does not make complete sense on its own, e.g. the weather on Sunday , going to the beach. Prefix Letters added to the beginning of a word to change its meaning, e.g. possible ➞ im possible , happy ➞ un happy. Pronoun Short word used to replace a noun, e.g. they, them, mine, yours. Sentence Group of words with a subject and a verb. It begins with a capital letter and ends in a full stop or exclamation mark, and it expresses a complete idea, e.g. While we were waiting, it began to rain.
Simile
Phrase which compares one thing to another, e.g. The stars were like diamonds. Person, place or thing which does what the verb describes, e.g. The little boy kicked the ball.
Subject
Suffix Letter or group of letters added to the end of a word to make a different word, e.g. happy ➞ happi ness . Synonym Word with similar meaning to another word, e.g. afraid / scared.
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