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Common Core English Language ELA

Subjects : common-core, english
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1. Figurative language that compares two things using 'like' or 'as'






2. A word that links objects (generally nouns or pronouns) to other words in a sentence






3. The smallest unit of sound in a word that contains at least a vowel or a vowel and consonant






4. What the passage is mostly about






5. A way of telling a story from the point of view of someone who is not involved in the story






6. A book that lists words alphabetically - tells how to pronounce them - and gives their definitions






7. Writing that tells the reader about something - gives facts - or explains something






8. A form of the perfect tense made by combining the future tense of 'to have' with the past tense form of a verb






9. The most basic part of a word - often from Latin or Greek






10. A word that connects two or more words or sentences






11. An Internet reference that gives a list of Internet sites related to a topic






12. A simple and concrete saying popularly known and repeated






13. The reason something happens






14. A group of sentences that supports or explains one main idea






15. A punctuation mark used to end a sentence that is a statement or command






16. The position from which a story is told; also the attitude or perspective of the author






17. The final paragraph in an essay






18. A phrase that has a subject and verb and can stand alone as its own sentence






19. A book or set of books that gives facts about many topics






20. A piece of information that deomonstrates or illustrates a more broad word or concept






21. A kind of figurative language that would not make sense if taken literally






22. A part of a longer word that can stand on its own






23. Punctuation marks used around direct dialogue and certain titles






24. Conversations that characters have with each other






25. A book of maps






26. The process of reading your writing and looking for errors in grammar - spelling - and structure






27. The point in a story at which the conflict of the story is addressed by the main characters(s)






28. Writing that tells a story






29. A form of a verb that describes actions that have not happened yet






30. To identify ways that multiple things are different






31. A phrase that has a subject and verb and can stand alone as its own sentence






32. Descriptive language that is not used literally and creates an image in the reader's mind






33. Introduces the reader to the characters and the setting early in a story






34. The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginnings of words






35. An educated guess about a passsage based on details in the passage - prior knowledge - and common sense






36. The part of the story when the problems are solved and the story ends






37. A way of telling a story from the point of view of 'I' or 'we'






38. Words spoken by the actors in a drama






39. Using the correct arrangement of letters when writing a word






40. The central idea or meaning of a story






41. Books or Web sites that contain particular kinds of information






42. The basic word part that another word is made of - when an affix is added






43. The way a person who lives in a specific geographical area might speak






44. When used as a context clue - a statement that sums up an idea






45. A broad statement based on specific facts and examples






46. Words that are spelled the same but have more than one meaning






47. Something that can be proven to be true






48. The central idea or meaning of a story






49. The opening section or paragraph of an essay or a report






50. A sentence with one subject and at least one predicate







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