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Common Core Language Arts Vocabulary

Subjects : common-core, languages
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Subject stays the same; verb must be singular or plural to match the subject






2. Names we have for ideas - emotions - qualities - processes - occasions and times. Invisible and tangible. e.g. 'joy' - 'gentleness' - 'wedding'






3. The past tense doesn't add an -ed; Usually the past tense and past participle forms are not the same






4. The superlative form of an adjective






5. Connects word or word groups that have equal importance in a sentence (and - but - or - for - so - yet - nor)






6. Word used to modify or describe a noun or pronoun - such as 'happy -' 'sad -' or 'pretty.'






7. What something is used for






8. A conjunction (like 'since' or 'that' or 'who') that introduces a dependent clause






9. Preceding in time or order






10. Person - place - or thing






11. A conjunction (like 'since' or 'that' or 'who') that introduces a dependent clause






12. Person - place - or thing






13. Action words






14. Specified methods of procedure






15. Some nouns have special plural forms they are called irregular plural. singular: man - woman - goose - child - foot - mouse -die - ox/ irregular men - women - geese -children -feet -mice -dice -oxen.






16. Words that take the place of nouns






17. What something is used for






18. The superlative form of an adjective






19. Words that take the place of nouns






20. The comparative form of an adjective






21. One independent clause






22. A sentence that includes one independent clause and at least one dependent clause.






23. A sentence composed of at least two coordinate independent clauses






24. Names more than one person - place - thing - or idea






25. Names more than one person - place - thing - or idea






26. The noun or nouns that the pronoun replaces






27. The subject matter of a conversation or discussion






28. Connects word or word groups that have equal importance in a sentence (and - but - or - for - so - yet - nor)






29. A sentence composed of at least two coordinate independent clauses






30. The subject matter of a conversation or discussion






31. The comparative form of an adjective






32. Modfies verbs - adjectives - other adverbs - or entire clauses - they often answer of the following questions: How - When - Where - Why - To what extent?






33. Changed






34. Declarative - Interrogative - and Imperative - Exclamatory






35. The noun or nouns that the pronoun replaces






36. Some nouns have special plural forms they are called irregular plural. singular: man - woman - goose - child - foot - mouse -die - ox/ irregular men - women - geese -children -feet -mice -dice -oxen.






37. Action words






38. Present - past - future - present perfect - past perfect - future perfect






39. Changed






40. Names we have for ideas - emotions - qualities - processes - occasions and times. Invisible and tangible. e.g. 'joy' - 'gentleness' - 'wedding'






41. Subject stays the same; verb must be singular or plural to match the subject






42. Specified methods of procedure






43. Present - past - future - present perfect - past perfect - future perfect






44. Word used to modify or describe a noun or pronoun - such as 'happy -' 'sad -' or 'pretty.'






45. Preceding in time or order






46. Declarative - Interrogative - and Imperative - Exclamatory






47. One independent clause






48. A sentence that includes one independent clause and at least one dependent clause.






49. Modfies verbs - adjectives - other adverbs - or entire clauses - they often answer of the following questions: How - When - Where - Why - To what extent?






50. The past tense doesn't add an -ed; Usually the past tense and past participle forms are not the same