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






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






3. Words that take the place of nouns






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






5. Person - place - or thing






6. The subject matter of a conversation or discussion






7. The superlative form of an adjective






8. Declarative - Interrogative - and Imperative - Exclamatory






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






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






11. Words that take the place of nouns






12. Preceding in time or order






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






14. Person - place - or thing






15. Changed






16. Present - past - future - present perfect - past perfect - future perfect






17. Preceding in time or order






18. 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.






19. The subject matter of a conversation or discussion






20. Specified methods of procedure






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






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






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






24. Specified methods of procedure






25. What something is used for






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






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






28. Action words






29. The noun or nouns that the pronoun replaces






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






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






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






33. Present - past - future - present perfect - past perfect - future perfect






34. The superlative form of an adjective






35. What something is used for






36. The comparative form of an adjective






37. The comparative form of an adjective






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






39. Action words






40. Changed






41. 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.






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






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






44. One independent clause






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






46. Declarative - Interrogative - and Imperative - Exclamatory






47. The noun or nouns that the pronoun replaces






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






49. One independent clause






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