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






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






3. Words that take the place of nouns






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






5. Preceding in time or order






6. Present - past - future - present perfect - past perfect - future perfect






7. Specified methods of procedure






8. What something is used for






9. Declarative - Interrogative - and Imperative - Exclamatory






10. Declarative - Interrogative - and Imperative - Exclamatory






11. Person - place - or thing






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






13. Changed






14. The superlative form of an adjective






15. The subject matter of a conversation or discussion






16. One independent clause






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






18. Person - place - or thing






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






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






21. The comparative form of an adjective






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






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






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






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






26. Changed






27. The comparative form of an adjective






28. Action words






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






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






33. 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.






34. What something is used for






35. 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.






36. The subject matter of a conversation or discussion






37. The noun or nouns that the pronoun replaces






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






39. The superlative form of an adjective






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






41. Action words






42. Words that take the place of nouns






43. One independent clause






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






45. Present - past - future - present perfect - past perfect - future perfect






46. Preceding in time or order






47. Specified methods of procedure






48. The noun or nouns that the pronoun replaces






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






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