4th Grade STAAR Vocabulary Review

change the “f” or “fe” to -ves to make a word plural (loaf = loaves)

Add -es to words that end in ch, sh, ss, or x to make them plural (classes)

add -s to words ending in VOWEL-y to make them plural (monkeys)

come after

shows ownership

the beginning of the sentence that helps the reader move to the next sentence or through time

what the paragraph is mostly about

the sentence that tells what the essay is about

a great first line in your composition

quotation marks go around the words people speak " Hello, " she said. He said, " Hello. "

the last sentence in the composition or paragraph

an essay that tells your opinion and why you chose it

change the y to i and add -es to words ending CONSONANT-Y (city = cities)

a group of words

take out and put in something new

in a contraction, an apostrophe takes the place of missing letters ( I am = I’m )

add / put in the sentence

change a sentence to make it better

Who is going to execute the WHOLE writing process on Tuesday???

saying something more than once - The beautiful lake was beautiful.

man = men goose = geese mouse = mice person = people child = children

languages, races, nationalities, titles of books, stories, essays, historical events, documents

more specific word / better word

put together

what the test tells you to WRITE ABOUT

words that sound alike, but are spelled differently (there, their, they're)