ELA Milestones Vocabulary Review

Subject of the sentence is performing the action

Helping, saying, doing, playing; Running is my favorite sport.

Words that mean the opposite of what is said

Ideas and opinions set forth by the author

That dress is really cool!

My dog dug a ____ in the backyard.

Groups of letters at the beginnings of words that have meaning are called

Dayanalize was absent today, but her brother was present for roll call.

Giving human characteristics to non-human things

A word, phrase, or clause that links one idea to the next

People who will be reading the piece of writing

Words that are invented to imitate real sounds.

Used when situation is dependent on a particular condition ex I would love to see you if I can.

Character's actions have the opposite effect of what is planned

Writer's intention for their piece

Verb used to state a fact or opinion

It was 3:00 a.m. in Rome, GA when the storm arrived.

Verb used to command or tell someone to take action

Reasons given to support a writer's claim

The reason something happens and the result of it happening is called _____.

When the reader knows something that the characters in the work do not know

Series of events that form a story in a specific order

A mystery tale is an example of _____.

When the audience know facts that the character in the story does not know.

Odysseus thought, "Death sat there large."

Subject of the sentence receives the action

Overview of text that captures the main points only

Verb used to ask a question

the message or moral in a literary text

The feeling of a story.

The lion purred like a kitten.

A story that is not true is _______.

The perspective from which a story is told

Repetition of the same sound at the begining of two or more words

Science is the most important subject to study.

Verb that shows something is contrary to fact ex: I wish we would have had dinner earlier.

Word or phrase with more than one meaning that is used in a funny way

Pedro is an able athlete and as strong as the rest of the team.

Our team ____ the soccer match.

Timeline; dates

Process of editing and rewriting a piece of writing

Painting a picture with words

statement that can be proven with evidence

The end of the story where questions are answered

____ did I put my homework?

An autobiography, story of the author's life is a work of ______.

Comparison of two things that does not use "like" or "as"

The writer's belief or judgement that cannot be proven

Conversation that takes place between two or more characters.

To come to a reasonable conclusion based on evidence found in the text