Academic Vocabulary, part 2

The boy tiptoed quietly down the hall. In this sentence, quietly is...

The words in a piece of writing are called a...

A piece of information that is true is called a...

A written or spoken description of a situation is a...

A written or spoken description of a situation (directions; instructions) is...

The marks (period, comma, question mark, etc.) used in writing are called...

"I didn't do nothing bec I didn't wanna get in trouble." This is an example of bad...

A person, place or thing is a...

hockey or soccer; macaroni and cheese; big but friendly---and, or, but are examples of...

A grouping of things with shared qualities is a...

When you make changes in something you have written, you are ...

A word that tells you an action is...

The people who watch, read, or listen to something are called the...

This child is a messy eater. In this sentence, the word messy is...

The set of rules that explain how words are used in a language is called...

To look carefully at something, or to look again, is to...

Words that join (connect) phrases, clauses or words together are called...

A word that describes a verb (how something is done) or an adjective (how much, etc.) is...

John; Westland High School; chair; Mr. Smith; apple; Chicago--These are examples of...

A term that is formed from the first letters of words is called...

A word that describes a noun (what kind of person place or thing) is called...

cry; eat; think; do; shout; like--These are examples of...