M-STEP Language Arts Vocabulary

a rough outline of something being written 

a word that describes a verb, an adjective or another adverb

a word that has the opposite meaning of another word

a person in a novel, story, or play

words that are pronounced the same but have different spellings and meanings

a way of organizing notes about a subject into main topics and subtopics

the specific subject or idea that all the other sentences in a paragraph explain 

a word that has the same or almost the same meanings as another word

the time and place of a story

a person, place, thing or an idea

a sentence that asks something; a question

a statement that can be proven to be true

a division of a poem made up of two or more lines

a name given to a book, play, story, etc.

a specific person, place, thing or idea

the part of a sentence that tells whom or what the sentence is about

the use of words that imitate sounds

books about imaginary people, places, and things

the action and events of a play or story 

words that are spelled the alike but have different pronunciations and meanings

a punctuation mark used to separate words or ideas. Also tell the reader where to pause

a word that shows action or joins the subject to the other words in the sentence

a word from which other words are formed by adding prefixes or suffixes

a description in which an idea, an object, or an animal is given a human quality

a word part added to the end of a word to change the meaning of the word or to make a new word

the turning point in the action of a story 

a comparison between two different things that have something in common and uses like or as

a story in dialogue form written to be performed on stage

the shortened form of a word or group of words

a sentence that tells something; a statement

a story written about another person's life 

a sentence that tells someone to do something; a command

a comparison between two different things that have something in common

a sentence that shows emotion, excitement, or surprise

fiction that contains magical or other seemingly impossible elements

books about real people, places, or things

to revise and correct written material 

a belief that is not supported by proof

the story of a person's life written by that person

writing (a short story or essay)

a word or phrase used to express strong emotion or surprise

the part of a sentence that tells something about the subject

a word that describes a noun

a special kind of writing written in lines and stanzas

a word that takes place of one or more nouns

a short and clear description of the main ideas if a longer piece of writing

a word part added to the beginning of a word to change the meaning of the word

the subject of spoken or written material; a topic