Language Arts Vocabulary- 5th grade

Nonfiction text written about a person but not by the person

A type of writing with the purpose to convince someone to do, say, or think something

Words between two commas that tell more about the person or thing it is describing

What is this an example of? black : white :: stop : go

This is the term for a word part added to the end of a word.

A list of topics at the end of a book listing which pages the topics are found in the book

A unit of pronunciation (sound) including one vowel sound

(Funky Frozen Friday) or (Best Buy) are examples of....

What type of figurative language is being used in this sentence? He is a walking encyclopedia.

Informational text is a type of....

Type of fiction in which there is good vs. evil, and it often ends in "Happily ever after"

Comparing two things using the words "like" or "as"

Informational text is a type of....

List of words and their meanings at the end of a book

Compare two things using the words "like" or "as"

Genre that is described as make-believe and unrealistic, written to entertain

In writing, what is "perspective"?

Word part added to the beginning of a word (ex. pretest, review)

Words that show sequence or chronological order (ex. first, last, next)

Type of traditional literature that teaches a lesson or moral  ex."The Tortoise and the Hare"