ELA Vocabulary Flashcards
noun
person, place, animal, thing
verb
en action
adjective
tells the size, shape, color, taste, or feel of a noun
compond
words that mean the same things
antonyms
words that mean opposite things
singular
one (cat, puppy)
plural
more than one (cats, puppies)
common noun
just general nouns (store, book, courage)
proper noun
a specific noun; a NAME (Walmart, Holes, Mrs. Gardner)
long vowel
when a vowel says it’s name
short vowel
when a vowel makes it’s short sound
consonant cluster
two or three consonants grouped together to make a quick sound
contraction
two words put together to make one WITH an apostrophe) (didn’t, can’t don’t)
compound word’s
two words put together to make one with NO spaces or apostrophes (baseball, firefighter, nside, butterfly)
genre
a type of book