Word Types Flashcards
Concrete noun
A thing that cannot be touched, atsted, heard, seen, or smelt
e.g. dog, building
Abstract noun
An idea or concept you cannot actually see or touch
e.g. love, hatred, freedom
Proper noun
The names of specific places or people
e.g. Kate, Liverpool
Collective noun
A group of nouns
e.g. Team, army, audience
Noun
A person, place, thing, feeling, or idea
Common noun
Places, things, feeling, ideas
e.g. home, school, computer
Pronoun
A word used to replace a noun
e.g. I, you, she
Dynamic verb
A verb which is physcially moving or changing
e.g. eat, walk, grow
Imperative verb
Verbs which give bossy orders
e.g. stop, bring, tell
Verb
An action- a doing word
Stative verb
A verb which does not physically move, you cannot see or feel them happening but they are still happening
e.g. love, hate, prefer, doubt
Compound sentence
Two main clauses joined with a connective
Simple sentence
One clause, a very and a subject
Complex sentence
A main clause joined to a subordinate clause with a connective
Main clause
A clause containing a subject, verb and an object
Subordinate clause
A clause relying on a main clause to make sense, it adds extra information to a main clause
Adverbs
Words that describe verbs or adjectives
e.g. quickly, never, once
Monosyllabic words
Words containing one syllable
Adjectives
Words that describe a noum
e.g. gorgeous, long, tall
Onomatopoeia
When the way a word sounds imiattes the sound it is describing
e.g. bang, sizzle, crack
Assonance
When two or more words close to one another repeat the same vowel sound with different consonant sounds
e.g. Although she was frail, she had grace that trailed her everywhere
Sibilance
The alliteration of the ‘s’ sound
e.g. The shark shot through thr water charhing towards the shore
Alliteration
The same letter or sound at the beginning of words next to each other
Figurative language
Using figures in speech to be more effective including metaphors and similes
Emotive language
Language used to create a strong emotiional response
e.g. The sad, downcast dog drooped its little head
Metaphor
A figure of speech where you say one thing is another thing
Simile
A figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind
Imagery
Language and description that appeals to the five senses
Symbolism
When one idea, feeling, emotion, or concept is represented by something else
Personification
Giving human characteristics to something that isn’t human to create imagery
Anthropomorphism
When we make something that is not human do or say things that make them seem human
Cliche
A phrase or opinion that is overused and portrays a lack of original thought
Parenthetical remark
A remark which explains of qualifies something
e.g. I’m hungry, but I only want to eat chips
Pun
A joke which exploits the different possible meanings of a word
Idiom
A metaphotical phrase which has a specific well known meaning but the meaning does not explicitly link to the meanings of the indivudal words
e.g. a penny for your thoughts
Pathos
When language creats a sense of pity or sadness in the reader
e.g. homeless charities showing children
Pathetic fallacy
When a writer gives human emotions to inanimate objects
Atmosphere
The tone or feeling created in a piece of creative work
