a noun denoting an idea, quality or state rather than a concrete object, eg truth, danger, happiness
describing word. Eg. bright, fast, hairy
repeating a sound at the start of words in a sentence, eg big brown bears
a word opposite in meaning to another, eg good and bad
are complete words that can stand alone and can have prefixes and/or suffixes added to them
a unit of grammatical organization, smaller than a sentence
a sentence with more than one idea. For example 'I went to the beach and I played on the sand'.
a single word, made from two other words. eg. Birthday = birth+day
to look at the text and use evidence to verify
a word used to connect sentences such as 'and, but, for, yet'
eg. cat, dog, mat, win
the shortened form of a word that omits certain letters and replaces them with an apostrophe; for example I'm = I am
a combination of two letters representing one sound, as in ph and ey
one letter representing one sound
two words that sound the same but have a different meaning. (Eg; book as in something I read, and book as in book tickets to a show).
what the author means but has not directly stated in the text.
a piece of non-fiction text that provides factual information on a topic
the rise and fall of the voice when speaking
a fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect
modern use of language, eg SMS, email
what is directly stated in the text
a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable, eg 'The classroom was a zoo.'
A meaningful linguistic unit that cannot be divided into smaller meaningful parts. The word man and the suffix -ed (as in walked) are morphemes.
of or related to morphemes
A person, place or thing. Eg. book, beach, lady
the “onset” is the initial phonological unit of any word (eg /m/ in map) and the term “rime” refers to the string of letters that follow, usually a vowel and final consonants (eg /ap/ in map)
giving a personal trait to something non human, eg the wind howled
a piece of writing stating the author's point of view on a particular subject attempting to persuade the reader
the ability to hear the sounds in spoken words
a prefix is a word part added to the beginning of a word that changes the word's meaning, eg. disappear (dis- is the prefix)
a procedural text is a text that give instructions for how to complete a specific task
a word that replaces a previously mentioned proper noun, such as he, she, they, it
a specific (i.e. not generic) name for a particular person, place, or thing. Proper nouns are always capitalized in English. Eg. Ben, Perth, Kalinda Primary School, Dyson.
a text which tells about something that happened in the past
breaking a word into parts
a figure of speech which compares one thing to another used to make a description more vivid, eg As strong as an ox.
a suffix is a word part added to the end of a word that changes the word's meaning. Eg. worthless (less is the suffix)
A syllable is a single, unbroken sound of a spoken (or written) word. Syllables usually contain a vowel and accompanying consonants. Sometimes syllables are referred to as the ‘beats’ of spoken language. eg. yesterday = yes/ter/day (3 syllables)
the division of words into syllables, either in speech or in writing
a word or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word or phrase. Eg glance, look, peek
a book or other written work. Eg; magazine, comic
a combination of three letters representing one sound, eg /igh/ as in high
a doing or action word. Eg. run, draw, sing
a letter or group of letters that make a vowel sound eg /ay/ as in tray or /a/ as in baby