Antonym: Is a Word That Means the Opposite of Another Word

Cumulative Vocabulary Review

Antonym: Is a word that means the opposite of another word.

Suffix: A letter or group of letters added to the end of a word to change the word’s meaning.

Prefix: A letter or group of letters added to the beginning of a word to change the word’s meaning.

Sentence Fragment: An incomplete sentence

Run-on Sentence: Two or more sentences written in one sentence

Venn Diagram: A graphic organizer used to compare and contrast.

Narrative Writing: Writing that tells a story

Main Character: A character who deals with the conflict.

Theme: A message about life or human nature that a writer wants readers to understand.

Third person point of view: The narrator is not a character and uses words like he, she, and they.

First Person Point of View: When the main character tells the story using I, we, and me.

Noun: A part of speech that identifies a person, place, or thing.

Verb: A part of speech that shows action.

Adjective: Is a part of speech that describes a noun or pronoun.

Root Word: A word that does not have a prefix or suffix.

Setting: The time and place the action took place.

Plot: The series of events in a story.

Character Traits: Qualities that describe a character, expressed through words, actions, thoughts or appearance.

Resolution: The ending or conclusion of the story.

Narrator: The voice that tells the story.

Author’s Purpose: When the writer writes for a specific purpose: to express thoughts, inform, explain, or persuade.

Thesaurus: A reference book that lists words grouped together according to similar meanings.

Opinion: A belief or judgment that is a personal view.

Synonym: A word with the same or similar meaning of another word.

Sequence: The specific order of events.

Conflict: Is the main problem in a story, or the struggle between two opposing forces.

Genre: The kind or type of writing.

Climax: The greatest point of interest in the story and when the conflict is solved.

Exposition: The beginning of the story where the setting and characters are introduced.

Make a prediction: You will need to guess what will happen next in a story.

Short Story: A story that centers on a single idea and can be read in one sitting.

Fiction: Writing that tells an imaginary story.

Fact: Something that actually exists; reality or truth.

Nonfiction: Writing that tells about real people, places, and events.

Imagery: The use of words and phrases that appeals to a reader’s five senses.

Falling Action: Part of plot when the events lead to the conclusion.

Rising Action: The part of the story when the conflict or complication is introduced.

Summarizing: Briefly retell the main ideas in a piece of writing.

Main Idea: The important information that tells about the overall idea of the story.

Inference: You will need to make logical guesses based on prior knowledge and details from the text.