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37 Cards in this Set
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syllables
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breaking a word into small chunks
dif-fer-ent |
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Plural
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more than one
dog = dogs |
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Making plurals for words that end in ss, ch, x, sh, th
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Add ‘es’ to words that end in ss, ch, sh, th, x.
dish = dishes |
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Antonyms
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Opposites
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Synonyms
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Same
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compound words
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Two small words put together.
(eg., cup + cake = cupcake |
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cause
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in cause-effect relationships, cause means why did something happen. You will generally see this after the word “because’. It is what happened first.
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effect
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In cause-effect relationships, effect means what happened to something. It is usually what happened second.
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diagrams
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A picture with arrows pointing to different parts of the item telling what that part is.
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graph
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A way of showing information.
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plot
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what happened in the story
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setting
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where did the story take place.
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character
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who or what is in the story.
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rhyme
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words that have the same ending part of the word
(eg, fat, cat, sat, mat, rat) fish dish |
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rhythm
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the beat that a poem has when it is read
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alliteration
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a saying or sentence that many of the words beginn with the same letter.
(eg, Sally sold seashells by the seashore.) |
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nouns
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person, place, or thing
(eg, girl, school, pen) |
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verbs
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words that show action
(eg, run, jump, read, write) |
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adjectives
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words that describe a noun
(eg, red, small, two, round) They will most likely be in front of the noun. |
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pronouns
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words that take the place of a noun
(eg, he, she, it, you, we, they, I) |
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Proper nouns
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Names of specific people, place, or things. They always begin with a capital letter.
(For example: John, Disneyland, Monday, Nike |
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Prefix
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Letter or letters added to the front of a word.
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Suffix
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Letter or letters added to the end of a word.
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re + (word)
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(word) again
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un + (word)
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not (word)
uneven = not even |
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(word) + ful
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full of (word)
joyful = full of joy |
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(word) + ly
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in a (word) way
quicky = in a quick way |
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dis + (word)
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not (word)
opposite of (word) displease = not pleased |
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non + (word)
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not (word)
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bi + (word)
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two (word)
bicycle = two wheels |
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tri + (word)
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three (word)
triangle = three angles |
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pre + (word)
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before (word)
precook = before cooking |
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(word) + er
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more (word)
taller = more tall |
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(word) + est
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most (word)
tallest = most tall |
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(word) + less
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without (word)
hairless cat = a cat without hair |
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(word) + ness
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in a (word) way
sadness = in a sad way |
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Making plurals for words that end in y
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Change y to 'i' and add es
puppy = puppies |
