ELA Terms We're Learning
The person who tells the story.
Who is the narrator?
A picture taken with a camera — uses the root meaning "light."
What is photograph?
A book that lists words and their meanings — uses the root meaning "speak."
What is dictionary?
A word that means "happy." Example: She was ___ about her birthday party.
What is joyful?
A word that means "shiny." Example: The lake was ___ in the sunlight.
What is gleaming?
The time and place where a story happens.
What is setting?
The scientific study of living things — uses the root meaning "life."
What is biology?
Something that can be carried easily — uses the root meaning "carry."
What is portable?
A word that means "scared." Example: He felt ___ before his test.
What is nervous?
A word that means "huge." Example: The elephant was ___.
What is gigantic?
A problem or struggle a character faces in a story.
What is conflict?
A section of writing that focuses on one main idea — uses the root meaning "write."
What is paragraph?
Someone who watches an event happen — uses the root meaning "look."
What is spectator?
A word that means "very tired." Example: After the game, the team was ___.
What is exhausted?
A word that means "quiet." Example: The library was completely ___.
What is silent?
The main character a story centers around.
What is protagonist?
A device used to see things that are far away — uses the root meaning "far."
What is telescope?
What a volcano does when it violently breaks open — uses the root meaning "break."
What is erupt?
A word that means "brave." Example: The firefighter was ___ when she ran into the building.
What is courageous?
A word that means "very funny." Example: The joke was so ___ everyone laughed.
What is hilarious?
The central message or lesson of a story.
What is theme?
A word meaning "arranged in time order" — uses the root meaning "time."
What is chronological?
The written words of a movie, play, or TV show — uses the root meaning "write."
What is script?
A word that means "careful." Example: Be ___ when you cross the street.
What is cautious?
A word that means "very angry." Example: Dad was ___ when he saw the mess.
What is furious?