Core Vocabulary - Language Arts - Level 3

Pronouns & Plurals

100

this is the form of a word that shows there is only one of something

singular

200

this is the form of a word that shows there is more than one of something

plural

300

this is a word that describes a verb or an adjective

adverb

400

this is a word that can be used in place of a noun, like a person's name 

pronoun

500

this is the form a word takes when it is showing that something belongs to something else 

possessive

Types of Writing

100

this is a kind of writing or speech whose purpose is to get the audience to believe something 

persuasive

200

this is a type of non-fiction writing that gives information about or explains a certain topic to the reader

expository

300

this is the type of story that tells a sequence of events

narrative

400

this is a guess as to what will happen based on things you know are true

inference

500

this is the word for telling in a few sentences what happened in a story, book, or activity 

summarize

Parts of an Essay

100

this is to make corrections or changes to something you already wrote, in order to make it better

revise

200

this is the first sentence of writing that tells what the text following it will be about

topic sentence

300

this is a short form of writing in which the author writes about a certain subject, giving thoughts, facts, ideas, and opinions

essay

400

this is the section of writing that begins on a new line, has several sentences, is indented, and contains a certain idea or activity

paragraph

500

this is the end of a story or book that gives the final outcome of the story or summary of the information in the book

conclusion

Parts of a story & sentences

100

this is the main thing that happens in a book, story, or movie 

plot

200

the part of a sentence that is a noun and which usually comes before the verb in a sentence

subject

300

this is the place and time where the action in a story takes place

setting

400

this is something that is known to be true 

fact

500

this is the way someone feels or thinks about something - it is not a fact 

opinion

Misc. Words

100

these are the words in a newspaper, book, or magazine that describes what is happening in a photograph - usually under the photo. 

caption

200

this is the meaning of a word 

definition

300

this is a written answer or a reply to something that someone else has said or written

response

400

this is identifying specific features of something or someone 

describe

500

these are words that are spelled and sound the same but have a different meaning

homonyms