Vocabulary
The central thought or "big idea" of a passage.
What is Main Idea?
An action word.
What is a verb?
To do again.
What is redo?
Happy/Sad
Antonyms
Something that cannot be proven or personal beliefs.
What is opinion?
What are synonyms?
A word that takes the place of another noun.
Able to bend.
What is flexible?
Large/Big
Synonyms
These are words that have opposite meanings.
What are antonyms?
Writing that is true or factual.
What is non-fiction?
One is used with adjectives and adverbs when comparing two things. The other is used with adjective and adverbs when comparing three or more things.
What is comparative and superlative?
Not informed.
Jake was eager to go to school. Replace the word eager with a synonym.
ready, excited, etc.
Writing that is made up or imaginary.
What is fiction?
A comparison using like or as.
What is a simile?
Words that connect two or more words, phrases, clauses, or ideas.
What is a conjunction?
Mallory went to bed late. What is an antonym you could use for the word late?
early
This is the character in conflict with the main character.
What is the antagonist?
The use of one thing to suggest or represent something else.
What is symbolism?
These are used to describe the relationship between words. (position)
What is a preposition?
Able to do something.
George made good grades in school. Use an antonym for the word good to change the meaning of the sentence.
George made bad grades in school.
To reduce a large text to the main idea and a few supporting details.
What does it mean to summarize?