6th Grade Vocabulary
Define setting
What is when and where a story takes place
In a paragraph, what are the words called that show what type of paragraph it is? or what the intent of the paragraph is?
What are signal words
This vocab word means to start.
What is commence
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I told them too wash there hands over their.
to, their, there
This vocabulary word means to fall, usually a long way down.
What is plummet?
This is two different words that have the same meaning
What is a synonym?
This vocabulary word has a bunch of i's- spell it.
what is v i s i b i l i t y
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the student asked if they could take a extra tests?
The students asked if they could take a extra test.
The student asked if he/she could take a extra test.
(Capital, End Mark, Pronoun shift, noun plural)
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Ms. Simon hates children and she does not wanna teach 6th graders anymore.
want to
This punctuation mark turns a singular word into a plural word or combines two words together to form one word.
What is an apostrophe?
'
define simile
What is comparing two things using 'like' or 'as'
This vocabulary word means to go through a bunch of stuff, usually to get rid of it and then sell it.
What is rummage?
direct comparison of things without using like or as
WHAT IS A METAPHOR
The spaces before the beginning of a paragraph are know as this
What is an indentation?
This is a river that borders Wisconsin
What is the Mississippi River
This term is a color but also used to describe a sad person.
what is blue?
This kind of punctuation surrounds dialogue in a text.
What are " " Quotation Marks?
This vocabulary word means you give immediate attention to something over other things.
What is priority?
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Febuary
February
A person, place, or thing.
What is a noun?
This word means to be very thirsty.
What is parched?
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What is a compound sentence?
A sentence with two independent clauses and a conjunction.
This word adds description to a noun in a sentence.
What are adjectives?
He, Me, We, She, They, Her, His are examples of this part of speech.
What are pronouns?