Vocabulary 1
_______ _________ is the idea that you most want the listener to remember.
Main idea
A ________ is a book that lists words and explains what they mean.
dictionary
A _______ ________ tells you how a word sounds when it is spoken.
pronunciation guide
IRS
NFL
are examples of
An acronym
Break a leg
is an example of a
Idiom
An __________ is a shortened form of a word.
Abbreviation
_________ are titles for different sections of a piece of writing.
Headings
When I fill out a _______ I might include things like: Name, address, and phone number.
form
Dear,
Hello,
are examples of
A greeting
First
then
before
are examples of
Time-order words
__________ are sayings that have a meaning that can't be figured out by looking at the meanings of each word in the saying.
Idioms
The ____ _________ shows you where to find the book on the library shelves.
call number
The words in a dictionary are listed in _______ ______. This means that they appear in the same order that their first letters appear in the alphabet.
alphabetical order
Dr.
Mon.
St.
are examples of
An abbreviation
Shopping:
Bread
Milk
Eggs
This is an example of making a
List
________ means to look at writing quickly to get an idea of what it is about.
Skimming
______ ______ are like signs that tell the person you are speaking with to pay attention.
Key words
You can look up a book by its _________, or the type of information in the book.
subject
My point is...
What I'm trying to say is...
I mean...
are examples of
Key words
Cover (Kuh'ver)
The word in parenthesis is the
Pronunciation guide
An _________ is a way of writing a very long name using only the first letters of the words that make up that name.
______ ______ are words that show the order in which something happened or should happen.
Time-order words
A ________ is a list of all the books in the library.
catalogue
Love,
Sincerely,
are examples of
A closing
Apple
Ball
Brain
These words are in
alphabetical order