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YOU NEED TO TELL ME BOTH. This is the official word for the sound that comes at the beginning of the word. For example, "bl" is the _____ of blue. This is the official word for the sound that comes at the end of the word. For example, "n" is the _____ of moon.
beginning sound, ending sound
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This is the term for the kind of writing that tells a story. This kind of writing usually has characters, a setting, plot, and the author's purpose is usually to entertain.
narrative
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This part of the word comes before the base word.
prefix
100
One of these starts with a capital letter, ends in some kind of punctuation, and contains a complete thought.
sentence
100
There are 26 of these in the alphabet.
letter
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When you break apart a word into different parts as you say it, you split the word into _______.
syllables
200
This word is generally used to describe a piece of nonfiction writing that gives information about a specific topic. Usually, these get written in school.
report
200
This means the main part of the word. It's a synonym for root word.
base word
200
This is the basic unit of a piece of writing. It is a group of sentences that all are about the same general topic. A piece of writing is usually made up of several of these.
paragraph
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This is a form of writing after a piece of writing is published. It has a cover, a title page, and sometimes has a table of contents or an index.
book
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When two word have the same ending sound, we say that they _____.
rhyme
300
What are the three main purposes an author has for writing?
persuade, entertain, inform
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This kind of word is made up of two words put together. You can usually guess the meaning of the longer word when you know what the two smaller words mean.
compound word
300
This is a word used to describe most kinds of fiction writing in all different genres. Some can be long, some can be short.
story
300
This is the way that a phone book, a dictionary, and an encyclopedia are all organized.
ABC, or alphabetical, order
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YOU MUST ANSWER ALL PARTS OF THIS QUESTION. There are five of these--well, sometimes six--in the alphabet. And these letters can make two different kinds of sounds.
vowel short long
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This is a kind of persuasive writing that companies use when they try to convince you to buy or use their product. They can appear on TV or in a newspaper or magazine--or even on the side of a bus!
advertisement
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This kind of word is when you combine two words together--and lose some letters in the process. You use an apostrophe in these words.
contraction
400
If you are trying to teach someone how to do something, you usually write these for them to follow. These are usually written in steps, sometimes using numbers to show the order that you should do them.
directions or instructions
400
This is a word that is a synonym for joke, usually involving some sort of word play. Sometimes, you hear it in the sentence: "can you solve this _______?"
riddle