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WORD STUDY
GRAMMAR
STRATEGIES/
SKILLS
100
When something is funny, it is _______.
What is comical?
100
To set something free
What is to release?
100
A short way of writing a word or words
What is an abbreviation?
100
A word that takes the place of one or more nouns
What is a pronoun?
100
Illustrations, photographs, charts, maps, timelines, and graphs are all examples of _________.
What are visuals?
200
To hold off or refuse to give in
What is to resist?
200
Something that does not last very long or has few words
What is brief?
200
Most abbreviations contain letters from the original word and end with a __________.
What is a period?
200
Name two different pronouns that can be used when talking about yourself.
What are I, me or mine?
200
To better understand information in a text, you should _________________ about the visuals.
What is to ask questions?
300
To find the answer to something using arithmetic
What is to calculate?
300
The natural force that draws objects toward the center of Earth; what makes objects fall to the ground when they are dropped
What is gravity?
300
A new word that is formed when one or two words are shortened by replacing some of the letters with an apostrophe
What is a contraction?
300
Name two different pronouns that can be used to refer to a group of people
What are they, them or theirs?
300
A nonfiction written record of a process or event, often about science topics.
What is an observation log?
400
An increase or rise in something
What is elevation?
400
To go quickly
What is to accelerate?
400
Some abbreviations use one or more letters that are not in the original word. For example, lb is the abbreviation for _________.
What is pound?
400
People use pronouns to avoid ______ nouns.
What is repeating?
400
Words that provide additional information about the pictures, diagrams, charts and other visuals. They are written under or next to the visual.
What are captions?
500
A group of people working together; a power
What is a force?
500
To show doubt or uncertainty
What is to waver?
500
Most ______ abbreviations do not use periods.
What are math or measurement?
500
A word that describes one or more nouns
What is an adjective?
500
Name two things that observation logs include.
What are the time and place of the observation, an event or object being observed, what takes place or happens, or any changes that may occur?