Language Arts Vocabulary
Adverb - An adverb is a describing word that describes a verb, adjective, or another adverb. Adverbs can tell when, how, or where something is done. Many adverbs end in -ly.
Examples: We quickly ran outside yesterday.
I am really tired.
Please speak more slowly.
Adjective - An adjective is a describing word that tells what kind or how many.
Examples: The three brown fluffy cats play with the little toy.
Articles - A, an, and the are special adjectives called articles.
Verb - A present tense verb is an action word that tells what a noun does or what a group of nouns do.
Examples: The teacher teaches.
The students listen.
A past tense verb tells what a noun or group of nouns did. Most past tense verbs end in -ed. Irregular past tense verbs do not.
Examples: I walked across the field.
The dogs ran.
Forms of the verb "to be" do not sound like action words, but they are still verbs! They can tell what someone is in the present, or what someone was in the past.
Examples: I am happy!
The baby is tired.
She was my teacher last year.
We are all Fair Oaks Falcons!
The books were in your desk yesterday.
Possessive Noun - A possessive noun shows ownership. A singular possessive noun is made by adding an apostrophe and an s to the end of the noun.
Examples: I borrowed my friend's umbrella.
Sheila's dogs are friendly.
A plural possessive noun is made by adding an apostrophe after the s. For irregular plural nouns that do not end in s, just add an apostrophe at the end.
Examples: All of my friends' houses are on the same street.
The dogs' leashes are hanging on a hook.
I learned the children's names quickly.
Did you find the men's jackets?
Pronoun - A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun.
Examples: Mr. Boek is a teacher. He teaches second grade.
Mrs. Pinol is our principal. She is very nice.
The book was very interesting. It was a good story.
The girls are very good at soccer. They must practice a lot.
Suffix - A suffix is a word part that gets stuck on to the END of a word and changes its meaning.
Examples: joyful = "full of joy"
hopeless = "without hope"
quickly = "in a quick way"
Prefix - A prefix is a word part that gets stuck on to the BEGINNING of a word and changes its meaning.
Examples: unhappy = "not happy"
reread = "read again"
preheat = "to heat before"
Plural Noun - a word for more than one person, place, thing, or animal. Irregular plural nouns do not end in s
Examples: boys, babies, leaves, classes, men
Proper Noun - the special name for a specific person, place, thing, or animal. Every word in a proper noun starts with a capital.
Examples: Mrs. Pinol, Fair Oaks, Legos, Fluffy
Noun - A noun is a word for a person, place, thing, or animal.
Examples: boy, store, book, dog
Exclamation - An exclamation is a sentence the shows great excitement, emotion, or volume. It starts with a capital and ends with an exclamation mark.
Command - A command is a sentence that tells someone to do something (or not to do it!) The subject is not written, so it starts with the verb (action word). Commands start with capitals and end with periods.
Statement - A statement is a sentence that tells information. It starts with a capital and ends with a period.
Question - A question is a sentence that asks for information. It starts with a capital letter and an asking word like Who, What, When, Where, Why, or How. Questions end with question marks.
Compound word - A compound word is a word made from two words stuck together.
Example: butter + fly = butterfly
water + fall = waterfall
Sentence - A sentence is a group of words that expresses a complete thought. It tells what someone or something is or does. Sentences also start with capital letters and end with the correct punctuation (. ? !)
Subject - The subject is the part of the sentence that tells who or what the sentence is about. The subject must tell about a person, place, or thing that does something.
Example: My friend and I went to the park.
Your dress is pretty.
Predicate - The predicate is the action part of the sentence that tells what the subject is or does.
Example: The leaves fall from the tree.
Cinderella and the prince danced all night.
Homophones - Homophones are words that sound the same but are spelled differently and have different meanings.
Example: I burned my bare feet on the sidewalk.
The bear slept in its cave.
Synonyms - Synonyms are words that have the same meaning.
Example: Small, little, tiny, miniscule, and diminutive are all synonyms that mean "not big."
Examples: We quickly ran outside yesterday.
I am really tired.
Please speak more slowly.
Adjective - An adjective is a describing word that tells what kind or how many.
Examples: The three brown fluffy cats play with the little toy.
Articles - A, an, and the are special adjectives called articles.
Verb - A present tense verb is an action word that tells what a noun does or what a group of nouns do.
Examples: The teacher teaches.
The students listen.
A past tense verb tells what a noun or group of nouns did. Most past tense verbs end in -ed. Irregular past tense verbs do not.
Examples: I walked across the field.
The dogs ran.
Forms of the verb "to be" do not sound like action words, but they are still verbs! They can tell what someone is in the present, or what someone was in the past.
Examples: I am happy!
The baby is tired.
She was my teacher last year.
We are all Fair Oaks Falcons!
The books were in your desk yesterday.
Possessive Noun - A possessive noun shows ownership. A singular possessive noun is made by adding an apostrophe and an s to the end of the noun.
Examples: I borrowed my friend's umbrella.
Sheila's dogs are friendly.
A plural possessive noun is made by adding an apostrophe after the s. For irregular plural nouns that do not end in s, just add an apostrophe at the end.
Examples: All of my friends' houses are on the same street.
The dogs' leashes are hanging on a hook.
I learned the children's names quickly.
Did you find the men's jackets?
Pronoun - A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun.
Examples: Mr. Boek is a teacher. He teaches second grade.
Mrs. Pinol is our principal. She is very nice.
The book was very interesting. It was a good story.
The girls are very good at soccer. They must practice a lot.
Suffix - A suffix is a word part that gets stuck on to the END of a word and changes its meaning.
Examples: joyful = "full of joy"
hopeless = "without hope"
quickly = "in a quick way"
Prefix - A prefix is a word part that gets stuck on to the BEGINNING of a word and changes its meaning.
Examples: unhappy = "not happy"
reread = "read again"
preheat = "to heat before"
Plural Noun - a word for more than one person, place, thing, or animal. Irregular plural nouns do not end in s
Examples: boys, babies, leaves, classes, men
Proper Noun - the special name for a specific person, place, thing, or animal. Every word in a proper noun starts with a capital.
Examples: Mrs. Pinol, Fair Oaks, Legos, Fluffy
Noun - A noun is a word for a person, place, thing, or animal.
Examples: boy, store, book, dog
Exclamation - An exclamation is a sentence the shows great excitement, emotion, or volume. It starts with a capital and ends with an exclamation mark.
Command - A command is a sentence that tells someone to do something (or not to do it!) The subject is not written, so it starts with the verb (action word). Commands start with capitals and end with periods.
Statement - A statement is a sentence that tells information. It starts with a capital and ends with a period.
Question - A question is a sentence that asks for information. It starts with a capital letter and an asking word like Who, What, When, Where, Why, or How. Questions end with question marks.
Compound word - A compound word is a word made from two words stuck together.
Example: butter + fly = butterfly
water + fall = waterfall
Sentence - A sentence is a group of words that expresses a complete thought. It tells what someone or something is or does. Sentences also start with capital letters and end with the correct punctuation (. ? !)
Subject - The subject is the part of the sentence that tells who or what the sentence is about. The subject must tell about a person, place, or thing that does something.
Example: My friend and I went to the park.
Your dress is pretty.
Predicate - The predicate is the action part of the sentence that tells what the subject is or does.
Example: The leaves fall from the tree.
Cinderella and the prince danced all night.
Homophones - Homophones are words that sound the same but are spelled differently and have different meanings.
Example: I burned my bare feet on the sidewalk.
The bear slept in its cave.
Synonyms - Synonyms are words that have the same meaning.
Example: Small, little, tiny, miniscule, and diminutive are all synonyms that mean "not big."