English Terms Gr 6

4. pronoun Refers to a specific person or thing (e.g., I, you, we, them).
10. Words that describe a verb, adjective, or another adverb. They tell how, when, where, or to what extent (e.g., quickly, soon, very).
11. Words that sound like their meaning (e.g., buzz, bang, whoosh).
12. A comparison using like or as (e.g., He’s fast like a cheetah.)
13. verbs Show what someone or something is doing (e.g., jump, eat).
15. tense Shows something happening now (e.g., jumps, is).
16. and feeling verbs Show thoughts or emotions (e.g., believe, feel, know, love).
21. Words that come before a noun to show quantity or ownership (e.g., a, the, some, my).
24. verb A helping verb used with a main verb to show tense or form (e.g., is, have, was, will).
25. Words that name people, places, things, or ideas (e.g., spy, duck, joy).
29. sentence A sentence with one main idea or clause (e.g., The llama ran fast.).
30. pronoun Introduces extra information about a noun (e.g., who, which, that).
31. sentence Two simple sentences joined by a conjunction (e.g., The duck flew, and the ninja jumped.).
32. When the opposite of what you expect happens (e.g., A fire station burns down.)
33. phrases A phrase that begins with a preposition and adds details (e.g., under the bed).
34. Words that show action or a state of being (e.g., run, is, feel).
35. verbs Link the subject to information (e.g., is, are, was, seem).

1. Repeating the same starting sound in a sentence (e.g., sneaky silent spy).
2. in a sentence A key word that holds the main idea or focus of the sentence.
3. Words that join ideas or clauses (e.g., and, but, because, although).
5. A group of words that work together but do not form a complete thought (e.g., in the garden).
6. Words that show position, time, or direction (e.g., on, under, before).
7. Giving human qualities to something non-human (e.g., The wind whispered.)
8. Words that describe nouns (e.g., funny, red, tall).
9. tense Shows something that already happened (e.g., jumped, was).
14. group A main verb plus helping (auxiliary) verbs (e.g., has been running).
17. group A noun with its describing words (e.g., the big brown llama).
18. adjectives Adjectives that tell us what something looks like, feels like, etc. (e.g., cold, shiny).
19. noun A singular noun that refers to a group (e.g., flock, team, bunch).
20. A group of words that expresses a complete thought. It must have a subject and a verb.
22. verbs Show speech (e.g., say, shout, ask).
23. Words that take the place of nouns (e.g., he, she, it, they).
26. adjectives Adjectives that tell us what type something is (e.g., wooden, digital, electric).
27. tense Shows something that will happen later (e.g., will jump).
28. A direct comparison without like or as (e.g., Her voice is music.)