Writing Vocabulary

4. A short title at the top of a page or a section of writing. It tells you what that part is about.
6. "The cat is on the mat."
7. The very first part of a story or an essay. It tells the reader what the writing is going to be about.
8. Special marks we use in writing to make the meaning clear. Examples are full stops (.), commas (,), and question marks (?).
11. All the words that a person knows or all the words in a language.

1. A group of words that tells a complete idea. It starts with a big letter (capital letter) and ends with a dot (full stop).
2. The meaning of a word. It explains what a word is or what it does.
3. A group of sentences about the same topic. There is usually a space or a new line between them.
5. Information that tells you where a fact or an idea came from (like a book or a website). It can also mean using a word like "he" or "it" to talk about something you mentioned before.
9. The last part of a story or an essay. It finishes the writing and often repeats the most important idea.
10. A first version of your writing.