Reference Materials -- Dictionary & Thesaurus
dictionary - find the pronunciation and definition of a word
thesaurus - find synonyms and antonyms of a word
pronunciation - how to say the word
precise word - clear & exact
thesaurus - find synonyms and antonyms of a word
pronunciation - how to say the word
precise word - clear & exact
Synonyms
synonym = a word that has a similar meaning to another word
Example: kind and nice (Kind is similar to nice.)
Example: kind and nice (Kind is similar to nice.)
Antonyms
antonym = a word that is opposite of another
Example: good and bad (Good is the opposite of bad.)
Example: good and bad (Good is the opposite of bad.)
Homophones (Also known as Homonyms)
Homophones (also known as homonyms) = words that are pronounced the same, but they have different spellings and different meanings
Example: sale and sail
Example: sale and sail
What is Grammar?
Parts of Speech:
Nouns
noun - person, place, thing, or idea
common noun - general noun
Examples: child, school, toy
proper noun - specific noun
Examples: Bob, Pine River Elementary, Barbie
common noun - general noun
Examples: child, school, toy
proper noun - specific noun
Examples: Bob, Pine River Elementary, Barbie
concrete noun - a noun that you can see, hear, smell, touch, and taste
Examples: baby, playground, pencil
abstract noun - a noun that you cannot see, hear, smell, touch, or taste
Examples: bravery, love, success
Examples: baby, playground, pencil
abstract noun - a noun that you cannot see, hear, smell, touch, or taste
Examples: bravery, love, success
singular noun - one person, place, thing, or idea
Examples: boy, city, lunch, thought
plural noun - more than one person, place, thing, or idea
Examples: boys, cities, lunches, thoughts
Examples: boy, city, lunch, thought
plural noun - more than one person, place, thing, or idea
Examples: boys, cities, lunches, thoughts
Pronouns
pronoun - takes the place of a noun
Examples: he, it, they
You can learn more about pronouns here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkjKPhleQ5E
Examples: he, it, they
You can learn more about pronouns here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkjKPhleQ5E
Adjectives
adjective - describes a noun
Examples: young, huge, red
Examples: young, huge, red
Verbs
action verb - shows action
Examples: ran, walk, swim
irregular verb - verbs that do not add a -d or -ed when you write them in the past-tense
Example: I drew a picture. (It should not be I drawed a picture.)
linking verb - connects a subject to a noun or adjective, also known as state of being verbs
Example: He is a baseball player.
helping verb - helps the verb
Example: She will call her friend.
Examples: ran, walk, swim
irregular verb - verbs that do not add a -d or -ed when you write them in the past-tense
Example: I drew a picture. (It should not be I drawed a picture.)
linking verb - connects a subject to a noun or adjective, also known as state of being verbs
Example: He is a baseball player.
helping verb - helps the verb
Example: She will call her friend.
modal verb - an additional verb that shows possibility or necessity
Examples: can, could, may, might, must, shall, will, should, would
Examples: can, could, may, might, must, shall, will, should, would
Adverbs
adverb - describes actions and other descriptive words
Example: The dog ran quickly.
Example: The dog ran quickly.
Articles
articles - used before a noun
Examples: a, an, the
Examples: a, an, the
Prepositions
preposition - links nouns to other words by telling the position of something, the time something happens, and the way its done
Example: The mouse hid under the dresser.
Example: The mouse hid under the dresser.
Conjunctions
conjunction - links words and phrases
Examples: and, but, for, so, because
Examples: and, but, for, so, because
Interjections
interjection - remarks or exclamations
Example: Wow!, Ouch!, Oh?
Example: Wow!, Ouch!, Oh?
Review Parts of Speech
Figurative Language
Similes & Metaphors
simile - a saying that compares one thing to another by using the words, like or as
Example: He is as strong as an ox.
metaphor - a saying that something is something else, without using the words, like or as
Example: Her voice is music to my ears. (It's saying that her voice is music, which means it is pleasing.)
Example: He is as strong as an ox.
metaphor - a saying that something is something else, without using the words, like or as
Example: Her voice is music to my ears. (It's saying that her voice is music, which means it is pleasing.)
Idioms
idiom - a saying that cannot be taken literally
Example: It's raining cats and dogs. (It means that it's raining heavily, not that animals are falling from the sky.)
Example: It's raining cats and dogs. (It means that it's raining heavily, not that animals are falling from the sky.)
Adages & Proverbs
adage - a well-known short saying that states a general truth
Example: Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. (It means what one person finds beautiful, another person may not.)
proverb - It's like an adage because it's general truth, but it contains a piece of advice.
Example: Actions speak louder than words. (It means what someone does has more value than whet someone says.)
Example: Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. (It means what one person finds beautiful, another person may not.)
proverb - It's like an adage because it's general truth, but it contains a piece of advice.
Example: Actions speak louder than words. (It means what someone does has more value than whet someone says.)