Essential Reading Vocab. 4th Grade
Terms
undefined, object
copy deck
- signature
- writing one's own name
- declarative sentence
- a regular sentence that needs a capital and a period
- action word/action verb
- a word that shows action
- grammar
- the rules of speaking or writing a language
- electronic mail done through the internet
- gesture
- to move your head or hands in order to communicate a feeling or idea
- skim
- to read something quickly just to get the main idea
- draft
- first attempt at writing something
- thank you letter
- written letter of thanks
- possessive noun
- person, place or thing that shows ownership
- compound word
- two small words put together to make a new word
- interrogative sentence
- a sentence that needs a question mark
- adverb
- a word used to describe a verb
- scan
- to look at closely and carefully; examine
- subject
- who or what the sentence is about
- adjective
- a word that describes a noun
- example
- sample copy or sample problem
- edit
- fix your mistakes in your writing
- first person
- when a reader is speaking about himself and uses: I, me, my, we, us our
- singular noun
- ONE person, place or thing
- audio tape
- tape you listen to from a tape recorder
- abbreviation
- short way to write something
- guide words
- the first and last words on a page in a reference book
- proofread
- read carefully and correct mistakes in puncuation, spelling, grammar
- command
- a sentence that tells you to do something
- common noun
- people, places, things
- third person
- used when talking about someone or something; reader uses: he, she, it, they, them
- encyclopedia
- a set of alphabetized books with information on many subjects
- reading vocabulary
- words you read and understand