4th Grade Vocabulary

Front

What is 'figurative language'?

Back

Writing or speech that is not meant to be taken literally.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Front

What does the word 'structure' mean?

Back

The way something is set up.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

Front

What is an 'inference'?

Back

A best guess using evidence.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

Front

What is the definition of the word 'literal'?

Back

Real.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Front

What does the word 'rhyme' mean?

Back

Repetition of sounds at the end of words.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

Front

What is a synonym for 'happy'?

Back

Joyful.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

Front

What does 'antonym' mean?

Back

A word that means the opposite of another word.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

Front

What is a 'metaphor'?

Back

A figure of speech that compares two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Front

What is a 'simile'?

Back

A figure of speech that compares two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Front

What does 'context' refer to?

Back

The circumstances or setting surrounding a word or event.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D