ELA Vocabulary

A word that is a person, place, thing, or animal

• noun

• verb

• character

An action word

• noun

• verb

• character

A picture or drawing used to explain or decorate a book

• character

• illustration

• setting

The people, animals, or creatures in a story, movie, or play

• character

• illustration

• setting

When and where a story takes place

• character

• illustration

• setting

Finding and naming similarities.

• identify

• compare

• contrast

Finding and naming differences.

• identify

• compare

• contrast

Find or figure out what something is

• identify

• compare

• contrast

Using clues to tell what may happen next

• predict

• identify

• retell

Telling the events of the story in order

• predict

• identify

• retell