Functional Skills Glossary L1 & 2

A word that's been shortened (e.g. ltd (limited), etc (etcetera)

• abbreviation

• idiom

• direct address

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Comparing something with something else by saying it is something else, e.g. it's raining cats and dogs

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

An abbreviation consisting of the first letter of each word in the name of something, often pronounced as a word, e.g. OFSTED

• alliteration

• caption

• exclamation

• acronym

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

A phrase explaining what an image is depicting, often in a magazine or news article

• hyperbole

• idiom

• metaphor

• caption

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

An overused word or phrase, e.g. sweet dreams

• direct address

• metaphor

• cliche

• exclamation

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

The use of informal words or phrases in writing or speech, e.g. spot on, whinge, one-off

• colloquial expression

• command

• idiom

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

When the text speaks directly to the reader by using second-person narrative 'you', e.g. great prices to suit you

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

An emphasised phrase/point with the use of an exclamation mark, e.g. Stop that!

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Something that is overemphasised or exaggerated for effect, e.g. it must be about a million degrees in here

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

A common expression that has a different meaning from the individual words on their own, e.g. over the moon, the best of both worlds

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B