ELA vocabulary

A word that means the opposite. Example: hot and cold.

• main idea

• antonym

• theme

• transitions

A person, place, thing, or idea. 

• synonym

• noun

• antonym

• point of view

Details from the text that support the answer to a question.

• compare/contrast

• conflict

• dialogue

• evidence

A word that means the same thing. Example: jump and leap.

• sources

• setting

• synonym

• informational

A descriptive word that describes a noun. Examples: red, five, beautiful.

• adjective

• noun

• verb

• adverb

The person who is telling the story, either a narrator or a character.

• point of view

• heading

• summary

• phrase

Explains how two things are the same and how they are different.

• plot

• compare/contrast

• inform

• adjective

A word that describes a verb; often ends in -ly. Example: quickly, fast.

• narrative

• infer/inference

• evidence

• adverb

Use information in a text and what you know to help you understand.

• narrative

• informational

• infer/inference

• setting

The problem or issue in a story.

• noun

• verb

• conflict

• adverb