Common ELA Words

"My flowers were begging for water on the hot summer day" is an example of:

• antonym

• metaphor

• personification

•  hyperbole

How do the following phrases help you when reading a text?

• They show a change in setting.

• They show the passing of time.

• They compare 2 things.

• They introduce a new topic.

I especially like the roar of the waves.  Which word is an antonym for roar?

• noise

• whisper

• laughter

• anger

The prefix in and im are added to the beginning of a word to change the meaning to...

• not

• undo

• redo

• again

context clues

• 
  a strategy used to figure out the meaning of words based on how they are used in a text

• meaning of a word, phrase, or definition
  

• knowledge on which to base belief or conclusions
  

• 
  an expression consisting of one or more words

central idea

• “read between the lines;” the answer is not clearly stated in the passage; you need to use knowledge and experience to draw a conclusion
  

• the main topic or concept of a text
  

• the message that is intended or expressed

• 
  an assortment of things from which a choice can be made

choose

• knowledge on which to base belief or conclusions
  

• 
  to select from a number of possibilities. Similar words: select, pick, determine, identify

• 
  to prove negative; to show to be false

• 
  to stress or single out as important

define

• meaning of a word, phrase, or definition
  

• 
  clarify by giving an example of

• 
  to make clear

• 
  to make a logical connection

to arrive at a decision, to close or bring to an end

• most likely

• selection

• conclude

• central idea

“read between the lines;” the answer is not clearly stated in the passage; you need to use knowledge and experience to draw a conclusion

• alter

• distinguish

• associate

• infer