Download Grammar-Glossary - Whitchurch Primary School, Harrow

Grammar Glossary
Term
Adjective
Definition
A word that describes a noun.
Example
The brown and furry cat was
stalking a mouse.
Website
http://www.childrensuniversity.manc
hester.ac.uk/interactives/languages
/words/adjectives/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/teach
ers/ks2_activities/english/word_ty
pes.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/teach
ers/ks2_activities/english/adjectiv
es_adverbs.shtml
Adverb
A word that describes a verb.
The boy ran quickly through
the playground.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks2/
english/spelling_grammar/verbs_adv
erbs/play/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/teach
ers/ks2_activities/english/word_ty
pes.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/teach
ers/ks2_activities/english/adjectiv
es_adverbs.shtml
Article
Used before a noun.
Definite article – the
Indefinite article – a/an
Demonstrative article –
this/that/these/those
Clause
A group of related words that
contains a subject and a verb.
Main Clause
A sentence that functions
independently.
Subordinate Clause
A part of a sentence that is
dependent on another part.
Connectives/conjunctions A word to join parts of a sentence
Verb
An action.
Includes: past, present, future,
tenses.
The boy is playing football.
If it is raining, I will not go
outside.
If it is raining, I will not go
outside.
I walk to school.
I walked to school.
I will walk to school.
http://www.softschools.com/languag
e_arts/grammar/verb/balloon_game
/
http://www.saintambrosebarlow.wiga
n.sch.uk/Y4Spelling/tenses1y4.htm
http://www.saintambrosebarlow.wiga
n.sch.uk/Y4Spelling/tenses2y4.htm
Irregular verb
A verb which does not follow the
usual pattern.
Infinitive verb
The basic form of the verb (as
found in the dictionary) with
nothing added or taken away
Common noun – objects, items,
things that are not specific
Noun
Sit – sat
Write – wrote
Run - ran
To run
To write
To sit
ball, table, chair, board
http://www.chompchomp.com/irregu
lar02/
http://www.childrensuniversity.manc
hester.ac.uk/interactives/languages
Proper noun – names of specific
people or places (these must start
with a capital letter)
London, David, Asda
/words/nouns/
http://www.crickweb.co.uk/ks2litera
cy.html#collective%20nouns
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/teach
ers/ks2_activities/english/word_ty
pes.shtml
Singular
One item.
Plural
More than one item.
Pronoun
Takes the place of the noun in a
sentence.
Personal pronoun – refers to people
(I/you/he/she/we/you/they)
Possessive pronoun – indicates
possession (mine/yours/his/her)
A word that gives information such
as time/location/direction.
Preposition
Subject
Statement
Question
The person doing the action.
A message that is stated or
declared.
A sentence addressed to someone
Cat
Dog
Goose
Cats
Dogs
Geese
David waved at the soldiers, he
was sad to see them go.
http://www.roythezebra.com/readin
g-games/singular-or-plural-1.html
under, over, next to, behind, in
front of, on, above, around
http://www.manythings.org/vocabula
ry/games/k/words.php?f=prepositio
ns
The boy ran across the road.
I have three pencils.
Where is the book?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/gam
e/en16plur-game-plural-fishing
http://www.saintambrosebarlow.wiga
n.sch.uk/Lower_Junior_Activities/m
arlonspronouns.htm
Command
Simple sentence
in order to get a reply.
A sentence designed to direct
someone.
A sentence consisting of only one
clause with a subject and a verb.
Go to your room.
I am 11 years old.
http://www.northwood.org.uk/compl
ex%20sentences.htm
Compound sentence
Two main clauses joined by a
conjunction.
I am 11 years old and I live in
Stanmore.
http://www.northwood.org.uk/compl
ex%20sentences.htm
Complex sentence
When a main clause and a
subordinate clause are joined.
My son, who likes stamps,
always collects the post.
http://www.northwood.org.uk/compl
ex%20sentences.htm
Synonym
Two words which have the same
meaning.
While my mum makes dinner, I
do my homework.
tiny – minute
big - huge
Antonym
Two words with opposite meanings.
big – small
quiet - loud
http://www.kidskonnect.com/subjec
t-index/20-language-arts/422synonyms-a-antonyms.html
Homophone
Words that sound the same but
differ in meaning/spelling.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/gam
e/en21watc-game-paris-word
Homograph
Words that have the same spelling
but differ in meaning.
two, too, to
by, bye, buy
meet, meat
I row a boat.
I row with my sister.
My cat is minute.
See you in a minute.
http://www.kidskonnect.com/subjec
t-index/20-language-arts/422synonyms-a-antonyms.html
http://www.ezschool.com/Games/Ho
mographs.html
Spelling
Term
Phoneme
Digraph
Definition
Basic unit of speech sound.
Example
b
c
d
sh
th
coat
threat
Triangle
Website
Syllable
Two letters combined to make a
single sound.
Two or more consecutive
consonants where both sounds can
be heard.
Beats of sound within a word.
Prefix
Placed before the root of a word.
disapprove
disappoint
http://www.manythings.org/wbg/pre
fixes-jw.html
Suffix
Placed after the root of a word.
Quickly
http://www.bigbrownbear.co.uk/dem
o/suffix.htm
Root word
The form of a word after all
affixes have been removed.
quick
slow
A, E, I, O, U
Blend
Vowel
Consonant
All other letters that are not
vowels.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/gam
e/en01soun-game-syllables-factory
B,C,D,F,G,H,J,K,L,M,N,P,Q,R,S,
T,V,W,X,Y,Z
http://www.ezschool.com/Games/Od
dMan.html
http://www.ezschool.com/Games/Od
dMan.html