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Tennessee Academic Vocabulary – _____________Third Grade_______________________
Curriculum Area: _________Language Arts_________________
WORD
DEFINITION
abbreviation
A shortened form of a word or
phrase used chiefly in writing
to represent the complete
form, such as Mass. for
Massachusetts or USMC for
United States Marine Corps.
a word that adds information
to a verb, an adjective, or an
adverb. An adverb is often a
form of an adjective in
English. Very, quickly, and
beautifully are all adverbs.
Adverb
Antonyms
Apostrophe
Chronological
order
Word opposite of another
word: light is the antonym of
dark
The superscript sign (') used
to indicate the omission of a
letter or letters from a word,
the possessive case, or the
plurals of.
A method of speech
organization in which the main
points follow a time pattern
CURRICULUM OPPORTUNITIES
NUMBER OF
EXPOSURES
Complete
Sentence
Context clues
Contraction
Declarative
Exclamatory
Fact
A complete sentence has to
have a subject and a verb,
and the verb has to be a
"finite"
The information from the
immediate textual setting that
helps identify a word for
decoding (sounding out) and
words being read for the first
time. The reader's speaking
vocabulary is a back-up
strategy and is primarily useful
to resolve ambiguity (is bread
pronounced bred or breed?)
and to confirm the accuracy of
decoding (does it make sense
and does it sound right?). ...
The act of contracting or the
state of being contracted. A
word, as won't from will not, or
phrase, as o'clock from of the
clock,
Serving to declare or state. Of,
relating to, or being an
element or construction used
to make a statement:
A sentence that makes a
vehement statement or
conveys strong or sudden
emotion.
Knowledge or information
based on real occurrences: an
account based on fact; a blur
of fact and fancy.
Interrogative
Multi Meaning
words
opinion
organization
plural
possessive
predicate
prefixes
punctuation
Root word
Run on sentence
A sentence that asks a
question or makes an inquiry.
At least two definition given for
the same word
personal belief or judgment
that is not founded on proof or
certainty
The act or process of
organizing. The state or
manner of being organized: a
high degree of organization.
Relating to or composed of
more than one member, set,
or kind:
Indicating ownership or a
similar relationship.
grammar part of sentence
excluding subject
To put or attach before or in
front of.
The use of standard marks
and signs in writing and
printing to separate words into
sentences, clauses, and
phrases
The meaningful base form of a
complex word after all affixes
are removed
an ungrammatical sentence
in which two or more
independentclauses are
conjoined without a
conjunction
singular
Story elements
subject
suffixes
Summarize
Supporting details
synonyms
verb
The form of a noun or pronoun
that is employed in speaking
or writing when referring to
only one
The essential basics of a
story, narrative, or poem
The subject of a sentence or
clause is the part of the
sentence or clause about
which something is ..
A group of letters added to the
end of a word to form a new
word.
To give the main facts in a
condensed form. Omit any
illustrations, examples, details
and elaboration.
Individual parts or information
related to a whole
two words that can be
interchanged in a context
The part of speech that
expresses existence, action,
or occurrence in most
languages.