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A notice in the paper, on a poster, on tv etc., about a job or things for sale.

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Capital letter

A big letter in the alphabet often used on the first letter of a word at the beginning of a sentence, or the first letter of the name of a person or place.

The dog is fast.The first letter in a sentence is a capital letter.

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Comma

A punctuation mark , used chiefly to show separation of words or word groups within a sentence

We saw pigs dogs,, and cows.

A comma used to separate words in a list.

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command

To order or control

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comparative

Relating to, based on, or involving comparison

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Compound word

Two words put together to make a new word.

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Contraction

The shortening of a word or word group by omitting letters and replacing them with an apostrophe.

Don’t eat that.Don’t is a contraction of do and not.

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Date

Facts about something that can be used in calculating, reasoning, or planning

January 9, 201301/09/1313 Jan 2013

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directions

How to do something or how to get somewhere

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Fairy Tale

A story that usually has magic and pretend characters

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Folk Tale

A cultural story passed down from generations

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Invitation

A request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part

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letter

The written form of a sound

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List

Names or items written one after another

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Main Idea

The most important idea expressed in a piece of writing.

Main Idea

DetailDetail

Detail Detail

I like cats.

They like to cuddle.They are playful.

My cat is friendly. Cats are cute.

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Mark

Something, such as a spot or scar, that can be seen on a surface.

The mark on the map shows where the park is.

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note

A short written message.

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Nursery rhyme

A short poem or song for children

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opposite

Two things that are completely different

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paragraph

A group of sentences about the same topic

Sunday is Father’s Day, and Maria wants to buy a special gift for her father. She looked at the Father’s Day ads in the newspaper, but they mostly had sales on ties and bottles of cologne. Her father doesn’t like to wear ties, and he never wears cologne. He used to go fishing or bowling on the weekends, but lately he’s been staying home and working in the garden.

Sample paragraph

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Passage

A piece of writing

Sample passage

Yesterday we went to the zoo. We saw all kinds of animals. My favorite animals were the monkeys. The monkeys swung around the trees and ropes in their enclosure.

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Period

A punctuation mark . used to mark the end of a sentence

I want some candy.A period at the end of a sentence.

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Personal narrative

To tell a story in your own way

One day, I went to the park with my friend Sam. Sam and I thought it would be fun to play on the monkey bars. When we went to the monkey bars, there was a bar that was broken. It looked dangerous so we decided to go and tell my mom. My mom was able to find someone to fix the broken bar. When the monkey bars were fixed, we went back to the park and had a great time. The end.

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poem

Written in verse, short lines with words often in rhythm

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Possessive

Shows ownership, or a similar relation

This is Sally‘s doll.

The possessive s shows that the doll belongs to Sally.

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Problem

Something that needs to be solved or fixed

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Question

A sentence that needs an answer

Sample question

Where is the dog?

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setting

The time and place of the action in a story, play, or poem.

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sign

A mark to represent a command

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Statement

A sentence that tells something

Her name is Sally.

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story

A story tells you about things that have happened, some are real while some are make believe

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Superlative

Having to do with the form of adjectives and adverbs that indicates the highest or most extreme degree of comparison

BigBiggest

Superlative of big

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Syllable

The number of sound chunks in a word

Pencil

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Table of contents

A listing by page number of the main topics of a book, usually found in the front of the book

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thank you note

A note of gratitude for what was received

Thank you

for the coloring book you sent me.

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vowel

A, E, I, O, U, and sometimes Y

A E I UO Y

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Word family

A group of words with the same ending sounds

The “at” Word Family

CatBatSatMatRat

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