Grammar Academic Vocabulary

Front

What punctuation is used to show a pause or separate a list of items?

Back

Comma

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2C

CCSS.L.5.2A

CCSS.L.7.2A

Front

What is any letter that is not a vowel called?

Back

Consonant

Front

What punctuation mark is used in contractions?

Back

Apostrophe

Tags

CCSS.L.2.2C

Front

What is a person, place, thing, or idea called?

Back

Noun

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Front

What punctuation marks are used around spoken words?

Back

Quotation marks

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Front

What is the term for a word that connects clauses or sentences?

Back

Conjunction

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

Front

What punctuation is used to indicate a strong feeling or a command?

Back

Exclamation mark

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

Front

What is the term for a word that describes a noun?

Back

Adjective

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.2.1E

Front

What punctuation is used at the end of a question?

Back

Question mark

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

Front

What is a word formed by combining two words?

Back

Contraction

Tags

CCSS.L.2.2C