ELA Vocabulary

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a word made by adding or removing letters.

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contraction

Front

the reason why something happens

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cause

Front

pieces of information that support or tell more about the main idea

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details

Front

central idea of a text

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theme

Front

a listing of words with synonyms and antonyms

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thesaurus

Front

give a brief statement of the points of something

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summarize

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writing that tells about real people, places and events.

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nonfiction

Front

a word that means the same as another word.

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synonym

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What a piece is mainly about

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main idea

Front

a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily fact

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fiction