ELA Test Prep Vocabulary

dialogue

• language that provides specific details about something

• where a story takes place

• the words the characters speak in a play or story, a conversation between characters

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

base word

• the simplist form of a word, to which affixes may be added

• a word with a prefix

• a word with a suffix

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

affix

• a base word

• a word without a prefix or suffix

• a word part added to the beginning or end of a word or root to change its meaning; prefixes and suffixes

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

analyze

• a saying that expresses a truth about how people behave

• correct in every detail

• to closely examine the parts of a text to better understand the whole

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

prefix

• a word with a suffix

• a word part added to the end of a word or root to change its meaning

• a word part added to the beginning of a word or root to change its meaning

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

suffix

• a word part added to the end of a word or root to change its meaning or part of speech

• a word part added to the beginning of a word or root to change its meaning or part of speech

• a word with a prefix

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

conclude

• the middle of the plot

• start something up

• bring something to an end

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

synonym

• A) a word that has the opposite meaning of another word

• B) a word that has the same or nearly the same meaning as another word

• C) a word that sounds the same as another word but has a different meaning

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

antonym

• A) a word that has the opposite meaning of another word

• B) a word that has the same or nearly the same meaning as another word

• C) a word that sounds the same as another word but has a different meaning

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

metaphor

• A) a comparison using 'like' or 'as'

• B) a direct comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'

• C) an exaggeration for effect

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D