Grade 3 ELAR Vocabulary List

What is the term for a shortened form of a word or phrase? (e.g., "Dr." for "Doctor")

• Abbreviation

• Acronym

• Contraction

• Ellipsis

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

What is a word made by joining two smaller words?

• Compound word

• Conjunction

• Acronym

• Abbreviation

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

What are shortened forms of words or combinations of words created by omitting certain letters and sounds?

• Contractions

• Abbreviations

• Acronyms

• Initialisms

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

What is the term for applying knowledge of letter-sound relationships to correctly pronounce written words?

• Decode

• Encode

• Transcribe

• Translate

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2D

CCSS.RF.2.3E

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.K.3D

What are words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings?

• Homophone

• Synonym

• Antonym

• Homonym

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

What is a word that has more than one syllable?

• Multisyllabic

• Cat

• Dog

• Sun

Tags

CCSS.RF.1.3D

CCSS.RF.1.3E

CCSS.RF.2.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.4.3A

What is a group of letters added to the beginning of a word to change its meaning? (e.g., "un-" in "unhappy")

• Prefix

• Suffix

• Infix

• Postfix

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

What are words that have the same ending sounds?

• Rhyme

• Synonym

• Antonym

• Homonym

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

What is a group of letters added to the end of a word to change its meaning or grammatical function?

• Suffix

• Prefix

• Root

• Inflection

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4B

CCSS.L.9-10.4B

CCSS.L.K.4B

CCSS.RF.1.3F

What is a single, unbroken sound of a spoken (or written) word?

• Syllable

• Word

• Sentence

• Paragraph

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2D

CCSS.L.K.2C

CCSS.RF.2.3E

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A