Tricky Words and Terms in ELA

To influence the development or direction of something; to form

• contribute

• support

• shape

• explain

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2E

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.5.6

CCSS.L.6.2B

CCSS.L.6.6

Tell all the ways they are the same

• contrast

• compare

• infer

• describe

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

Make it shorter; tell only the important parts

• infer

• evaluate

• describe

• summarize

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Judge the value or worth

• evaluate

• explain

• identify

• predict

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

Tell all about it - use details

• shape

• describe

• explain

• identify

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.5.6

CCSS.L.6.2B

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.2B

Break into parts and examine closely

• evaluate

• define

• contribute

• analyze

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Back up with reasons and evidence

• support

• contribute

• explain

• infer

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

Tell what will happen next

• define

• explain

• predict

• infer

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

To prove who or what something is by its characteristics; locate or fine

• infer

• explain

• predict

• analyze

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

Tell all the ways they are different

• support

• describe

• compare

• contrast

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D