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CCE/Amelon
Reading Vocabulary
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English
3rd Grade
04/30/2009

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adjective
Definition
a word that describes a noun or pronoun
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adverb
Definition
a word usually used to describe a verb or adjective. Adverbs tell how, when, where, how often, or how much something happens
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antonym
Definition
a word that means the opposite
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base word
Definition
the main part of a word
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biography
Definition
a book that tells someone's life story
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characteristics
Definition
describing or appearance of something
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common noun
Definition
a person, place or thing generally not spelled with a capital letter
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conclusion
Definition
finish or end something
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consonant
Definition
a speech sound that is not a vowel
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fact
Definition
information that is true
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future tense
Definition
a verb that tells something that will happen
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guide words
Definition
words at the top of a dictionary page which help you locate words in the dictionary
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index
Definition
an alphabetical list in the back of a book that shows you where to find things in a book
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main idea
Definition
most important part of the story
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opinion
Definition
the ideas and beliefs that you have about something
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past tense
Definition
a verb that tells us it has already happened
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present tense
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a verb that tells what is happening now
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problem
Definition
a conflict in a story
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proper noun
Definition
a particular person, place, or thing. It will start with a capital letter.
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quotation
Definition
a sentence or short passage from a book, speech, etc. that is repeated by someone else
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singular
Definition
the form of a word used for one thing or one person
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solution
Definition
how the problem was solved
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summarize
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to pull out the main points or ideas of something that has been said or written
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synonym
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a word that means the same or nearly the same as another word
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topic
Definition
the subject of a discussion, study, lesson, speech, or piece of writing
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