blend | combination; mixture; forming uniform mixture |
compare | examine and note the similarities or differences of |
compound word | a word composed of two or more stems |
consonant | compatible; harmonious |
contraction | act of decreasing something in size or volume or quantity or scope |
demonstrate | show clearly and deliberately; manifest; confirm; prove |
describe | make a mark or lines on a surface; give an account or representation of in words |
develop | move into a strategically more advantageous position; come into existence; take on form or shape |
dialogue | conversation between two persons |
digraph | two successive letters, especially two letters used to represent a single sound |
edit | revise and prepare for publication; select, correct, arrange matter of, for publication |
journal | magazine; periodical; log; diary; a ledger in which transactions have been recorded as they occurred |
newspaper | a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements |
period | duration, continuance, term; end of something |
play | a theatrical performance of a drama |
poem | a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines |
poetry | any communication resembling poetry in beauty or the evocation of feeling |
problem | a source of difficulty; a question raised for consideration or solution |
question | uncertainty about the truth or factuality or existence of something |
question mark | a punctuation mark placed at the end of a sentence to indicate a question |
rhyme | correspondence in the sounds of two or more lines, especially final sounds |
solution | method for solving a problem; successful action of solving a problem |
summary | brief statement that presents the main points |
syllable | a unit of spoken language larger than a phoneme |
vowel | speech sound made with the vocal tract open |
word family | groups of words that rhyme, for example, the 'all' word family includes tall, stall, mall, call, ball, wall, fall, and hall |
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