Glossary: Terms Starting with H
17 definitions in English & Language Arts with links to the lessons that teach each word.
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All terms starting with H
habitat
EnglishFrom Grade 4
the natural home of a plant or animal
Learn it in: Academic vocabulary (Grade 4)
haiku
EnglishFrom Grade 4
a poem of three lines with 5, 7 and 5 syllables
Learn it in: Poetry forms (Grade 4)
hasty generalisation
EnglishFrom Grade 6
a broad claim from too little evidence
Learn it in: Evaluating reasoning (Grade 6)
heading
EnglishFrom Grade 2
a title above a section
Learn it in: Informational texts (Grade 2), Titles and headings (Grade 2), Text features (Grade 3)
homograph
EnglishFrom Grade 4
words spelled the same but with different meanings
Learn it in: Multiple-meaning words (Grade 4), Contextual vocabulary (Grade 5), Multiple-meaning words (Grade 6)
hook
EnglishFrom Grade 3
an opening that makes the reader want to read on
Learn it in: Story beginnings (Grade 3), Presentation organisation (Grade 4), Introductions (Grade 4)
hyperbole
EnglishFrom Grade 4
extreme exaggeration
Learn it in: Figurative language (Grade 4), Figurative language (Grade 5), Figurative language (Grade 6)
hypothesis
EnglishFrom Grade 5
an idea to be tested
Learn it in: Advanced academic vocabulary (Grade 5)
hypothetical question
EnglishFrom Grade 6
a what-if question
Learn it in: Analytical questions (Grade 6)