Glossary: Terms Starting with W
12 definitions in English & Language Arts with links to the lessons that teach each word.
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All terms starting with W
want
EnglishFrom Grade 3
something a character hopes to get
Learn it in: Character motivations (Grade 3)
word
EnglishFrom Grade 1
a sound or group of sounds that has a meaning
Learn it in: Understanding spoken words (Grade 1), Listening to words and sentences (Grade 1), Blending spoken phonemes (Grade 1)
word bank
EnglishFrom Grade 6
a personal collection of new words
Learn it in: Academic vocabulary application (Grade 6), Academic vocabulary review (Grade 6)
word choice
EnglishFrom Grade 5
the particular words an author selects
Learn it in: Author’s choices (Grade 5)
word class
EnglishFrom Grade 5
a noun, verb, adjective or other type
Learn it in: Contextual vocabulary (Grade 5), Morphological analysis (Grade 6)
word family
EnglishFrom Grade 2
words that share the same pattern
Learn it in: Word families (Grade 2), Morphological analysis (Grade 4), Greek and Latin roots (Grade 5)