Language

Reading Language Vocabulary Aligned with the VA SOLs

Oral Language Spelling/Vocabulary SOL 5.1-3 1. oral 2. speak 3. conclusion 4. listen 5. discussion 6. summarize 7. eye contact 8. verbal 9. gesture 10. expression 11. posture 12. appropriate 13. presentation 14. visual 15. support 16. clarity 17. dramatize 18. response 19. vocabulary 20. audience

BONUS: 1. organize 2. accentuate 3. sequential 4. talking 5. report 6. outline

Word Attack Spelling/Vocabulary SOL 5.4 1. word 2. spelling 3. synonym 4. antonym 5. homonym 6. homophone 7. homograph 8. (word) origin 9. dictionary 10. glossary 11. thesaurus 12. reference 13. prefix 14. suffix 15. root (word) 16. possessive 17. knowledge 18. vocabulary 19. context 20. compound (word) BONUS: 1. (context) clue

Story Parts/Poetry Spelling/Vocabulary SOL 5.5 1. chapter 2. journal 3. summary 4. character 5. setting 6. plot 7. resolution 8. action 9. rising (action) 10. falling (action) 11. climax 12. scene 13. predict 14. author 15. conflict 16. verse 17. poetry 18. pattern 19. rhyme 20. unrhymed BONUS: 1. scheme 2. anthology 3. foreshadow 4. analyze

Literary Forms Spelling/Vocabulary SOL 5.6 1. genre 2. fiction 3. nonfiction 4. biography 5. historical (fiction) 6. fact 7. fantasy 8. literature 9. poetry 10. reality 11. novel 12. text 13. type 14. heading 15. graphic 16. predict 17. cause 18. effect 19. purpose 20. content BONUS: 1. paraphrase 2. categorize 3. prioritize 4. informational (text) 5. (text) organizer

Writing/Editing Spelling/Vocabulary SOL 5.7 1. writing 2. purpose 3. describe 4. inform 5. entertain 6. explain 7. edit 8. revise 9. heading 10. graphic 11. content 12. draft 13. sentence 14. paragraph 15. topic (sentence) 16. supporting (sentence) 17. concluding (sentence) 18. tone 19. voice 20. spelling BONUS: 1. organize 2. vocabulary 3. inference 4. punctuation 5. grammar 6. detail 7. process 8. expository 9. paraphrase

Grammar Spelling/Vocabulary SOL 5.7 1. sentence 2. grammar 3. subject 4. predicate 5. noun 6. verb 7. pronoun 8. compound (subject, predicate, sentence) 9. comma 10. adverb 11. adjective 12. preposition 13. capital letter 14. period 15. question mark 16. quotation 17. declarative 18. imperative 19. interrogative 20. exclamatory BONUS: 1. exclamation point 2. double negative 3. agreement 4. possessive 5. punctuation

Homophone Vocabulary (with help) SOL 5.7 Homophones are two or more different words that are pronounced the same, but are spelled differently.

1. its 2. it’s 3. threw 4. through 5. buy 6. by 7. bye 8. peace 9. piece 10. right 11. write 12. passed 13. past 14. t o 15. t o o 16. t w o 17. allowed 18. aloud 19. your 20. you’re BONUS 1. their 2. there 3. they’re 4. affect 5. effect -

... its head is small (possessive) ... it’s a great day for fun (contraction) ... threw a football over the house ... through the tunnel ... buy a new bike ... by a famous person ... bye, see you later ... peace and joy unto you my friend ... piece of pizza for dinner ... right answer is worth $100 ... write your name on the paper ... passed the pencil to his friend ... it happened in the past ... to the mall for clothes ... too many video games ... two and two are four ... allowed to stay up late on weekends ... read your poem aloud to the class ... your new toy is cool (possessive) ... you’re nice to babies (contraction)

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their baby sis is cute (possessive) sit there and stay (describing) they’re fun at school (contraction) affect the game (verb) see the effect of the wind (noun)

“HOMO” means “same” ...

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SPELLED

->homoPHONE means same

“sound”

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same “writing”

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“name”

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homoGRAPH means means homoNYM

Homograph Vocabulary (with help) SOL 5.7 Homographs are words that are pronounced the same and are spelled the same, but have two or more different meanings.

1. bow 2. lie 3. pool 4. bear 5. fair 6. bank 7. run 8. pen 9. cast 10. mail 11. train 12. bolt 13. row 14. stamp 15. left 16. scale 17. watch 18. check 19. ring 20. right

... violin bow; a bow in her hair ... do not tell a lie; lie down and be still ... a swimming pool; pool our money ... a grizzly bear; bear a burden ... a fair game; a county fair ... put money in the bank; on the river bank ... run a race; a run in her stocking ... write with a pen; a pig’s pen ... cast a vote for president; his arm is in a cast ... mail a letter; pick up the mail ... train on the tracks; train a new student ... a lightning bolt; put a new bolt on a screw ... in the front row; row your boat ... stamp out the fire; a stamp on a letter ... left all alone at home; take a left turn ... weigh on the scale; scale the wall ... watch the game; set the time on a watch ... check your work; send a check to the doctor ... ring the bell; give a ring to her ... he is right about that; take a right turn

Bonus 1. company... work for a company; invite the company over 2. coach ... coach the team; a coach with horses 3. charge ... charge the enemy; the doctor will charge a fee 4. bowl ... bowl of cherries; bowl a strike 5. plain ... Coastal Plain; the answer is plain

“HOMO” means “same” ...

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homoPHONE means homoGRAPH means means homoNYM

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PRONOUNCED

SPELLED

same “sound”

same

differently

same “writing”

same

same

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same

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“name”

Homonyms Vocabulary (with help) SOL 5.7 Homonyms are words that are spelled the same but are pronounced differently, they have two or more different meanings.

1. bow ... bow to your partner; a violin bow 2. tear ... tear on your face; tear your paper 3. read ... read a story today; read a story yesterday 4. lead ... lead a group; use a lead pencil 5. dove ... a dove is a bird; he dove off the end of the pool 6. close ... close the door; do not stand too close 7. perfect ... a perfect score; perfect your drawing skills 8. present ... a birthday present; present your project 9. rebel ... a rebel soldier; to rebel against your parents 10. separate ... sleep in separate rooms; separate the boys 11. bass ... fish for bass; play the bass drum 12. wind ... wind a toy car; feel the wind blow 13. wound ... he wound the clock; a bleeding wound 14. use ... use your pen; that is a good use for water 15. record ... record your voice; a record of his attendance 16. live ... live in a house; a live concert 17. lives ... he lives in Roanoke; a cat has 9 lives 18. project ... project the light on the wall; turn in a project 19. conduct... be on your best conduct; conduct the band 20. drawer ... a sock drawer; he is a good drawer Bonus 1. minute ... wait a minute; a minute insect 2. desert ... a dry desert; desert your best friend 3. number ... one is a number; his arm was number today 4. agape ... agape/brotherly love; his mouth was agape 5. delegate ... a delegate makes laws; to delegate authority 6. appropriate ... appropriate behavior; appropriate the funds 7. address... email address; address the crowd by speaking

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“HOMO” means “same” ...

homoPHONE means homoGRAPH means means homoNYM

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PRONOUNCED

SPELLED

same “sound”

same

differently

same “writing”

same

same

differently

same

same

“name”

Preposition Vocabulary SOL 5.7 1. above 2. across 3. before 4. behind 5. beside 6. during 7. except 8. from 9. inside 10. like 11. near 12. off 13. on 14. outside 15. over 16. past 17. since 18. through 19. under 20. without Bonus 1. according to 2. because of 3. in regard to 4. in spite of 5. on account of

Onomatopoeia Vocabulary SOL 5.7

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onomatopoeia is a word that makes a sound.

1. achoo 2. buzz 3. screech 4. splash 5. ding 6. boom 7. crash 8. plop 9. click 10. crunch 11. meow 12. woof 13. pop 14. zip 15. slurp 16. pow 17. tick 18. quack 19. moo 20. zoom Bonus 1. whoosh 2. cuckoo 3. sizzle 4. kerplunk 5. cock a doodle doo 6. burp 7. fizz 8. aooga

Review Most Important 5th Grade Reading Words 1. root word 2. prefix 3. suffix 4. fiction 5. nonfiction 6. poetry 7. plot 8. vocabulary 9. skim 10. oral 11. literature 12. graphic 13. t e x t 14. sentence 15. write 16. grammar 17. spelling 18. punctuation 19. quotation 20. reference Bonus 1. glossary 2. thesaurus 3. capitalization 4. possessive 5. conflict 6. paraphrase 7. genre