Praxis 5156 (Pennsylvania Grades 4-8 Subject
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(noun) the attribution of a personal nature or human
personification characteristics to something nonhuman, or the
representation of an abstract quality in human form.
(noun) an additional element placed at the beginning
or end of a root, stem, or word, or in the body of a
affix word, to modify its meaning.
examples:
prefix "un" in "unhappy"; suffix "ing" in "running"
-the smallest linguistic part of a word that can have a
meaning
morpheme -affixes, combining forms, and roots of words
ex: the parts "un-", "break", and "-able" in the word
"unbreakable"
any of the perceptually distinct units of sound in a
specified language that distinguish one word from
phonemes another
- example(s): p, b, d, and t in the English words pad,
pat, bad, and bat.
the ability to hear, identify, and manipulate individual
phonemic awareness
sounds in spoken words
, the conventional spelling system of a language; study
that deals with letters and spelling
From Greek orthographia, meaning "correct writing,"
an orthography is a way to represent words by having
set ways to spell and write them. Orthography helps
you identify words so you can figure out their
orthography meanings.
In the context of literature and language study,
orthography refers to the accepted and standard way
of spelling and writing words. It encompasses the
conventions of spelling, punctuation, capitalization,
and other rules that govern how a language is written.
Essentially, it's the "correct writing" of a language.
a pithy observation that contains a general truth
aphorism
example: "if it ain't broke, don't fix it.".
A verb form ending in -ing that is used as a noun
gerund
example: swimming is my favorite sport
a verb form that is used as an adjective
participle
example: the crying baby drew a long breath
connotation an implied meaning
strict dictionary meaning of a word
denotation
denote = definition
the use of a comma to join two independent clauses
(similar to a run-on sentence)`
comma splice
- example: It is nearly half past five, we cannot reach
town before dark.
use of components in a sentence that are
grammatically the same; or similar in their
parallelism construction, sound, meaning or meter. - examples:
like father, like son; easy come, easy go; wanted dead
or alive
Concentration: English Language Arts For
Teaching Certification) Q&A
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Terms in this set (52)
(noun) the attribution of a personal nature or human
personification characteristics to something nonhuman, or the
representation of an abstract quality in human form.
(noun) an additional element placed at the beginning
or end of a root, stem, or word, or in the body of a
affix word, to modify its meaning.
examples:
prefix "un" in "unhappy"; suffix "ing" in "running"
-the smallest linguistic part of a word that can have a
meaning
morpheme -affixes, combining forms, and roots of words
ex: the parts "un-", "break", and "-able" in the word
"unbreakable"
any of the perceptually distinct units of sound in a
specified language that distinguish one word from
phonemes another
- example(s): p, b, d, and t in the English words pad,
pat, bad, and bat.
the ability to hear, identify, and manipulate individual
phonemic awareness
sounds in spoken words
, the conventional spelling system of a language; study
that deals with letters and spelling
From Greek orthographia, meaning "correct writing,"
an orthography is a way to represent words by having
set ways to spell and write them. Orthography helps
you identify words so you can figure out their
orthography meanings.
In the context of literature and language study,
orthography refers to the accepted and standard way
of spelling and writing words. It encompasses the
conventions of spelling, punctuation, capitalization,
and other rules that govern how a language is written.
Essentially, it's the "correct writing" of a language.
a pithy observation that contains a general truth
aphorism
example: "if it ain't broke, don't fix it.".
A verb form ending in -ing that is used as a noun
gerund
example: swimming is my favorite sport
a verb form that is used as an adjective
participle
example: the crying baby drew a long breath
connotation an implied meaning
strict dictionary meaning of a word
denotation
denote = definition
the use of a comma to join two independent clauses
(similar to a run-on sentence)`
comma splice
- example: It is nearly half past five, we cannot reach
town before dark.
use of components in a sentence that are
grammatically the same; or similar in their
parallelism construction, sound, meaning or meter. - examples:
like father, like son; easy come, easy go; wanted dead
or alive
