CSET English Subtest I and II
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1. homophones These are words that are pronounced the same, but have different meanings and
spelling.
example: capital (seat of the government) and capitol (government building)
2. Homonyms words that are spelled and pronounced the same,yet have a different meaning
Ex. Tear-when you cry tear-when something rips
3. Homographs words that are spelled alike but have different sounds and meanings (bow and
arrow vs. bow of a ship) .
4. Prepositional a group of words beginning with a preposition and ending with a noun or
Phrase pronoun
Example: Out of bed, down the tree, through the forest, up the hill, around the lake,
etc.
5. Adverb Phrase a prepositional phrase that modifies a verb, an adjective, or an adverb
Example: The bears were in the bed. Mama bear is naive about her bears.
6. Participial Phrase A verb form that is used as an adjective
Example: Sleeping soundly, she got her rest. Chewing loudly, people started to
stare.
7. Gerund Phrase A verb form that is used as a noun
Example: Disciplinging the dogs is a teadious task. Singing to the audience makes
me nervous.
8. Infinitive Phrase to + verb used as an adjective, adverb, or noun
Example: To learn how to read, Ana practices reading everyday before bedtime. To
calm her nerves, Mama Jo knits.
9. Independent a group of words with a subject and verb that is a complete thought.
Clause Example: It was after midnight and Mother was downstairs.
10.
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Subordinate a group of words with a subject and a verb that MUST be combined with an
Clause independent clause to form a complete though.
Example: Mrs. Smith, who was cooking breakfast downstairs at the time, did not
hear the kids leave the house.
11. Adjective Clause A subordinate clause that, like an adjective, modifies a noun or pronoun. Usually
it starts with a WHO, WHOM, WHICH and THAT.
Example: Maria, WHO I went to school with, is getting married this Saturday. My
friends were surprised THAT the event was kept down low.
12. Noun Clause A subordinate clause used as a noun
Example: Do you know WHAT THE DOGS WILL DO NEXT?
ANYONE WHO DISCOVERS THE KIDS ARE OUT AT NIGHT will tell police.
13. Adverb Clause A subordinate clause that, like any adverb, modifies a verb, adjective, or an adverb.
Words used before clause (after, before, when, since, unless, while)
Example: Mama Jo knits WHEREVER SHE CAN. The animals get out at night most
THAN I DO. We ate the cookies AFTER dinner.
14. Trickster Tale in oral traditions worldwide, a story featuring a protagonist (often an anthropo-
morphized animal) who has magical powers and is characterized as a compendium
of opposites. TT= FEMT
15. Slave Narrative autobiographical account of the life of a slave
16. Villanelle a nineteen-line poem divided into five tercets and a final quatrain
17. bildungsroman a type of novel concerned with the education, development, and maturing of a
young protagonist
Example: The Magic Fountain, A Portrait of an Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce,
A Sentemental Education
18. classicism a movement in literature and art during the 17th and 18th centuries in Europe that
favored rationality and restraint and strict forms
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Study online at https://quizlet.com/_3kh7c
1. homophones These are words that are pronounced the same, but have different meanings and
spelling.
example: capital (seat of the government) and capitol (government building)
2. Homonyms words that are spelled and pronounced the same,yet have a different meaning
Ex. Tear-when you cry tear-when something rips
3. Homographs words that are spelled alike but have different sounds and meanings (bow and
arrow vs. bow of a ship) .
4. Prepositional a group of words beginning with a preposition and ending with a noun or
Phrase pronoun
Example: Out of bed, down the tree, through the forest, up the hill, around the lake,
etc.
5. Adverb Phrase a prepositional phrase that modifies a verb, an adjective, or an adverb
Example: The bears were in the bed. Mama bear is naive about her bears.
6. Participial Phrase A verb form that is used as an adjective
Example: Sleeping soundly, she got her rest. Chewing loudly, people started to
stare.
7. Gerund Phrase A verb form that is used as a noun
Example: Disciplinging the dogs is a teadious task. Singing to the audience makes
me nervous.
8. Infinitive Phrase to + verb used as an adjective, adverb, or noun
Example: To learn how to read, Ana practices reading everyday before bedtime. To
calm her nerves, Mama Jo knits.
9. Independent a group of words with a subject and verb that is a complete thought.
Clause Example: It was after midnight and Mother was downstairs.
10.
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, CSET English Subtest I and II
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_3kh7c
Subordinate a group of words with a subject and a verb that MUST be combined with an
Clause independent clause to form a complete though.
Example: Mrs. Smith, who was cooking breakfast downstairs at the time, did not
hear the kids leave the house.
11. Adjective Clause A subordinate clause that, like an adjective, modifies a noun or pronoun. Usually
it starts with a WHO, WHOM, WHICH and THAT.
Example: Maria, WHO I went to school with, is getting married this Saturday. My
friends were surprised THAT the event was kept down low.
12. Noun Clause A subordinate clause used as a noun
Example: Do you know WHAT THE DOGS WILL DO NEXT?
ANYONE WHO DISCOVERS THE KIDS ARE OUT AT NIGHT will tell police.
13. Adverb Clause A subordinate clause that, like any adverb, modifies a verb, adjective, or an adverb.
Words used before clause (after, before, when, since, unless, while)
Example: Mama Jo knits WHEREVER SHE CAN. The animals get out at night most
THAN I DO. We ate the cookies AFTER dinner.
14. Trickster Tale in oral traditions worldwide, a story featuring a protagonist (often an anthropo-
morphized animal) who has magical powers and is characterized as a compendium
of opposites. TT= FEMT
15. Slave Narrative autobiographical account of the life of a slave
16. Villanelle a nineteen-line poem divided into five tercets and a final quatrain
17. bildungsroman a type of novel concerned with the education, development, and maturing of a
young protagonist
Example: The Magic Fountain, A Portrait of an Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce,
A Sentemental Education
18. classicism a movement in literature and art during the 17th and 18th centuries in Europe that
favored rationality and restraint and strict forms
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