Literacy Terms

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Write the missing letters on the lines to finish each word.

1.
H O M O E
2.
A V B
The word class that qualifies verbs or clauses (plural)
3.
S N T L T R
4.
F T
A piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred (plural)
5.
O I I S
A personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty (plural)
6.
L E T T P E R
7.
A J E T V
The word class that qualifies nouns (plural)
8.
P L L
9.
S I L A
10.
S P N G
Forming words with letters according to the principles underlying accepted usage
11.
G R A
The branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology
12.
W I N
The act of creating written works
13.
L S E N
The act of hearing attentively
14.
R N G
The cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
15.
P N U S
A function word that is used in place of a noun or noun phrase (plural)