Grades Pre-K, K & 1 Tier 2 Vocabulary List

1 Grades Pre-K, K & 1 tier 2 vocabulary list # Word Definition Synonyms Word Work 1 cover (EDEL 10/6) The front of the book Front Covers, covered, uncover 2 title (Lisicki 10/13) The name of the story Titled, title page 3 author (Davis 10/20) Person who writes the words in a story or poem Writer A picture of an author to post 4 illustrator (Sitts 10/27) Person who creates the pictures Artist, photographer Illustrate, illustrations 5 sort (Pedrick 11/3) Classify, to put into groups Groups, organize Sorted, sorting/sort by doing 6 match (Spencer 11/10) To pair up things that are alike or the same Pair, partner Match up things based on a given idea 7 organize (Bevington 11/17) Put in order Arrange Organization, organizing, organized 8 fewer (Brownell 12/1) Less than, smaller Smaller, lower number Few/fewest Grades Pre-K, K & 1 tier 2 vocabulary list 9 greater (Salatel 12/8) More than, bigger, larger Bigger, higher number Great, greatest 10 similar (Jones 12/15) The same as Alike Similarity 11 before (Quinn 1/5) Prior to Previous Before hand 12 after (Roehl 1/12) What is next?

2 Following afterword 13 cooperation (Toscano 1/20) Working together Teamwork, getting along Cooperate, cooperates 14 explain* (Livingstone 1/26) To make easy to understand Solve, tell Explanation, explained 15 example (Nellis 2/2) Part of a group, a way of showing/telling Model, list, sample Examples of ___ 16 fiction (Hale 2/9) Stories that are not true Fake, made up Opposite of non-fiction, fictional Grades Pre-K, K & 1 tier 2 vocabulary list 17 non-fiction (New Pre-K 2/23) Stories that are true Real, true, fact Prefix-non, opposite of fiction 18 compare* (Iorio 3/2) To tell how things are alike Solve, interpret Comparison, comparable 19 contrast* (J. Davis 3/9) To tell how things are different Distinguish Contrastable, contrastingly 20 predict* (Fisk 3/16) To tell beforehand Forecast, hypothesis Prediction, predicted, predicting 21 decompose (Butler 3/23) Take apart Break, separate Decomposed, decomposing 22 detail (Counselor/Psyh 3/30) A small part Piece, specific Details, detailed, detailing 23 consequence (J.)

3 Pop 4/13) Something that happens because of someone s actions Result, outcome Rewards and punishment 24 reason (Matice 4/20) To explain an action Explanation Reasoning 25 diagram (Custodial Staff 4/7) Drawing showing important parts of a thing Illustration, figure, plan Ex. Life cycles Grades Pre-K, K & 1 tier 2 vocabulary list 26 table of contents List of stories and what page they begin on Page finder Table 27 observe To look at closely Notice, see, watch Observation 28 author s purpose The main reason an author decides to write about a topic Author s reason Inform, explain, persuade, entertain 29 audience A group that listens or watches Relate to assembly behavior 30 describe* To tell about in writing or spoken words Tell, explain Description; find adjectives that describe 31 discover Find out about something for the first time Find Prefix-dis 32 experience To do or see things; to have things happen to you Participate, practice 33 effect* To make happen Result 34 true Real.

4 Not false Correct, right Grades Pre-K, K & 1 tier 2 vocabulary list 35 false Wrong; not true Not correct 36 construct To make or form Build Ex. Blocks, clay, popsicle sticks 37 likely Greater chance of happening Probably 38 never Will not happen Not ever 39 fact Something that is true Real Ex. Fact and opinion exercises 40 opinion* What you think or feel about something Thought, feeling Ex. Fact and opinion exercises 41 participate To join in with others Join Participated, participating, participation 42 review To look over Study Reviewed, reviewing, reviews 43 summarize* To tell again with fewer words Recap Summarizing, summary 44 represent* A sign or symbol for something else Exhibit Representing, represented, representation 45 setting Where story takes place Place, area Set, settings Grades Pre-K, K & 1 tier 2 vocabulary list 46 healthy Physically fit, not sick Well Healthful, health 47 respectful (Mr.)

5 V September) To show that you care for something Polite Respect, respectable, respecting 48 responsible (Mr. V September) To take care of you own belongings or actions Dependable, reliable, honest responsibility 49 prepared (Mr. V September) Ready to learn 50 Volume??