Microsoft Word Glossary March 2011 doc

 
Word bank 
A list of key words required for learning subject concepts which can be used to pre-teach, to support input and to help 
learners remember key subject vocabulary. 
 
Word boundary 
Where one word ends and the next one begins, especially in connected speech. 
 
Word class 
One of the grammatical groups into which words are divided depending on their use, such as noun, verb and 
adjective. 
 

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Word family 
A group of words that come from the same root or base word, e.g. economy, economist, economic. See root word, 
base word. 
 
Word level 
Looking at language features of a text at a word level includes looking at the use of technical vocabulary, adjectives, 
quantities. See sentence level and text level. 
 
Word map, mind map 
A diagram which is used to make a visual record of vocabulary on the same topic, e.g.
 
car 
bus 
 
transport 
 
train 
plane 
 
Word prompt: see prompt. 
 
Word snake
A reading or writing activity involving words written in the shape of a snake. Each new word begins with the first letter 
of the previous word, e.g. Dog giraffe elephant tiger.  
 
Word stress: see stress. 
 
Wordsearch 
A grid in which each square has a letter of the alphabet. Words are hidden in the grid and learners have to find them. 
 
Work out 
When learners try to understand how and why a particular piece of language is used or how it is formed. For 
example, learners read a text with different past tenses then look at the example sentences in the text and work out 
how the different tenses are used and how they are formed. See deduce meaning from context. 
 
Workbook: see book. 
 
Worksheet: see handout. 
 
Written fluency: see fluency.