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A

adjectives

Words that describe nouns e.g. blue car

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adverbs

Words that modify something other than a noun e.g. walk slowly.

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alphabet

A character set that includes letters and is used to write a language

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B

background

Part of picture or symbol that lies behind objects in the foreground that is often clear or has a specific colour

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borders

Lines that indicate a boundary around a cell that can differ in thickness and colour

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C

contrast

The perceptual effect of different colours near each other, symbols need to have good levels.  

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core

Vocabulary made up of most commonly or frequently used words often pronouns and well known verbs

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F

font

A graphical representation of text available in different typefaces, point sizes, weight, colour and design.

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fringe

Vocabulary that is more specific to a topic, environment, or individual, often nouns e.g. dinosaur.

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G

grid

A pattern of regularly spaced horizontal and vertical lines forming cells or tiles. 

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I

interjection

Emphatic exclamation expressing emotion e.g. Oh, No, Go away, OK etc.

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N

nouns

Content words referring to people, places, things, qualities, or actions e.g. house.

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numbers

The concept of quantity involving zero and units

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P

photographs

Representation of people or scenes in the form of a print using a camera

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pronouns

Function words used in place of nouns or noun phrases e.g. we.

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Q

question

Query to get information e.g. what, which, when, where, who, whom, whose, why, whether and how. 

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S

symbols

May be pictographic, but they can be anything that represents something else, usually a concept

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T

text

Words of something written, a label, phrase, sentence etc

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V

verbs

Words that indicate an action, occurrence, or state of existence e.g to walk, happen or be.

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vocabulary

A listing of the words used for language

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