*Categories of Vocabulary to Consider Teaching

*Children come in contact with various vocabulary throughout their day.

*Six Categories of Words Children

Need to Know:

*Onomastics

*Onomastics

*Proper names

*Place names

*Pseudonyms

*Expressions

*Expressions

*Idioms

*Slang

*Proverbs

*Catchphrases

*Slogans

*Jingles

*Figures of Speech

*Figures of Speech

*Alliterations

*Onomatopoeias

* Tongue Twisters

* Similes

*Metaphors

*Hyperboles

* Euphemisms

*Oxymorans

* Irony

* Puns

*Word Associations

*Word Associations

*Synonyms

*Antonyms

*Hypernyms

*Hyponyms

*Meronyms

*Homographs

*Homophones

*Word Formations

*Word Formations

*Prefixes

*Suffixes

*Compounds

*Abbreviations

*Acronyms

*Blends

*Sniglets

*Word Shapes and Spellings

*Word Shapes and Spellings

*Anagrams

*Aptanagrams

*Antigrams

*Lipograms

*Palindromes

*Semordinlaps

*Our language is so full of vocabulary and different uses of words.

*Children can expand the breadth of their vocabulary by learning vocabulary in the various categories presented.