Knowing Parts of Language
It is important to use specific
words from each category rather than non-specific words:
For more information about using Specific Words visit Chapter
3 - Words that Teach. The following are some examples
of general and specific.
Lables (Nouns)
| General |
Specific |
| "Here it is" |
"Here's the ball" |
| "Give me that" |
"Give me the shoe" |
| "He's going to jump" |
"Sparky's going to jump" |
| "That's a big one" |
"That's a big horse" |
| "I need these" |
"I need these markers" |
Action Words (Verbs)
| General |
Specific |
| "Go" |
"run boy" |
| "Go" |
"push the car" |
| "Go" |
"swimming" |
Describing Words
(Adjectives and Adverbs)
| General |
Specific |
| "wow" |
"big truck" |
| "pretty" |
yellow flower" |
| "man-oh-man" |
"fast horse" |
| "mmmmm" |
"soft" |
Words that
tell "Where" (prepositions)
| General |
Specific |
| "over there" |
"in the toybox" |
| "here" |
"on my plate" |
| "there" |
"under the table" |
| "here" |
"over the picture" |
