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Card 6
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When a word develops a more positive meaning over time
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Card 7
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When a word, usually a pronoun, refers back to something or someone that has already been mentioned e.g. Barry can't come because he's ill
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Card 8
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An old-fashioned word or phrase that isn't used in present day English
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Card 9
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A kind of determiner that shows if the reference to a noun is general (a/an) or specific (the)
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Card 10
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When sounds next to each other in a spoken word or sentence are pronounced in a different way to normal to make them easier to say
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Card 11
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When the main vowel sounds of two or more words that are close together in a text are similar or the same e.g. lOw smOkey hOles
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Card 12
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Verbs used before the main verb in a sentence to give extra information about it e.g. i HAVE seen him
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Card 13
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The production of short vowel/consonant combinations by a baby acquiring language
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Card 14
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A kind of feedback in spoken language that supports the person speaking and shows that what is being said is understood
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Card 15
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When parts of two words are combined to make a new one
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