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A blog, shortened from "web log", is a website written by an individual or a small group about a particular subject. Blogs can be professional or personal, and often contain images and links in addition to writing.

A book is made of many sheets of paper or parchment, bound together down one side. Each sheet is called a leaf, and each side of a leaf is called a page. Books can have lots of pictures or just words. They might have a story in them that is all true (non-fiction) or a story that someone has made up (fiction). Reading books is a hobby a lot of people enjoy.

A greeting card is a piece of thick paper with a pretty picture on the front and a message inside.
You give cards to people on special occasions, like their birthday, their wedding, or to someone you love on Valentine's day.

A diary is a blank book in which you write about what is happening to you.

A similar word to diary is journal.

An essay is short piece of writing on a subject.

A letter can mean one of two things. A letter is either a letter in the alphabet, like the list of letters at the top of this page.
Or a letter is something you write to someone, put in an envelope and then send in the mail.

A menu is a list of choices. It most commonly means a list of meals available at a restaurant.

A poem is an artistic form of writing. Poems are written in verses and often rhyme.

A sentence is a group of words that make sense on their own, terminated by punctuation.

A title is a formal name for something like a book or other piece of writing. Titles are usually found at the top of a page, or on the front of a book.

A title is also a position you can hold, for example you might hold the title of Mayor.