Fifth Grade Vocabulary
Sixth Grade Vocabulary
Grammar
Tenses
100
Give your best definition of the word "abuse"
What is cruel or inhumane treatment?
100

Give your best definition for the word 'abundant.'

What is present in great quantity?

100

A word or phrase that replaces an adjective or verb is what?

What is a pronoun?

100
Name three tenses.
What is past, present, and future?
200
Give your best definition of the word aroma?
What is a scent or smell? Particularly a pleasant smell
200
Give your best definition of the word "amplify".
What is to make larger, greater, or stronger?
200

Which word is not a preposition? Between, against, for, better

What is better?

200
If you add "-ed" to the end of some words, that usually changes the word to what tense?
What is past tense?
300
Give your best definition of the world "courteous".
What is polite and gracious; considerate toward others; well-mannered?
300
Give your best definition of the word "inhabitants"?
What is a person or animal that resides in a place, especially a permanent resident?
300
"Alejandro played football, so Maria went shopping." What kind of sentence is this?
What is a compound sentence?
300
"I am transporting several groceries from Kroger to my house." What is the tense of the verb in this sentence?
What is present tense?
400
Give your best definition of the word "dictate".
What is to give commands or orders?
400
Give your best definition of the word "meager"?
What is lacking fullness or richness; having very little?
400

A word that can function by itself as a noun phrase and that refers either to the participants in the discourse (I, you, she, it, he)

What is a pronoun?

400
That's a lovely scarf! Where ______ it? ... you buy ... do you buy ... did you buy ... have you bought Which answer best fits into the sentence above?
What is "did you buy?"
500
Give your best definition of the word "nonchalant".
What is calm, casual, or unconcerned?
500
Give your best definition of the word "tedious"?
What is long and tiresome? Monotonous, boring.
500

An abrupt remark, made especially as an aside or interruption. An exclamation, especially as a part of speech, ex: "Ah!" or "Dear me!"

What is an interjection?

500
Sam and I play basketball after school today. Do you want to play too? ... play ... played ... are playing ... is playing Which answer makes the most sense for the sentence above?
What is "are playing?"
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