SCIENCE VOCAB
Biology
Biology - is the study of life
bai-ah-luh-je
/bʌɪˈɒlədʒi/
Paraguay
Paraguay, South America
pare-uh-GW’EYE
/ˈparəˌgwī/
Rice
rai-suh
/rʌɪs/
Clause
Clause - A group of words containing a subject and its verb (for example: It was late when he arrived.)
ca-luh-ze
/klɔːz/
Penguin
pen-gu-win
/ˈpɛŋɡwɪn /
Physiology
Physiology - the study of the body
sai-cah-luh-jee
/fizēˈäləjē/
Belarus
Belarus, Europe
bell-ah-ROOZ
/ˌbeləˈro͞os/
Cinnamon
Sih-nah-min
/ˈsinəmən/
Article
Article - The "indefinite" articles are a and an. The "definite article" is the
ar-te-kuhl
/ˈɑːtɪk(ə)l/
Squirrel
s-kuwuhrl
/ˈskwɪr(ə)l/
Mitochondria
Mitochondria - it's the power house of a cell
mai-tah-con-dree-ah
/ˌmʌɪtə(ʊ)ˈkɒndrɪən/
Maldives
Maldives, South Asia
MOHL-deeves
/ˈmôlˌdēvz/
Pho
fuh
/fəː/
Preposition
Preposition - a word such as after, in, to, on, and with. Prepositions are usually used in front of nouns or pronouns and they show the relationship between the noun or pronoun and other words in a sentence
preh-poh-zi-shon
/ˌprɛpəˈzɪʃ(ə)n/
Bichon Frise
bee-shon free-ze
/biːʃ(ə)n ˈfriːz/
Anemone
Anemone - an aquatic plant where fish (typically clown fish) live
uh-nem-uh-nee
/əˈnɛməni/
Uruguay
Uruguay, South America
yuhr-uh-GW'EYE
/ˈ(y)o͝orəˌgwī/
Bruschetta
broo-sket-tuh
/brʊˈskɛtə/
Auxiliary Verb
Auxiliary verb - a verb that is used with a main verb. "Be, do and have" are auxiliary verbs. "Can, may, must etc are modal auxiliary verbs
awg-zil-ah-ree
/ɔːɡˈzɪlɪəri,ɒɡˈzɪlɪəri/
Hippopotamus
hi-pah-poh-tah-mus
/ˌhɪpəˈpɒtəməs/
Phenomenon
Phenomenon - 1. a fact, occurrence, or circumstance observed or observable 2. something that is impressive or extraordinary
fi-nom-uh-non
/fəˈnɒmɪnən/
Djibouti
Djibouti, East Africa
jeh-BOO-tee
/jəˈbo͞otē/
Gnocchi
nyohk-kee
/ˈn(j)ɒki/
Onomatopoeia
Onomatopoeia - the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named
on-uh-mat-uh-pee-uh
/ˌɒnə(ʊ)matəˈpiːə/
Tyrannosaurus
ti-ran-uh-sah
/tɪˈranəsɔː,tʌɪˈranəsɔː/