5th Grade Vocabulary
Give your best definition of the word "collaborative".
something accomplished by working together
Give your best definition of the word "motivate"?
to push on to some goal or course of action
And, But, Or, For, Nor, So, Yet. These are examples of what part of speech?
a conjunction
"Leo will build a model rocket." Rewrite this sentence so that it is in the past tense.
Leo built a model rocket
Find the mistakes.
my mom initiated a conversation with my neighbor and they have been talking for the past two hours?
"my" -> "My"
"two hours?" -> "two hours."
Give your best definition of the word "prosperous".
having or characterized by success or good fortune, well off
Give your best definition of the word "logical"?
reasonable, making use of good sense
"Above the trees...", "On the road..." These are examples of what part of speech?
a preposition
"Plays/Playing" is in the present tense. Rewrite this word in the past and future tenses.
Played" (Past tense), and "Will play" (Future tense)
Find the mustake.
I learned at school that if you don't read instructions carefully, you will miss the the mistake and get the answer wrong.
"mustake" -> "mistake"
"the the" -> "the"
Give your best definition of the word "comprehension"?
the process of understanding
Give your best definition of the word "famished"?
suffering severely from hunger or from lack of something
Mike worked very CAREFULLY on his paper. In this sentence, the word "carefully" is an example of what part of speech?
an adverb
"Uncle Scott (gave/will give) me a video game tomorrow." Choose the answer that best completes the sentence.
will give
Find the mistake.
I was in class happily listening to the teacher until they called my name through the speaker: they said, "Alice come to the office." I was nervouse.
":" -> "."
"Nervouse" -> "Nervous"
Give your best definition of the word "collision"?
the act of coming violently into contact, such as a crash
Give your best definition of the word "instantaneous"?
immediately, done in an instant
Two independent clauses joined by a conjunction form what type of sentence?
a compound sentence
Most verbs that end in "-ing" are in what tense?
present tense
Find the mistake.
I am very sorry I dropped your plate said Allie to Suzie.
"I am very sorry I dropped your plate," said Allie to Suzie.
Give your best definition of the word "illuminate"?
to light up; make clear
Give your best definition of the word "innovation"?
the act of introducing a new method, idea, device
"We went to PetSmart to buy food for our dog, Piper." We and our are examples of what part of speech?
a pronoun
Choose any verb you want. Write a sentence using your verb in the future tense.
Student answers on separate paper.
Find the mistake.
However I am very good at spelling hard words.
However, I am very good at spelling hard words.