Learn Key Vocabulary

Rate and Study the Words Rate how well you know each word. Then:

  • 1. Pronounce the word. Say it aloud several times. Spell it.

  • 2. Study the example.

  • 3. Tell more about the word.

  • 4. Practice it. Make the word your own.

Rating Scale

  • 1 = I have never seen this word before.

  • 2 = I am not sure of the word’s meaning.

  • 3 = I know this word and can teach the word’s meaning to someone else.

Key Words
athlete (ath-lēt) noun
photograph of hockey players on a hockey ice rink
An athlete likes to exercise or play sports. These athletes play hockey.
Synonym: player		compete (cum-pēt) verb
photograph of a group of speed skaters on an ice rink
When athletes compete, they try to do better than other athletes. These athletes compete against each other in speed skating.
Synonym: contend
female (fē-māl) adjective
photograph of a female athlete riding on a snowboard
Female athletes are girls and women. This female athlete rides a snowboard.
Synonym: woman		male (māl) adjective
photograph of a group of male soccer players on a soccer field
Male athletes are boys and men. These soccer players are all male.
Synonym: man
photograph (fō-tō-graf) noun
photograph of female soccer and ice hockey players
A photograph is a picture that is created by a camera and film. Jane Gottesman collected many photographs of female athletes.
Synonym: picture		Practice the Words With a partner, make a Vocabulary Study Card for each Key Word.
Write the word.
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Tell what the word means and use it in a sentence.
Use the cards to quiz your partner. Take turns answering.