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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.
Key Words
beautiful (byū-ti-ful) adjective page 310 Something that is beautiful is very pretty. The flowers are beautiful. Base Word: beauty | forest (for-ust) noun page 309 A forest is a place that has lots of trees. Synonym: woods | forget (fur-get) verb page 308 When you forget something, you stop thinking about it. The boy leaves without his shoes. He forgets them. Past tense: forgot Past participle: forgotten | ||||
locate (lō-kāt) verb page 312 To locate something is to find it. The woman tries to locate something she lost. | loss (laws) noun page 309 When you no longer have something important, you feel the loss. A terrible loss is the death of a loved one. | remember (ri-mem-bur) verb page 308 When you remember something, you think of it again later. The man goes to the monument and remembers his friend who died. | ||||
skeleton (ske-lu-tun) noun page 312 A skeleton is the set of bones in an animal or a person. The model shows a human skeleton. | treasure (tre-zhur) noun page 308 A treasure is something very special and important. These decorated eggs are treasures. | Practice the Words Work with a partner. Write a question using two Key Words. Answer your partner’s question. Use at least one Key Word in your answer. Keep going until you have used all of the Key Words twice.
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