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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.

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
ability (u-bil-ut-ē) noun page 73
Photograph of a gymnast doing a routine on the even bars
If you have ability, you have the skill to do something. This gymnast has the ability to balance.
Synonyms: skill, talent
Antonym: inability		design (di-zīn) verb page 71
Photograph of hands drawing on paper
When you design something, you plan how to make it or do it. People design things by making drawings first.		device (di-vīs) noun page 71
Photograph of a finger pressing a button on a remote control
A device is a tool. A remote control is a device that changes channels on a TV.
Synonyms: gadget, equipment
exist (ig-zist) verb page 74
Photograph of someone dressed as a ghost
To exist means to be real. Most people don’t believe that ghosts exist.
Related Word: existence		model (mod-ul) noun page 71
Photograph of someone putting together a model of a motorcycle
A model is a copy of something. He builds models of motorcycles as a hobby.		problem (prah-blum) noun page 68
Photograph of a boy with his hand to his chin, thinking intently

A problem is something to be figured out. He thought about the problem before he answered it.
Antonym: solution
solve (solv) verb page 68
Photograph of a student doing a math problem on the chalkboard
To solve a problem means to find the answer. The girl solved the math problem on the board.
Synonyms: answer, explain		suggestion (sug-jes-chun) noun page 72
Photograph of a hand placing a card in a suggestion box
A suggestion is an opinion or idea. Some restaurants have boxes to leave suggestions on paper.
Base Word: suggest		Practice the Words Make an Example Chart with each Key Word. Share your chart with a partner.
WordDefinitionExample from My Life
abilityskill to do somethingI have the ability to play baseball.

Example Chart