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  • 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.

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
dependable (di-pen-du-bul) adjective page 428
Photograph of a teenage girl reading a book to two young children
A dependable person can be trusted to do the right thing. Parents want dependable babysitters.
Related Words: depend, dependent		employee (im-ploi-ē) noun page 428
Photograph of a young woman at a cash register in a store
An employee is a person who works for someone else. This person is an employee at the store.
Related Words: employer, employment, unemployment		job (job) noun page 428
Photograph of a waitress in a restaurant bringing food
A job is work you do. This person has a job in a restaurant.
Synonyms: employment, profession, occupation
obedient (ō-bē-dē-int) adjective page 430
Photograph of a dog sitting still while being given a hand command
When you’re obedient, you do what you are told to do. This obedient dog listens to commands.
Related Word: obey		odor (ō-dur) noun page 430
Photograph of a boy and girl near a trash can with their hand covering their noses
An odor is a smell. Not all odors are good ones. The trash can has a strong odor.
Synonym: scent		search (surch) verb, noun, adjective page 430
Photograph of people in a dark place carrying flashlights, shining them in different directions
1 verb To search for something means to look for it. 2 adjective This search team is looking for something. 3 noun They are on a search to find a missing person.
service (sur-vis) noun, adjective page 429
A service is something done to help someone else. Free gift-wrapping is a service some stores provide.
Related Words: serve, server		Practice the Words Make an Idea Web for each Key Word. Write four things the word makes you think of. Share your finished webs with a partner.
Idea Web

Idea Web

train (trān) verb page 429
When you train someone, you teach that person how to do something correctly. A coach trains athletes.
Related Words: training, trainer