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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
advice (ad-vīs) noun page 118
Photograph of an adult talking to a teenager in a home setting
To give advice means to share wise words. Parents give advice to their children.		business (biz-nis) noun page 127
Photograph of three women at a conference table
A business is where you do work for money. Some people’s place of business is in an office.		cheat (chēt) verb page 124
Photograph of student taking a test, using information written on her hand
When you cheat, you act unfairly. It is wrong to cheat on a test.
deal (dēl) noun page 120
Photograph of a person mowing a lawn with another person looking on
A deal is an agreement. If you agree to mow your neighbor’s lawn for money, you have made a deal with your neighbor.		deserve (di-zurv) verb page 124
Photograph of a girl looking at a slide near a microscope
When you deserve something it means you have worked hard to earn it. If you study hard for a test, you deserve a good grade.		fortune (for-chun) noun page 118
Photograph of bundles of paper money
A fortune is a large amount of money or a lot of good things. The woman worked hard to earn her fortune.
frustration (frus-trā-shun) noun page 126
Photograph: woman and sad girl doing homework (girl with hands on either side of head)
If you feel frustration, you feel angry that you can’t do something. If you do not understand your homework, you may feel frustration.
Related Word: frustrated		property (prop-er-tē) noun page 120
Photograph of for sale sign on front lawn of a home
Property is what someone owns, like a house or land. People can sell their property to someone else.		Practice the Words Make a Category Chart. List each Key Word under Noun or Verb. Work with a partner to think of sentences for each word.
NounVerb
advicecheat

Category Chart