Learn Key Vocabulary

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

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.

  • 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
first (furst) adverb
Photograph of people in line with arrow pointing the first person
Something that happens first comes before other things. This person gets to go first.		home (hōm) noun
Photograph of a child's drawing of a house and yard
A home is a place where people live. This is one kind of home.
meet (mēt) verb
Photograph of a group of students standing by the door of a school bus
When you meet a person, you see the person at a certain place. These students meet at school.		next (nekst) adverb
Photograph of people on line with an arrow pointing to the second person on line
Something that happens next comes right after. This person gets to go next.
people (pē-pul) noun
Photograph of a group of people
The word people is the plural of person. There are many people to talk to in a neighborhood.		Practice the Words With a partner, make a Vocabulary Study Card for each Key Word.
Illustration of the front and back of a Vocabulary Study Card
Write the word.
Tell what it means and use it in a sentence.
Use the cards to quiz your partner. Take turns answering.