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
cousins (ku-zinz) noun
Photograph of an extended family with an arrow pointing to one young member
Cousins are children of an aunt or uncle. There are many cousins in this family.		family (fa-mu-lē) noun
Photograph of many people having a barbecue in a backyard
A family includes people who are related.
grandchildren (grand-chil-drun) noun
Photograph of an older woman with a younger woman and children
Grandchildren are the children of a son or daughter. These grandchildren hug their grandmother.		parents (pair-ents) noun
Photograph of two adults and two children singing as male adult plays guitar
Our mother and father are our parents. These children sing a song with their parents.
together (tu-ge-thur) adverb
Photograph of a large group of people posing for a photograph
When people are together, they are near each other. These people are in a photo together.		Practice the Words With a partner, make an Expanded Meaning Map for each Key Word. Ask each other questions like: “What is something that is like a family?”
Illustration of an Expanded Meaning Map for use with Key Words
Expanded Meaning Map