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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
angry (an-grē) adjective page 15 Photograph of a leopard with its mouth open, showing large, sharp teeth When you are angry, you are mad at someone or something. An angry leopard hisses a warning. Change (chānj) noun page 14
Photograph of two teenage girls getting wet from a heavy rain A change is something new and different. A sudden change in weather can surprise people!		 Curious (kyoor-ē-us) adjective page 16
Photograph of a boy looking at an insect (butterfly) through a magnifying glass If you are curious, you want to know more about something. A curious person shows interest in things.
immigrant (i-mu-grunt) noun page 15
Photograph of adults, each one holding up their right hand An immigrant is a person who comes to live in a new country. Immigrants say a pledge, or promise, when they become citizens.		 learn (lurn) verb page 14
Photograph of a teenage boy reading a book To learn means to know about a subject by studying or practicing it. You can learn many things by reading.		 leave (lēv) verb page 15
Photograph of two birds (storks) at a nest, one sitting, the other with wings spread, ready to fly When you leave a place, you go away from it. The bird leaves its nest to find food.
Past tense: left
Present participle: leaving
Ordinary (or-du-nair-ē) adjective page 14
Photograph of two boxes—one with designed wrapping paper, the other with no paper An ordinary thing is plain. The brown box looks ordinary.		 Strange (strānj) adjective page 15
Photograph of people looking into a mirror. Their reflections are distorted. Their hands, for example, are very long and curvy. Something that is strange is not familiar. The reflection in this mirror is strange.

Practice the Words Make a Study Card for each Key Word. Then compare your cards with a partner’s.

angry

What it means: mad

Example: how Mom felt after I ripped my new shirt

Not an example: how I felt when I wore my new shirt

Study Card