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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
alive (u-līv) adjective page 96
Photograph of a woman on a dirt tree-lined road with arms stretched out and smiling
Something that is living is alive. This girl looks happy to be alive.
Antonym: dead		amount (u-mount) noun page 94
Photograph of a tall and very long pile of stacked wood (logs)—much taller than the person standing near it
An amount is the total number or quantity. What amount of wood is in this pile?
Synonym: quantity		crop (krop) noun page 96
Photograph of a field of corn
Crops are plants that farmers grow. Corn, beans, and peaches are different crops.
Synonym: produce
depend (di-pend) verb page 98
Photograph of a woman holding a very young boy
When you depend on something, you need it. Babies depend on their parents for everything.
Synonym: require		globe (glōb) noun page 94
Photograph of a round globe of Earth that can turn
A globe is a model of Earth. The globe shows the shape of the land. The blue represents oceans.
Synonym: world		material (mu-tear-ē-ul) noun page 97
Photograph of several paint cans, other containers, and paintbrushes on the floor
Materials are things you need to make a product or to do a project. Paint and brushes are materials you need for painting.
Synonym: supplies
rainfall (rān-fawl) noun page 96
Photograph of a person walking with an umbrella on a rainy day
Rainfall is the total rain, snow, or sleet that falls in a period of time. There has been a lot of rainfall this year.
Synonym: rain		resource (rē-sors) noun page 94
Photograph of a field being watered with irrigation pipelines
A resource is something that people need and use. Air, soil, and water are natural resources.		Practice the Words Work with a partner. Write four sentences. Use at least two Key Words in each sentence.

The amount of rainfall this year will affect the crops.