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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
create (kr-ē āt) verb page 214
Illustration of an artist in an art studio
To create means to make something new. The artist creates a work of art in his studio.
Synonyms: make, produce

creature (krē-chur) noun page 212
Photograph of a stone carving of a dragon
A creature is a real or imaginary living thing. A dragon is an imaginary creature.

Base Word: create

destroy (di-stroi) verb page 216
Photograph of a crane destroying a building
To destroy something means to take it apart or to ruin it. Workers destroy this building.
Antonym: create
evil (ē-vul) adjective page 214
Photograph of a rattlesnake
Something that is evil is very bad or harmful. Some people believe rattlesnakes are evil because their bite is dangerous.
Antonym: good		experiment (ik-spair-u-munt) noun page 214
Photograph of two students wearing goggles and working with beakers in a labAn experiment is an activity that someone does to test an idea. The students are doing an experiment in their science class.		hideous (hi-dē-us) adjective page 216
Photograph of a person wearing a mask of a face that is very ugly
Something that is hideous is very ugly. A mask can make someone look hideous.
Antonym: beautiful
lonely (lōn-lē) adjective page 212
Photograph of a person looking very lonelyTo be lonely means to be alone, without friends. Do you feel lonely when your friends are away?
Base Word: lone		scientist (sī-un-tist) noun page 214
Photograph of a man looking into a microscopeA person who studies science is a scientist. The scientist uses a microscope to study small objects up close.
Base Word: science		Practice the Words With a partner, take turns telling a story using the Key Words.

EXAMPLE:

  • PARTNER 1: Nina wanted to create a machine that could walk and talk.

  • PARTNER 2: By mistake, she made a giant creature.