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Reading 40 5th grade vocabulary words and their meanings
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Vocabulary Words for 5th Graders
40 5th grade vocabulary words in four sets (character traits, story words, science and history), with meanings, word cards, matching and sentence pages, shades of meaning, multiple-meaning words and a word map.
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5th grade vocabulary list and word cards
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Learning 40 vocabulary words with meanings and example sentences
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Set 1, character traits: persistent, compassionate, arrogant, resourceful, impulsive, diligent, gullible, modest, considerate, skeptical
View all 2 pages5th grade vocabulary set 1: match the meaning
Matching set 1 vocabulary words (character traits) to their meanings
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View all 2 pages5th grade vocabulary set 1: sentences
Choosing the set 1 vocabulary word that makes sense in a sentence
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Set 2, words for talking about stories: protagonist, antagonist, narrator, dialogue, imagery, perspective, resolution, climax, inference, excerpt
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Matching set 2 vocabulary words (words for talking about stories) to their meanings
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Choosing the set 2 vocabulary word that makes sense in a sentence
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Set 3, science words: producer, consumer, decomposer, nutrient, dissolve, solution, particle, rotation, revolution, hemisphere
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Matching set 3 vocabulary words (science words) to their meanings
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Choosing the set 3 vocabulary word that makes sense in a sentence
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Set 4, history and government words: colony, liberty, delegate, amendment, ratify, boycott, petition, patriot, treaty, veto
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Matching set 4 vocabulary words (history and government words) to their meanings
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Choosing the set 4 vocabulary word that makes sense in a sentence
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Shades of meaning, multiple meanings and a word map
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Putting words with similar meanings in order, from a little to a lot
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Using a sentence to choose the meaning of a word with more than one meaning
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Learning a new word: meaning, sentence, picture, synonyms and antonyms
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About these vocabulary words for 5th graders worksheets
These vocabulary words for 5th graders are words children need for reading, writing and content classes: character traits like persistent, compassionate, arrogant, resourceful; words for talking about stories like protagonist, antagonist, narrator, dialogue; science words like producer, consumer, decomposer, nutrient; and history and government words like colony, liberty, delegate, amendment.
The 40 words come in four sets of ten. Each word has a kid-friendly meaning and an example sentence on the list and the word cards. Each set has a match-the-meaning page and a sentence page where children choose the word that fits, both with answer keys.
More word meaning practice: shades of meaning (annoyed, angry, furious), multiple-meaning words like pupil, cabinet and volume, a word map for any new word, and synonym and antonym pages with 5th grade words. Every page prints in black and white on US Letter or A4.
Standards
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.5.6Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases, including those that signal contrast, addition, and other logical relationships (e.g., however, although, nevertheless, similarly, moreover, in addition).CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.5.4.AUse context (e.g., cause/effect relationships and comparisons in text) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.5.5.CUse the relationship between particular words (e.g., synonyms, antonyms, homographs) to better understand each of the words.
How to use them
- Introduce one set a week. Read each word card together, talk about the meaning, and have children say their own sentence.
- Midweek, use the match-the-meaning page; at the end of the week, use the sentence page to check that children can use each word.
- Tie the sets to class work: the character traits to a novel, the story words to reading groups, and the science and history sets to those units.
- Use the word map for new words from read-alouds and content units.
Teaching tips
- Ask for evidence when children use a character trait: "Why is the hero persistent? What did she do?"
- Revolution has two meanings in 5th grade: a trip around the sun in science and a war for independence in history. Talk about both.
- On the shades of meaning page, ask children to explain their order. There is good discussion in the middle word.
- A word sticks when children use it. Keep a tally of the week's words heard in class.
Questions teachers and parents ask
What vocabulary words should a 5th grader know?
Words for describing characters (persistent, compassionate), talking about stories (protagonist, perspective, resolution), and the science and history they study (decomposer, hemisphere, amendment, ratify), plus linking words like moreover and nevertheless.
How many vocabulary words should a 5th grader learn each week?
About ten new words a week works well, with time to use each one in speaking and writing. These lists come in four sets of ten.
Do the worksheets have answer keys?
Yes. The matching, sentence, shades of meaning and multiple-meaning pages each have an answer key on page 2.