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Vocabulary

Vocabulary. Lesson 10. Good readers ask questions during reading to improve comprehension and check for understanding. (noun) Faith uses nonfiction text features to better comprehend Scholastic N ews articles. (verb). Comprehend. If you comprehend something, you understand it. .

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Vocabulary

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  1. Vocabulary Lesson 10

  2. Good readers ask questions during reading to improve comprehension and check for understanding. (noun) Faith uses nonfiction text features to better comprehend Scholastic News articles. (verb) Comprehend If you comprehend something, you understand it.

  3. The lone grey wolf that wanders through much of Utah lives a very solitary life. (adjective) Men and women in prison are forced to live their lives in solitude. (noun) Solitary To live in a solitary way is to be alone most of the time.

  4. The jewelry designer needs pliable wire to make earing hooks. (adjective) Copper is a pliable metal that is used in many ways. (Pliers are a tool used to bend wire) Pliable Something that is pliable is easy to move or bend without breaking.

  5. Ms. B. scanned the playground to check for missing equipment. (verb) The doctor took a scan of the woman’s leg to see if it was broken. (noun) Scan To scan a place is to look carefully over the entire area for something specific.

  6. Baby turtles are especially vulnerable when they are on the beach. (adjective) The fort was undefended and vulnerable. (adjective) Vulnerable Weak and unprotected and at risk of being harmed.

  7. Doing something you love makes you feel exuberant and full of energy. (adjective) His exuberant personality makes him fun to be around. (adjective) Exuberant If someone is exuberant, he/she is full of excitement, energy or happiness.

  8. Part of being mature is taking care of your responsibilities. (noun) His hard experiences in the city matured him. (verb) The mature rose bush gave off a sweet scent. (adjective) Mature A mature person or animal is fully grown and behaves like an adult.

  9. The cow lumbers through the pasture looking for green grass. (verb) The rapidly growing boy lumbers down the hallway, trying not to trip over his own feet. (verb) Lumbers When a person or animal lumbers, it moves in a slow and clumsy way.

  10. The planets encircle the sun in their orbits. (verb) Sharks encircled the stranded surfer, waiting to attack. (verb) Encircle To encircle a place means to surround it.

  11. To ensure growth, one must nurture plants with sun, water and food. (verb) It’s important to nurture a baby and help it grow up. (verb) The papa penguin is the nurturer for the young; he watches after the baby while the momma looks for food. (noun) Nurture If you nurture a living thing, you care for it while it is growing and developing.

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