It Never Gets Easier in 5A

Now that we have finished strengthening our spelling skills, we are going to start working on our vocabularies. That means we are going to be learning new words.



Each week you need to learn the meanings of a group of new words. I am going to start you with 30 easy words. The second week 40, then 50. We will continue as long as 10 students get As on the Thursday tests. When less than 10 students get As the contest will stop.



I expect that you will make it to 70 or 80 words a week before that happens. Here are the words. A lot of these words will be familiar to some of you.

Spelling will not be important on these tests. If you dont understand a word ask me and I will give you a longer explanation.

1. Blade - The sharp part of a knife

2. Enormous - Very big, huge

3. Wealth - Money, land, cars, jewelry and other things that are valuable

4. Shock - A very strong surprise. If Ahmed came to school without his head, you would feel shock

5. Invisible - Something you can't see is invisible

6. Recognize - To see something you know. Yesterday there was a boy on the football field. I recognized Khaled's brother. It was Adam.

7. Nap - A short sleep. Maybe one or two hours. Every day in my class, Sami takes a nap

8. Errand - A short job you have to go do. When I send Omar to the store to buy me falafel, I am giving him an errand.

9. Downtown - The main part of a city. Like the city center in Nablus.

10. Fireplace - Some people use fire to heat their homes. The place they make the fire in the house is called the fireplace.

11. Chimney - If your house has a fireplace, the smoke goes out the chimney.

12. Dew - The tiny amount of water that comes every morning and when it gets dark at night.

13. Coarse - Rough. The playground is coarse. The top of your desk is not. The opposite of coarse is smooth

14. Rise - To get higher

15. Lower - To move something down

16. Raise - To make something higher

17. Preserve - To save or make something strong so it can last a long time.

18. Duplicate - Do something exactly the same. If the Hippos can duplicate the way they played last time, we will win.

19. Adjust - Make a small change

20. Aquatic - About water. Aquatic plants live in the water

21. Screw - The way you put the top on and off a water bottle is by screwing it on, and unscrewing it.

22. Dip - A dip is a kind of food that you eat by putting some other food in it. Hummus is a dip. Salsa is a dip.

23. Luminescent - Something that shines is luminescent.

24. Aggravate - Make angry

25. Nuisance - a small problem. Karma standing up in class is a nusiance. Karma biting Nooooooor is a big problem.

26. Location - Where it is. The location of the school is Khallet al Mud

27. Artficial - Not real. Not from nature. If you have an artificial heart, it means doctors replaced your heart with another one.

28. Precaution - A precaution is something you do to make sure you are safe. Taking an umbrella if you think it will rain is a precaution. Locking your door when you leave your house is a precaution.

29. Hydrate - To give water to. On hot days, you have to hydrate yourself.

30. Exacerbate - To make worse. There was a bad fight and when Imad brought a knife, it exacerbated the fight.