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These are the vocabulary wordd 4th and 5th graders need to know before entering the 4th and 5th grade.

These are words 4th and 5th grade students need to learn for comprehension.

These are words 4th and 5th grade students need to learn to spell to improve their writing scores.

These are words your teacher expects you to know how to spell and comprehend.

These are words  ESL students need to know so they become fluent english speakers and writers.

1. ancient

definition: Ancient is old. Ancient history is very old history.

definition: Ancient is thousands of years ago.

sentence: My great great great ancestors are ancient history.

sentence: When you visit Rome, you will learn a lot about ancient history.

2. in the meantime

definition: Doing something while waiting for something else.

sentence; I am waiting for my favorite television show to start, so in the meantime I completed my homework.

sentence: In the meantime while I am waiting for my clothes to dry, I am going to eat dinner.

3. clutter

definition: mess, a lot of things in one place that makes the place look messy

sentences: My teachers desk was cluttered with papers.

sentences: Danny's bedroom is cluttered with toys.

4. obvious / obviously

definition: easily understood

sentences: It was obvious Christina was sad, because we knew she lost her dog.

sentences: Obviously, if you are not paying attention to the teacher, you will not learn.

5. calm

definition: being calm is being relaxed.

definition: the opposite of anxious

sentences: Jason is calm when he is reading.

sentences: The doctor was calm while he was doing the surgery.

6. announced

definition: to call out, to make an announcement, to say what is happening out loud

sentences: The principal announced that school would be closing early.

sentences: The boss announced that everyone would be getting a pay raise.

sentences: The person who speaks at sports games is called the announcer because he announces the game.

7. meteorology / meterologist

definition: Meteorology is the study of weather.

definition: Meteorologist is the person who studies the weather.

definition: The meteorologist is the person on the television who tells you the weekly weather report.

sentence: The meteorologist said it was going to rain, but it didn't.

sentence: The meteorologist on channel four predicts the weather.

8. mysterious

definition: strange, weird

definition: a mystery, hard to understand

sentences: There were mysterious lights in the sky and nobody could explain them.

sentences: There was a mysterious disappearance at the supermarket, all the food disappeared.

9. fluid

definition: fluid is any liquid

definition: water, juice and soda are liquids.

sentences: When people are sick, they need to drink a lot of fluids.

sentences: When I get thirsty, I drink fluids to quench my thirst.

10. quench

definition: to get rid of thirst

sentences: When it is hot outside, I quench my thirst with water.

sentences: I quenched my thirst with juice.