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1、Grade 4Vocabulary C/readingwondersCopyright by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. BPermission is granted to reproduce for classroom use.Send all inquiries to: McGraw-Hill Education Two Penn PlazaNew York, New York 10121Grade 4 Vocabulary Cards1. brainstorm2. flattened3. frantically

2、4. gracious5. muttered6. official7. original8. stale9. accountable10. advise11. desperately12. hesitated13. humiliated14. inspiration15. self-esteem16. uncomfortably17. alter18. collapse19. crisis20. destruction21. hazard22. severe23. substantial24. unpredictable25. accelerateCopyright The McGraw-Hi

3、ll Companies, Inc.26. advantage27. capabilities28. friction29. gravity30. identity31. inquiry32. thrilling33. compassionate34. enterprise35. exceptional36. funds37. innovative38. process39. routine40. undertaking41. attracted42. dazzling43. fabric44. greed45. honest46. requested47. soared48. trudged

4、49. annoyed50. attitude51. commotion52. cranky53. familiar54. frustrated55. selfish56. specialty57. crumbled58. droughts59. ecosystem60. extinct61. flourished62. fragile63. imbalance64. ripples65. camouflaged66. dribbles67. extraordinary68. poisonous69. pounce70. predator71. prey72. vibrations73. br

5、ittle74. creative75. descriptive76. outstretched77. acquaintance78. cautiously79. complementary80. jumble81. logical82. scornfully83. scrounging84. trustworthy85. assigned86. generosity87. gingerly88. mature89. organizations90. residents91. scattered92. selective93. boycott94. encouragement95. fulfi

6、ll96. injustice97. mistreated98. protest99. qualified100. registered101. address102. divided103. haste104. opposed105. perish106. proclamation107. shattered108. tension109. advancements110. agriculture111. characteristics112. concerns113. disagreed114. inheritGrade 4 Vocabulary Cards115. prevalent11

7、6. resistance117. amendments118. commitment119. compromise120. democracy121. eventually122. legislation123. privilege124. version125. accompanies126. campaign127. governor128. intend129. opponent130. overwhelming131. tolerate132. weary133. decade134. directing135. engineering136. gleaming137. scoute

8、d138. squirmed139. technology140. tinkering141. astronomer142. crescent143. phases144. rotates145. series146. sliver147. specific148. telescope149. attain150. dangling151. hovering152. triumph153. bouquet154. emotion155. encircle156. express157. fussy158. portraits159. sparkles160. whirl161. plungin

9、g162. prospector163. scoffed164. settlement165. shrivel166. territories167. topple168. withered169. dizzy170. experiment171. genuine172. hilarious173. mischief174. nowadays175. politician176. procedure177. cling178. dissolves179. gritty180. humid181. magnify182. microscope183. mingle184. typical185.

10、 archaeology186. document187. era188. evidence189. expedition190. permanent191. tremendous192. uncover193. ancestors194. despised195. endurance196. forfeit197. honor198. intensity199. irritating200. retreated201. depicts202. detested203. discarded204. eldest205. ignored206. obedience207. refuge208.

11、treacherous209. coincidence210. consequences211. consume212. converted213. efficient214. incredible215. installed216. renewable217. currency218. economics219. entrepreneur220. global221. invest222. marketplace223. merchandise224. transaction225. gobble226. individuality227. mist228. rootsCopyright T

12、he McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.Card 01brainstormCopyright The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.Grade 4 Unit 1 Week 1Card 02flattenedCopyright The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.Grade 4 Unit 1 Week 1Card 03franticallyCopyright The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.Grade 4 Unit 1 Week 1Vocabulary RoutineDefine: To brai

13、nstorm means to solve a problem by having group members all contribute ideas freely.Example: The boys began to brainstorm ideas for their project.Ask: Describe a time you had to brainstormsome ideas.Vocabulary RoutineDefine: Flattened means made flatter, or morelevel or smooth.Example: Jess enjoyed

14、rolling out the flattened dough.Ask: What is something else that can be flattened? Examples include: cans for recycling, crumpled paperVocabulary RoutineDefine: To act frantically means to act wildly excited due to worry or fear.Example: The dog was frantically digging up sand.Ask: Describe a time y

15、ou franticallysearched.Card 04graciousCopyright The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.Grade 4 Unit 1 Week 1Card 05mutteredCopyright The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.Grade 4 Unit 1 Week 1Card 06officialCopyright The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.Grade 4 Unit 1 Week 1Vocabulary RoutineDefine: To be gracious means

16、 to showkindness and courtesy.Example: Justins mom is gracious and kind when his friend comes over.Ask: What is an antonym for gracious? Examples include: unkind, impoliteVocabulary RoutineDefine: Muttered means spoken in a low, unclear way.Example: Dan muttered to himself as he read my paper.Ask: W

17、hen might you mutter something instead of saying it loudly?Vocabulary RoutineDefine: To be official means to be properly approved or authorized.Example: Signing the contract will make the sale official. Ask: What is an example of an official document?Examples include: birth certificate, passportCard

18、 07originalCopyright The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.Grade 4 Unit 1 Week 1Card 08staleCopyright The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.Grade 4 Unit 1 Week 1Card 09accountableCopyright The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.Grade 4 Unit 1 Week 2Vocabulary RoutineDefine: To be original means to do, make, or think of s

19、omething new or different.Example: Marias artwork was unique andoriginal. Ask: What do you think makes something original?Vocabulary RoutineDefine: Something can be called stale if it is old or not fresh.Example: Grandfather and Mia threw the hard, stale bread out for the birds to eat.Ask: What othe

20、r kinds of food get stale? Examples include: crackers, cookiesVocabulary RoutineDefine: To be accountable means to be responsible.Example: Sam is held accountable for washing his dog.Ask: How are the words accountable and responsiblesimilar?Card 10adviseCopyright The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.Grade

21、 4 Unit 1 Week 2Card 11desperatelyCopyright The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.Grade 4 Unit 1 Week 2Card 12hesitatedCopyright The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.Grade 4 Unit 1 Week 2Vocabulary RoutineDefine: To advise means to give ones opinion or toinform.Example: A coach can advise you on how to improve y

22、our swimming.Ask: What is a synonym for advise? Examples include:give an opinion, recommendVocabulary RoutineDefine: To act desperately means to try anything to change a hopeless situation.Example: The woman was desperately trying to remember where she had left her keys.Ask: Describe a time when you

23、 desperately tried to remember something.Vocabulary RoutineDefine: If you hesitated, you waited or stopped,especially because of feeling unsure.Example: The dog hesitated before jumping up to grab the food off the counter.Ask: Have you hesitated before doing something?Card 13humiliatedCopyright The

24、McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.Grade 4 Unit 1 Week 2Card 14inspirationCopyright The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.Grade 4 Unit 1 Week 2Card 15self-esteemCopyright The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.Grade 4 Unit 1 Week 2Vocabulary RoutineDefine: To be humiliated means to be made to feel ashamed or foolish.Examp

25、le: Sarah felt humiliated when she forgot her lines.Ask: How is humiliated similar to embarrassed?Vocabulary RoutineDefine: An inspiration is a person or thing that stirs the mind, feelings, or imagination.Example: The girl found inspiration for her drawing in nature.Ask: Where does your inspiration

26、 come from?Vocabulary RoutineDefine: To have self-esteem is to have respect for oneself.Example: Winning the soccer championship helpedimprove Billys confidence and self-esteem.Ask: What else buildsself-esteem?Card 16uncomfortablyCopyright The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.Grade 4 Unit 1 Week 2Card 17a

27、lterCopyright The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.Grade 4 Unit 1 Week 3Card 18collapseCopyright The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.Grade 4 Unit 1 Week 3Vocabulary RoutineDefine: Uncomfortably means “uneasily.”Example: Sonyas throat felt uncomfortably sore.Ask: What are some things that can feel uncomfortably

28、tight? Examples include: clothing, a watch, etc.Vocabulary RoutineDefine: To alter means to make different or change.Example: Theoceanwavesslowlyaltertheshorelineby carving away the rocks.Ask: How can people alter their appearance?Vocabulary RoutineDefine: To collapse means to fall down or cave in.E

29、xample: Flood waters caused the bridge to collapse.Ask: What might cause a tent to collapse? For example: wind, rain, etc.Card 19crisisCopyright The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.Grade 4 Unit 1 Week 3Card 20destructionCopyright The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.Grade 4 Unit 1 Week 3Card 21hazardCopyright

30、The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.Grade 4 Unit 1 Week 3Vocabulary RoutineDefine: A crisis is a difficult or dangerous situation.Example: Rescue workers help people during an emergency or a crisis, such as a flood.Ask: How would you react to a crisis?Vocabulary RoutineDefine: Destruction is great damage

31、 or ruin.Example: The tornado destroyed buildings and caused a lot of other destruction.Ask: What is a synonym for destruction?Vocabulary RoutineDefine: A hazard is something that cancause harm or injury.Example: The water was a hazard to people driving on the street.Ask: What else might be a hazard

32、 to people?Card 22severeCopyright The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.Grade 4 Unit 1 Week 3Card 23substantialCopyright The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.Grade 4 Unit 1 Week 3Card 24unpredictableCopyright The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.Grade 4 Unit 1 Week 3Vocabulary RoutineDefine: Something severe is very h

33、arsh or serious.Example: Severeweather can include very strong winds and heavy rain.Ask: Describe severe winter weather.Vocabulary RoutineDefine: Something substantial is of a great amount or size.Example: We got a substantial amount of snow last night.Ask: What is an antonym for substantial?For exa

34、mple: small, unimportant, etc.Vocabulary RoutineDefine: Unpredictable means not able to tell beforehand.Example: The unpredictable weatherturned suddenly from sun to rain.Ask: What is an antonym for unpredictable? For example: predictable, regular, etc.Card 25accelerateCopyright The McGraw-Hill Comp

35、anies, Inc.Grade 4 Unit 1 Week 4Card 26advantageCopyright The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.Grade 4 Unit 1 Week 4Card 27capabilitiesCopyright The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.Grade 4 Unit 1 Week 4Vocabulary RoutineDefine: Toaccelerate means to move or cause to move faster.Example: I saw theracecar accele

36、rate, or speed up, across the finish line.Ask: What is an antonym for accelerate? Forexample: slow down, decelerate, etc.Vocabulary RoutineDefine: An advantage is something that is helpful or useful.Example: The fathers size gave him a big advantage over his son.Ask: What is a synonym for advantage?

37、 For example: plus, benefit, etc.Vocabulary RoutineDefine: To have capabilities means to have the needed skills, powers, or abilities.Example: The capabilities of a potter include strength and creativity.Ask: What capabilities would an athlete need?Card 28frictionCopyright The McGraw-Hill Companies,

38、 Inc.Grade 4 Unit 1 Week 4Card 29gravityCopyright The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.Grade 4 Unit 1 Week 4Card 30identityCopyright The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.Grade 4 Unit 1 Week 4Vocabulary RoutineDefine: Friction is a force between surfaces that slows objects or stops them from moving.Example: The

39、friction between the tires and the pavement slows down the airplane.Ask: How do the brakes on a bike use friction?Vocabulary RoutineDefine: Gravity is a force that pulls objects toward each other.Example: Gravity helps pull the batter down into the baking pan.Ask: Describe what would happen if there

40、 were no gravityon Earth.Vocabulary RoutineDefine: An identity is who a person is or what a thing is.Example: The woman showed her passport to prove her identity.Ask: Why might somebody want to keep their identitya secret?Card 31inquiryCopyright The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.Grade 4 Unit 1 Week 4Ca

41、rd 32thrillingCopyright The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.Grade 4 Unit 1 Week 4Card 33compassionateCopyright The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.Grade 4 Unit 1 Week 5Vocabulary RoutineDefine: An inquiry is a search for information.Example: Reporters ask questions at the beginning of anyinquiry or investigat

42、ion.Ask: How are the words inquiry and investigation similar?Vocabulary RoutineDefine: To be thrilling means to be exciting.Example: Goingonarollercoaster can beexciting and thrilling.Ask: What is an antonym for thrilling? For example: boring, dull, etc.Vocabulary RoutineDefine: To be compassionate

43、is to be sympathetic.Example: I can tell he is a compassionate and caring person by the way he hugs his sister.Ask: Whatis an antonym for compassionate? Forexample: unkind, unsympathetic, etc.Card 34enterpriseCopyright The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.Grade 4 Unit 1 Week 5Card 35exceptionalCopyright T

44、he McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.Grade 4 Unit 1 Week 5Card 36fundsCopyright The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.Grade 4 Unit 1 Week 5Vocabulary RoutineDefine: An enterprise is something difficult or important that a person plans or tries to do.Example: Starting a white water rafting business was an exciting

45、 new enterprise forTom.Ask: What is the first step in starting an enterprise?Vocabulary RoutineDefine: To be exceptional is to be extraordinary.Example: Monica is an exceptional and talented flute player.Ask: How does a person become exceptional atdoing something?Vocabulary RoutineDefine: Funds are

46、money that is ready to use.Example: Nicoles class held a bake sale to raise fundsto buy books for the library.Ask: What project would you like to raise funds for?Card 37innovativeCopyright The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.Grade 4 Unit 1 Week 5Card 38processCopyright The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.Grad

47、e 4 Unit 1 Week 5Card 39routineCopyright The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.Grade 4 Unit 1 Week 5Vocabulary RoutineDefine: Something that is innovative is new or done in a new way.Example: Sam enjoyed trying out the new, innovativeracing wheelchair.Ask: What innovative ideas can you think of?Vocabulary

48、RoutineDefine: A process is a series of actions performedwhen making or doing something.Example: An important step in the process of making a pie is to roll out the crust.Ask: What steps are in the process of baking?Vocabulary RoutineDefine: A routine is a fixed way or method of doing something.Exam

49、ple: Brittany loved the daily routine of walking her dog.Ask: Why is it helpful to have a morning routine?Card 40undertakingCopyright The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.Grade 4 Unit 1 Week 5Card 41attractedCopyright The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.Grade 4 Unit 2 Week 1Card 42dazzlingCopyright The McGraw-

50、Hill Companies, Inc.Grade 4 Unit 2 Week 1Vocabulary RoutineDefine: An undertaking is something someone decides to do or start.Example: Cleaning up Tims messy bedroom was goingto be a big undertaking.Ask: What would you consider a big undertaking?Vocabulary RoutineDefine: Attracted means drew the att

51、ention of.Example: The brightly colored flower attracted a butterfly.Ask: What kinds of insects are attractedto sugar? Examples include: ants, fliesVocabulary RoutineDefine: Something dazzling isso bright that it is almost blinding.Example: The fireworks in the night sky were bright and dazzling.Ask: What is something else that can be described as dazzling? Examples include: jewelry, lightsCard 43fabricCopyright The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.Grade 4 Unit 2 Week