Grade 5-6: Vocabulary Lesson for Wednesday, Week 8

This week's theme is: Food

Word List 8

1. edible: can be eaten
2. aroma: an odor or smell
3. banquet: a formal dinner for many people
4. beverage: a liquid for drinking, but not water
5. bland: having little taste, dull
6. preserve: to prevent food from spoiling
7. artificial: made by man , not natural

Wednesday Activities

1. Braineo - Braineos makes studying fast and fun. Create decks of flashcards or use decks already created by our community, and memorize them using our selection of games.
2. Create a a word cloud with this tool. Type in each vocabulary word. Also type in some synonyms and antonyms of each word. When you are finished, click "Go." See if you can match up the vocabulary word with its synonyms and antonyms.
3. Here is a book mark for you to keep up with vocabulary words you run across while reading. Print this out and keep it in your book. When you come across a word you do not know, write it down on this bookmark to keep track of it. Add the word and definition to your vocabulary notebook.

Other Help

If you need more information on your words, click on the link to use a on-line dictionary.

Use the daily activities to help you remember words that you learn each week. It is much easier to remember what the words mean if you do something with them and use them frequently in talking with your parents, family and friends.

Sample sentences:

The cake she baked was hardly edible.
Some experiments in the kitchen turn out not to be edible.

The pie had a pleasing aroma.
The aroma of cookies filled the house.

We have a banquet to honor my mother.
I did not like the food at the banquet.

A cold beverage helps keep me cool on a hot day.
You should not drink any caffeinated beverage 2 hours before going to sleep.

The vegetables were very bland.
I would rather have bland food than spicy food.

You can preserve food by keeping it cool in a refrigerator.
Many cookies have ingredients in them to preserve the freshness.

A lot of beverages have artificial flavoring.
Some cereals have artificial colors added in to make the product more attractive for children.

 
 

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