Why We Celebrate the Fourth of July Vocabulary

Why We Celebrate the Fourth of July

If you are free to set your own rules and make your own choices, you have independence.


Our teacher gave us the independence to choose our own reading partners this year.

​What have you done independently?

​independence/ independencia

Open Ended

Use the word independence in your own sentence.

My parents gave me the independence to choose __.

Multiple Choice

Which word means "Being able to set your own rules and make your won choices"?

• independence

• declaring

• endowed

• presented

When you are declaring something, you feel strongly about it and are making it clearly known.


The politician is declaring the changes he will make if he wins the election.

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What kind of things are worth declaring?

declaring/declare/declarar

Open Ended

Use the word declaring in your own sentence.

The principal is declaring that the school will have __ on __.

Multiple Choice

Which word means "making something clearly known"?

• independence

• declaring

• endowed

• presented

If you have been endowed with a feature or quality, it is yours and belongs to you.


The baby was endowed at birth with a cheerful nature.



What have you endowed from your parents?

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endowed

Open Ended

Use the word endowed in your own sentence.

I was endowed at birth with ___.

Multiple Choice

Which word means "having a feature or quality that belongs to you"?

• independence

• declaring

• endowed

• presented

If you presented something, you showed it or gave it to someone.


I presented my book report to the class.

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What have you presented at school?

presented/
presentado

Open Ended

Use the word presented in your own sentence.

I presented my __ to the class.

Multiple Choice

Which word means "showing or giving something to someone"?

• independence

• declaring

• endowed

• presented

Time to Practice

Match

Match the following

• When the country won __, voters chose a new leader.

• When Alejandro starts __ his opinions, he makes sure you know exactly what he thinks.

• I __ my friend with my baseball equipment when I stopped playing.

• The judges __ the trophy to Kayla after the race.

independence

declaring

endowed

presented

• independence

• declaring

• endowed

• presented