6th grade ELA Vocabulary

Accumulate:
I have accumulated enough air-miles on my card now to fly about 25 miles.

• next to
• build up
• to simplfy
• lost 

Unanimous:
The students voted unanimously to play soccer during gym.

• vote in favor of
• vote against of
• unknown
• unfair vote

Anticipate: 
The cost of the sneakers turned out higher than I anticipated. Luckily, I had enough money.

• paid
• forgot
• expect
• saw

Strategy:
Our team was losing in the first half. The coach brought us together and we came up with a strategy to beat the other team.

• device/tool
• plan of action
• secret
• decision 

Priority:
You are given several assignments that are due in school in the coming week. You should prioritize your tasks in the best way to get it done.

• ignore 
• write down
• put last
• put in order

Contribute:
Even though Emily is too shy to sing in the musical, she wanted to contribute behind the scenes. 

• help
• play
• sing
• judge

Viewpoint: 
Steven wasn't from around here. He didn't have the same viewpoint as others who grew up living on the farm. It was nothing like the city he was used to. 

• type of sunglasses
• way of seeing things
• a point somewhere really high up
• being angry or upset

Elaborate:
I wasn't sure what the scientist was telling me. It wasn't until she elaborated on her ideas did her experiments make sense to me. 

• to speak at a slower rate 
• to joint two ideas
• to talk really fast
• to present something in detail