G04 - Vocabulary - U7A - Introduction

To move faster Cars ...... when the light turns green. Riding your bike downhill makes you ....... . Rockets need a lot of fuel to ........ into space. This word came from Latin about 500 years ago. It meant "to hasten".

• accelerate
• verb
• decelerate
• adverb

The measurement of how tall something is The giraffe's ...... makes it easy for it to eat leaves from tall trees. We measured everyone's ....... in class to see who grew the most. The ........ of the mountain made it challenging to climb. This word comes from Old English. Over 1000 years ago, it meant "highness" or "summit".

• height
• noun
• depth
• conjunction

To find out something's size, weight, or amount We use a ruler to ...... how long things are. Cooks ....... ingredients carefully when baking a cake. Scientists ........ the temperature every day to track weather patterns. This word came from Latin through French about 700 years ago. It meant "to deal out".

• measure
• verb
• estimate
• noun

Movement The ...... of the swing made the little girl laugh. Newton studied the ....... of apples falling from trees. The ........ of the ocean can make some people feel seasick on boats. This word came from Latin about 700 years ago. It meant "movement" or "gesture".

• motion
• noun
• stillness
• adverb

How fast something is going The ...... limit on the highway is higher than in the city. Cheetahs can run at an amazing ....... when chasing prey. The ........ of light is faster than anything else in the universe. This word comes from Old English. Over 1000 years ago, it meant "success" or "prosperity".

• speed
• noun
• slowness
• conjunction

An amount that is usual for a group The ...... temperature in summer is much warmer than in winter. An ....... adult has 32 teeth. The teacher calculated the ........ score on the math test. This word came from Arabic through French about 500 years ago. It meant "damage to ship or cargo".

• average
• noun
• extreme
• preposition

The amount of space between two things The ...... between Earth and the moon is about 239,000 miles. I can run a short ....... quickly, but I get tired on long runs. The sign showed the ........ to the next town. This word came from Latin through French about 700 years ago. It meant "disagreement" or "quarrel".

• distance
• noun
• proximity
• adverb

The speed at which something is happening The heart ...... goes up when you exercise. Water flows out of the faucet at a steady ....... . The ........ at which plants grow depends on sunlight and water. This word came from Latin through French about 600 years ago. It meant "price" or "value".

• rate
• noun
• stagnation
• verb

Gives size comparisons The ...... on the map showed that one inch equaled 100 miles. We used a ....... to weigh our science project. Doctors use a pain ........ to understand how much something hurts. This word came from Latin about 600 years ago. It meant "ladder" or "staircase".

• scale
• noun
• uniformity
• adverb

To figure out a problem It took a long time to ...... the difficult puzzle. Detectives work hard to ....... mysteries. In math class, we learn how to ........ problems with numbers. This word came from Latin about 600 years ago. It meant "to loosen" or "untie".

• solve
• verb
• complicate
• noun