Finals ReviewVocabulary

Miss Bowen4th Grade ELA

FOCUS

Franny could not focus during the ELA test. He was too excited about going to the Union game with Jack later that day.

FO-CUS

Verb- pay attention to

Noun- center of attention

AQUARIUM

I have never been to the Camden Aquarium, but I think that I would like to visit the sharks and sea turtles that live there.

A-QUAR-I-UM

Noun- transparent tank where sea creatures live

Latin: Aquarius of water

GENUINE

I had a hard time forgiving my sister because I did not think that her apology was genuine.

GEN-U-INE

Adjective- true/ authentic

INSPECT

Kyle inspected the Eagles jersey before he bought it. He did not want to spend a small fortune on something that wasn’t in perfect condition.

IN-SPECT

Verb- Examine/ investigate

Latin- Specere look at

SHALLOW

The shallow water barely reached our ankles. There was no way that we could safely dive into the pool.

SHAL-LOW

Adjective- Of little depth/ not deep

IMPOSSIBLE

Even though his grandma told him the puzzle was impossible to solve, Ethan refused to give up. After hours of work, he finally found the solution.

IM- POS-SI-BLE

Adjective- nonviable/ unreasonable

INCREASINGI have been increasing my time at the gym and decreasing the amount of junk food that I eat in order to get in better shape.

IN-CREAS-ING

Verb- Grow/ Enlarge

Latin: Crescere grow

CONFIDENCE

After practicing all week, I had confidence in my team. I knew that we would play well in the state cups.

CON-FI-DENCE

Noun: Trust / Belief

FAVOR

Please do me a favor, and pick up the garbage on the field when you are coming in from recess.

FA- VOR

Noun: an act of kindness

Latin: Favere show kindness to

SCARCE

When pencils were scarce, Miss Bowen asked us to check our pencil cases. We had to share with those around us so that everyone had something to write with.

SCARCE

Adjective- in short supply/ hard to find

COMMUNITY

We serve those in our community when we perform corporal and spiritual works of mercy. It is important that we support those around us.

COM-MU-NI-TY

Noun- group living in the same place or sharing a similar characteristic

DISPOSE

Please dispose of your scraps in the can. Put any large pieces of paper back in the cabinet.

DIS-POSE

Verb- Get rid of/ throw away

EFFORT

Maura didn’t expect her teammates to be perfect, but she did expect them to put fourth their best effort.

EF-FORT

Noun- work/ energy/ attempt

Latin: Fortis Strong