Word definitions

Grade 5 Vocabulary Worksheet

Select the best definition for each word.

a great lack of food

famine
to have plenty

a large indoor area with shops and restaurants

mall
to send a letter or package to someone

a sweet sticky candy

object
anything that has shape and can be seen or touched

rapidly
quickly
slowly

to turn away
magenta
the color made from mixing red and purple

the day before today

yesterday
the week before this week

to think about carefully

obey
to follow or carry out a command or instruction

a long piece of wood or metal that helps keeps a ship stable

keel
to begin walking after standing still

to not move
weight
the quality of being heavy

a special stone that has been cut and smoothed out

jewel
to block and not allow in

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Word definitions
Grade 5 Vocabulary Worksheet

Answers:

a great lack of food

famine
to have plenty

a large indoor area with shops and restaurants

mall
to send a letter or package to someone

a sweet sticky candy

object
anything that has shape and can be seen or touched

rapidly
quickly
slowly

to turn away
magenta
the color made from mixing red and purple

the day before today

yesterday
the week before this week

to think about carefully

obey
to follow or carry out a command or instruction

a long piece of wood or metal that helps keeps a ship stable

keel
to begin walking after standing still

to not move
weight
the quality of being heavy

a special stone that has been cut and smoothed out

jewel
to block and not allow in

Reading and Math for K-5 © www.k5learning.com