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English Vocabulary · Grade 5 Live Review Preview

5th Grade Vocabulary Words

Fifth-grade readers use increasingly precise vocabulary to compare sources, explain evidence, interpret literature, and learn independently across science, mathematics, and social studies. The curriculum emphasizes context clues, meaningful word parts, parts of speech, and language that strengthens both discussion and writing.

This independently authored 500-word beta curriculum is arranged in twenty pages of twenty-five words each. Words 1–300 include five cloze questions per page; words 301–500 remain fully visible and editable as list pages while the expanded practice layer is developed. References calibrated level and coverage only; all learner-facing definitions and sample sentences are original KSSR copy.

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Words 401–425 of 500
#WordPattern / part of speechMeaningSample sentence
401agriculturenounGrade 5 science wordthe work and science of growing crops and raising animalsAgriculture provides food and materials for communities.
402irrigationnounGrade 5 science wordthe artificial supply of water to crops or landDrip irrigation carries water directly to plant roots.
403fractionnounGrade 5 mathematics worda number representing part of a whole or groupThe shaded fraction of the circle is three fourths.
404decimalnounGrade 5 mathematics worda number written using a decimal point to show parts of a wholeThe decimal 0.5 represents one half.
405percentagenounGrade 5 mathematics wordan amount stated as a number out of one hundredThe percentage of blue marbles is sixty because sixty out of every hundred are blue.
406rationounGrade 5 mathematics worda comparison of two quantities by divisionThe ratio of red beads to blue beads is two to three.
407proportionnounGrade 5 mathematics wordan equation showing that two ratios are equalWe used a proportion to find the missing map distance.
408numeratornounGrade 5 mathematics wordthe number above the line in a fractionIn three fifths, three is the numerator.
409denominatornounGrade 5 mathematics wordthe number below the line in a fractionIn three fifths, five is the denominator.
410productnounGrade 5 mathematics wordthe result of multiplicationThe product of six and seven is forty-two.
411quotientnounGrade 5 mathematics wordthe result of divisionThe quotient of forty and eight is five.
412remaindernounGrade 5 mathematics wordthe amount left after division is completedSeventeen divided by five has a remainder of two.
413multiplenounGrade 5 mathematics worda number produced by multiplying a given number by an integerThirty is a multiple of both five and six.
414primeadjectiveGrade 5 mathematics wordhaving exactly two positive whole-number factorsSeven is a prime number because only one and seven divide it evenly.
415compositeadjectiveGrade 5 mathematics wordhaving more than two positive whole-number factorsTwelve is a composite number with several factor pairs.
416divisibleadjectiveGrade 5 mathematics wordable to be divided by a number with no remainderThirty-six is divisible by nine.
417divisornounGrade 5 mathematics wordthe number by which another number is dividedIn twenty divided by four, four is the divisor.
418exponentnounGrade 5 mathematics worda small raised number showing repeated multiplicationIn three squared, the exponent is two.
419squaredadjectiveGrade 5 mathematics wordmultiplied by itself onceFive squared equals twenty-five.
420cubedadjectiveGrade 5 mathematics wordmultiplied by itself twiceTwo cubed equals eight.
421operationnounGrade 5 mathematics worda mathematical process such as addition or divisionChoose the correct operation before solving the problem.
422expressionnounGrade 5 mathematics worda mathematical phrase made of numbers, symbols, or variablesThe expression six plus four has a value of ten.
423coordinatenounGrade 5 mathematics worda number in an ordered pair that locates a pointThe first coordinate tells how far to move horizontally.
424axisnounGrade 5 mathematics worda reference line used in a graph or coordinate planeThe horizontal axis shows time in minutes.
425graphnounGrade 5 mathematics worda visual display showing relationships among numbers or quantitiesThe graph shows how temperature changed during the day.

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