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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 word1. 農業 2. 農耕 3. 農事Agriculture provides food and materials for communities.
402irrigationnounGrade 5 science word灌漑Drip irrigation carries water directly to plant roots.
403fractionnounGrade 5 mathematics word1. 断片 2. 分数The shaded fraction of the circle is three fourths.
404decimalnounGrade 5 mathematics word1. 十進数 2. 十進法The decimal 0.5 represents one half.
405percentagenounGrade 5 mathematics word1. パーセンテージ 2. 百分率 3. 百分比The percentage of blue marbles is sixty because sixty out of every hundred are blue.
406rationounGrade 5 mathematics word比The ratio of red beads to blue beads is two to three.
407proportionnounGrade 5 mathematics word1. 割合 2. 比例We used a proportion to find the missing map distance.
408numeratornounGrade 5 mathematics word分子In three fifths, three is the numerator.
409denominatornounGrade 5 mathematics word分母In three fifths, five is the denominator.
410productnounGrade 5 mathematics word積The product of six and seven is forty-two.
411quotientnounGrade 5 mathematics word商The quotient of forty and eight is five.
412remaindernounGrade 5 mathematics word剰余Seventeen divided by five has a remainder of two.
413multiplenounGrade 5 mathematics word倍数Thirty is a multiple of both five and six.
414primeadjectiveGrade 5 mathematics word1. 素数 2. 素Seven is a prime number because only one and seven divide it evenly.
415compositeadjectiveGrade 5 mathematics word結合Twelve is a composite number with several factor pairs.
416divisibleadjectiveGrade 5 mathematics word割り切れるThirty-six is divisible by nine.
417divisornounGrade 5 mathematics word約数In twenty divided by four, four is the divisor.
418exponentnounGrade 5 mathematics word1. 指数 2. 冪指数In three squared, the exponent is two.
419squaredadjectiveGrade 5 mathematics word自乗Five squared equals twenty-five.
420cubedadjectiveGrade 5 mathematics word立方体Two cubed equals eight.
421operationnounGrade 5 mathematics word1. 手術 2. オペレーション 3. オペChoose the correct operation before solving the problem.
422expressionnounGrade 5 mathematics word1. 数式 2. 表現The expression six plus four has a value of ten.
423coordinatenounGrade 5 mathematics word座標The first coordinate tells how far to move horizontally.
424axisnounGrade 5 mathematics word軸The horizontal axis shows time in minutes.
425graphnounGrade 5 mathematics word1. グラフ 2. 図表The graph shows how temperature changed during the day.

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