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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. се́льское хозя́йство 2. земле́делие 3. агрокульту́раAgriculture provides food and materials for communities.
402irrigationnounGrade 5 science word1. иррига́ция 2. ороше́ниеDrip irrigation carries water directly to plant roots.
403fractionnounGrade 5 mathematics word1. часть 2. части́ца 3. дробьThe shaded fraction of the circle is three fourths.
404decimalnounGrade 5 mathematics wordдесяти́чныйThe decimal 0.5 represents one half.
405percentagenounGrade 5 mathematics word1. процентный 2. проце́нтное отноше́ние 3. проце́нтThe percentage of blue marbles is sixty because sixty out of every hundred are blue.
406rationounGrade 5 mathematics wordкоэффицие́нтThe ratio of red beads to blue beads is two to three.
407proportionnounGrade 5 mathematics word1. пропо́рция 2. пропорцияWe used a proportion to find the missing map distance.
408numeratornounGrade 5 mathematics word1. числи́тель 2. числительIn three fifths, three is the numerator.
409denominatornounGrade 5 mathematics word1. знамена́тель 2. знаменательIn three fifths, five is the denominator.
410productnounGrade 5 mathematics word1. произведе́ние 2. произведениеThe product of six and seven is forty-two.
411quotientnounGrade 5 mathematics word1. ча́стное 2. частноеThe quotient of forty and eight is five.
412remaindernounGrade 5 mathematics word1. оста́ток 2. остатокSeventeen divided by five has a remainder of two.
413multiplenounGrade 5 mathematics word1. кра́тное 2. кра́тное число́Thirty is a multiple of both five and six.
414primeadjectiveGrade 5 mathematics wordпросто́йSeven is a prime number because only one and seven divide it evenly.
415compositeadjectiveGrade 5 mathematics wordсоставно́йTwelve is a composite number with several factor pairs.
416divisibleadjectiveGrade 5 mathematics wordдели́мыйThirty-six is divisible by nine.
417divisornounGrade 5 mathematics wordдели́тельIn twenty divided by four, four is the divisor.
418exponentnounGrade 5 mathematics word1. сте́пень 2. экспонентIn three squared, the exponent is two.
419squaredadjectiveGrade 5 mathematics word1. в кле́тку 2. в кле́точкуFive squared equals twenty-five.
420cubedadjectiveGrade 5 mathematics wordв ку́беTwo cubed equals eight.
421operationnounGrade 5 mathematics word1. опера́ция 2. де́йствиеChoose the correct operation before solving the problem.
422expressionnounGrade 5 mathematics word1. выраже́ние 2. выражениеThe expression six plus four has a value of ten.
423coordinatenounGrade 5 mathematics word1. координа́та 2. координатаThe first coordinate tells how far to move horizontally.
424axisnounGrade 5 mathematics wordосьThe horizontal axis shows time in minutes.
425graphnounGrade 5 mathematics wordграфThe graph shows how temperature changed during the day.

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