5th-grade-vocabulary-words

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
#	Word	Pattern / part of speech	Meaning	Sample sentence
401	agriculture	nounGrade 5 science word	Reviewed Cantonese equivalent not yet available.	Agriculture provides food and materials for communities.
402	irrigation	nounGrade 5 science word	Reviewed Cantonese equivalent not yet available.	Drip irrigation carries water directly to plant roots.
403	fraction	nounGrade 5 mathematics word	Reviewed Cantonese equivalent not yet available.	The shaded fraction of the circle is three fourths.
404	decimal	nounGrade 5 mathematics word	Reviewed Cantonese equivalent not yet available.	The decimal 0.5 represents one half.
405	percentage	nounGrade 5 mathematics word	Reviewed Cantonese equivalent not yet available.	The percentage of blue marbles is sixty because sixty out of every hundred are blue.
406	ratio	nounGrade 5 mathematics word	Reviewed Cantonese equivalent not yet available.	The ratio of red beads to blue beads is two to three.
407	proportion	nounGrade 5 mathematics word	Reviewed Cantonese equivalent not yet available.	We used a proportion to find the missing map distance.
408	numerator	nounGrade 5 mathematics word	Reviewed Cantonese equivalent not yet available.	In three fifths, three is the numerator.
409	denominator	nounGrade 5 mathematics word	Reviewed Cantonese equivalent not yet available.	In three fifths, five is the denominator.
410	product	nounGrade 5 mathematics word	Reviewed Cantonese equivalent not yet available.	The product of six and seven is forty-two.
411	quotient	nounGrade 5 mathematics word	Reviewed Cantonese equivalent not yet available.	The quotient of forty and eight is five.
412	remainder	nounGrade 5 mathematics word	Reviewed Cantonese equivalent not yet available.	Seventeen divided by five has a remainder of two.
413	multiple	nounGrade 5 mathematics word	Reviewed Cantonese equivalent not yet available.	Thirty is a multiple of both five and six.
414	prime	adjectiveGrade 5 mathematics word	Reviewed Cantonese equivalent not yet available.	Seven is a prime number because only one and seven divide it evenly.
415	composite	adjectiveGrade 5 mathematics word	Reviewed Cantonese equivalent not yet available.	Twelve is a composite number with several factor pairs.
416	divisible	adjectiveGrade 5 mathematics word	Reviewed Cantonese equivalent not yet available.	Thirty-six is divisible by nine.
417	divisor	nounGrade 5 mathematics word	Reviewed Cantonese equivalent not yet available.	In twenty divided by four, four is the divisor.
418	exponent	nounGrade 5 mathematics word	Reviewed Cantonese equivalent not yet available.	In three squared, the exponent is two.
419	squared	adjectiveGrade 5 mathematics word	Reviewed Cantonese equivalent not yet available.	Five squared equals twenty-five.
420	cubed	adjectiveGrade 5 mathematics word	Reviewed Cantonese equivalent not yet available.	Two cubed equals eight.
421	operation	nounGrade 5 mathematics word	Reviewed Cantonese equivalent not yet available.	Choose the correct operation before solving the problem.
422	expression	nounGrade 5 mathematics word	Reviewed Cantonese equivalent not yet available.	The expression six plus four has a value of ten.
423	coordinate	nounGrade 5 mathematics word	Reviewed Cantonese equivalent not yet available.	The first coordinate tells how far to move horizontally.
424	axis	nounGrade 5 mathematics word	Reviewed Cantonese equivalent not yet available.	The horizontal axis shows time in minutes.
425	graph	nounGrade 5 mathematics word	Reviewed Cantonese equivalent not yet available.	The graph shows how temperature changed during the day.

Words 401–425 of 500

Word

Pattern / part of speech

Meaning

Sample sentence

401

agriculture

nounGrade 5 science word