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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. 農事Agriculture provides food and materials for communities.
402irrigationnounGrade 5 science word灌溉Drip irrigation carries water directly to plant roots.
403fractionnounGrade 5 mathematics word1. 部分 2. 分數The shaded fraction of the circle is three fourths.
404decimalnounGrade 5 mathematics word十進制The decimal 0.5 represents one half.
405percentagenounGrade 5 mathematics word百分比The percentage of blue marbles is sixty because sixty out of every hundred are blue.
406rationounGrade 5 mathematics word1. 比 2. 比例 3. 比率The ratio of red beads to blue beads is two to three.
407proportionnounGrade 5 mathematics word分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 word1. 積 2. 乘积The product of six and seven is forty-two.
411quotientnounGrade 5 mathematics word1. 商 2. 商數 3. 笔The quotient of forty and eight is five.
412remaindernounGrade 5 mathematics word1. 餘數 2. 找Seventeen divided by five has a remainder of two.
413multiplenounGrade 5 mathematics word1. 倍數 2. 乘數Thirty is a multiple of both five and six.
414primeadjectiveGrade 5 mathematics word1. 素數 2. 質數 3. 第一Seven is a prime number because only one and seven divide it evenly.
415compositeadjectiveGrade 5 mathematics word合成词Twelve is a composite number with several factor pairs.
416divisibleadjectiveGrade 5 mathematics word可分的Thirty-six is divisible by nine.
417divisornounGrade 5 mathematics word除數In twenty divided by four, four is the divisor.
418exponentnounGrade 5 mathematics word指數In three squared, the exponent is two.
419squaredadjectiveGrade 5 mathematics word四方形Five squared equals twenty-five.
420cubedadjectiveGrade 5 mathematics word立方体Two cubed equals eight.
421operationnounGrade 5 mathematics word手術Choose the correct operation before solving the problem.
422expressionnounGrade 5 mathematics word1. 表達式 2. 式子 3. 表示The expression six plus four has a value of ten.
423coordinatenounGrade 5 mathematics word1. 坐標 2. 坐标The first coordinate tells how far to move horizontally.
424axisnounGrade 5 mathematics word1. 軸 2. 軸心The horizontal axis shows time in minutes.
425graphnounGrade 5 mathematics word图The graph shows how temperature changed during the day.

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