English Vocabulary · Grade 6 Live Review Preview

6th Grade Vocabulary Words

Sixth-grade readers move beyond recognizing important words to examining how precise language shapes evidence, argument, literature, science, mathematics, history, and civic discussion. This level emphasizes context clues, Greek and Latin word parts, multiple meanings, source evaluation, and vocabulary that supports clear analytical speaking 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. Each row includes a subject-field label and an editable word-study note about a transparent affix, compound structure, capitalization, or dictionary base form. References calibrated level and coverage only; all learner-facing definitions and sample sentences are original KSSR copy.

Open the basic text version — works without JavaScript and is suitable for printing.

Your private study tools

Track your learning with My Vocabulary

Use the three small controls beside any word. Your choices stay attached to your account and appear in your My Vocabulary record.

Star a difficult word to practise it again.
Check a word when you have learned it.
Add a note with a memory clue, synonym, or reminder.

These controls work during your free visits and save privately on this browser. Sign in to move them into your account’s My Vocabulary record.

Printable study sheet

Create a PDF worksheet

Choose any start-to-end page range and meaning language, then include or omit each practice section.

Start page End page Meaning language

Include practice sections Reading passage Comprehension questions Existing cloze MCQs

Words 226–250 of 500
#	Word	Details	Meaning	Sample sentence
226	imperialism	noun Study Field: Grade 6 civics and social studies word Word study: Suffix focus: -ism often names a belief, system, movement, or practice.	a policy of extending a country's control over other lands or peoples	Imperialism allowed powerful states to seize distant resources.
227	indigenous	adjective Study Field: Grade 6 civics and social studies word Word study: Suffix focus: -ous commonly forms an adjective meaning full of or characterized by.	originating naturally in a region or belonging to its earliest known peoples	The exhibit honors indigenous knowledge of local plants.
228	reform	noun Study Field: Grade 6 civics and social studies word Word study: Base-form focus: reform is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	a change intended to improve a system or institution	The education reform provided books to rural schools.
229	resistance	noun Study Field: Grade 6 civics and social studies word Word study: Suffix focus: -ance commonly forms a noun naming an action, quality, or state.	opposition to force, control, or change	Local resistance delayed the invading army.
230	urbanization	noun Study Field: Grade 6 civics and social studies word Word study: Suffix focus: -ization forms a noun for a process of making or becoming.	the growth of cities and movement of people into them	Rapid urbanization created a need for more housing and transit.
231	inherited trait	noun Study Field: Grade 6 civics and social studies word Word study: Term structure: inherited + trait. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	a characteristic passed genetically from parents to offspring	Eye color is an inherited trait in humans.
232	biodiversity	noun Study Field: Grade 6 civics and social studies word Word study: Suffix focus: -ity commonly forms a noun naming a quality, state, or condition.	the variety of living things in an area	The rainforest supports extraordinary biodiversity.
233	biotic	adjective Study Field: Grade 6 civics and social studies word Word study: Base-form focus: biotic is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	relating to living parts of an environment	Plants, animals, and fungi are biotic factors in a forest.
234	carrying capacity	noun Study Field: Grade 6 civics and social studies word Word study: Term structure: carrying + capacity. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	the largest population an environment can support over time	A drought can lower the carrying capacity of a grassland.
235	biological community	noun Study Field: Grade 6 civics and social studies word Word study: Term structure: biological + community. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	all populations of different species living and interacting in an area	The biological community of a pond includes fish, algae, insects, and frogs.
236	interspecific competition	noun Study Field: Grade 6 civics and social studies word Word study: Term structure: interspecific + competition. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	a struggle between members of different species for the same limited resource	Interspecific competition occurs when weeds and crops seek the same sunlight.
237	ecological	adjective Study Field: Grade 6 civics and social studies word Word study: Base-form focus: ecological is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	relating to connections between organisms and their environment	The oil spill caused serious ecological damage along the coast.
238	niche	noun Study Field: Grade 6 civics and social studies word Word study: Base-form focus: niche is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	the role an organism plays in its environment	A bee's niche includes pollinating flowers while gathering nectar.
239	population density	noun Study Field: Grade 6 civics and social studies word Word study: Term structure: population + density. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	the number of individuals living in a given area	The city's population density is greater downtown than in the suburbs.
240	symbiosis	noun Study Field: Grade 6 civics and social studies word Word study: Base-form focus: symbiosis is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	a close relationship between organisms of different species	The partnership between coral and algae is a form of symbiosis.
241	cellular	adjective Study Field: Grade 6 civics and social studies word Word study: Base-form focus: cellular is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	relating to the cells of living things	The microscope revealed damage at the cellular level.
242	chromosome	noun Study Field: Grade 6 civics and social studies word Word study: Base-form focus: chromosome is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	a structure in a cell that carries genetic information	Each chromosome contains many genes.
243	diffusion	noun Study Field: Grade 6 civics and social studies word Word study: Suffix focus: -sion commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result.	the movement of particles from a crowded area to a less crowded area	The scent spread through the room by diffusion.
244	enzyme	noun Study Field: Grade 6 civics and social studies word Word study: Base-form focus: enzyme is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	a protein that speeds up a chemical reaction in a living thing	A digestive enzyme helps break food into smaller molecules.
245	heredity	noun Study Field: Grade 6 civics and social studies word Word study: Suffix focus: -ity commonly forms a noun naming a quality, state, or condition.	the passing of traits from parents to offspring	Heredity explains why young plants may resemble their parents.
246	membrane	noun Study Field: Grade 6 civics and social studies word Word study: Base-form focus: membrane is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	a thin layer that surrounds or separates parts of a living thing	The cell membrane controls what enters and leaves the cell.
247	metabolism	noun Study Field: Grade 6 civics and social studies word Word study: Suffix focus: -ism often names a belief, system, movement, or practice.	the chemical processes that keep an organism alive	Exercise causes the body's metabolism to use energy more quickly.
248	organelle	noun Study Field: Grade 6 civics and social studies word Word study: Base-form focus: organelle is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	a specialized structure that performs a job within a cell	A mitochondrion is an organelle that helps release energy.
249	life-form	noun Study Field: Grade 6 civics and social studies word Word study: Term structure: life + form. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	an organism or type of living thing	The probe searches for any microbial life-form beneath the ice.
250	carbon fixation	noun Study Field: Grade 6 civics and social studies word Word study: Term structure: carbon + fixation. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	the process by which living things convert carbon dioxide into organic compounds	Plants begin carbon fixation while using light energy to make sugar.

Vocabulary reading and practice

Life Inside a Cell

Reading practice for pages 10–12. Five relevant words are highlighted.

English reading

A science team models cellular life with a clear gel. A string represents a chromosome, while beads show helpful microbes living in symbiosis with a host. The students reform the model after learning that antibiotic resistance can spread between bacteria.

Reading comprehension

1. What does the string represent?

The string represents a chromosome.

2. What relationship do the microbes show?

They show symbiosis.

3. Why do students reform the model?

They learn that resistance can spread between bacteria.

Vocabulary quiz

Complete 5 review questions for this page.

1. The partnership between coral and algae is a form of ___.

Answer: symbiosis

2. The education ___ provided books to rural schools.

Answer: reform

3. The microscope revealed damage at the ___ level.

Answer: cellular

4. Local ___ delayed the invading army.

Answer: resistance

5. Each ___ contains many genes.

Answer: chromosome

JavaScript is unavailable. The word list, language links, page links, reading, and answer-reveal questions above still work as ordinary HTML. Use the Basic text version to display the complete level on one page.

Sources and curriculum references

These references guide selection and calibration. Definitions, sample sentences, readings, questions, and teaching notes are independently written and reviewed.

6th Grade Vocabulary Words

Track your learning with My Vocabulary

Create a PDF worksheet