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.
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| # | Word | Details | Meaning | Sample sentence |
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| 251 | habitat protection | noun StudyField: Grade 6 civics and social studies word Word study: Term structure: habitat + protection. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 栖息地保护 | Habitat protection helped the sea turtles return to the beach. |
| 252 | deforestation | noun StudyField: Grade 6 civics and social studies word Word study: Suffix focus: -ation commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result. | 砍伐森林 | Deforestation can destroy habitats and increase soil erosion. |
| 253 | ecosystem service | noun StudyField: Grade 6 civics and social studies word Word study: Term structure: ecosystem + service. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 生态系统服务 | Pollination is an ecosystem service provided by insects. |
| 254 | emission | noun StudyField: Grade 6 civics and social studies word Word study: Suffix focus: -sion commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result. | 发射 | The factory installed filters to reduce each harmful emission. |
| 255 | invasive | adjective StudyField: Grade 6 civics and social studies word Word study: Suffix focus: -ive commonly forms an adjective meaning having a quality or tendency. | 侵入性的 | The invasive vine covered trees and blocked sunlight. |
| 256 | finite resource | noun StudyField: Grade 6 civics and social studies word Word study: Term structure: finite + resource. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 有限资源 | Petroleum is a finite resource that forms extremely slowly. |
| 257 | pollutant | noun StudyField: Grade 6 civics and social studies word Word study: Base-form focus: pollutant is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 污染物 | Mercury is a pollutant that can accumulate in fish. |
| 258 | regenerative | adjective StudyField: Grade 6 civics and social studies word Word study: Suffix focus: -ive commonly forms an adjective meaning having a quality or tendency. | 再生的 | Regenerative farming practices rebuild soil instead of exhausting it. |
| 259 | sustainability | noun StudyField: Grade 6 civics and social studies word Word study: Suffix focus: -ability forms a noun for the capacity to have a quality or perform an action. | 可持續性 | The farm improved sustainability by rebuilding the soil. |
| 260 | watershed management | noun StudyField: Grade 6 civics and social studies word Word study: Term structure: watershed + management. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 流域管理 | Watershed management reduced erosion near the reservoir. |
| 261 | continental drift | noun StudyField: Grade 6 civics and social studies word Word study: Term structure: continental + drift. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 大陆漂移 | Continental drift explains why matching fossils occur on distant shores. |
| 262 | lithosphere | noun StudyField: Grade 6 civics and social studies word Word study: Base-form focus: lithosphere is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 岩石圈 | The lithosphere is divided into moving tectonic plates. |
| 263 | abrasion | noun StudyField: Grade 6 civics and social studies word Word study: Suffix focus: -sion commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result. | 磨损 | Windblown sand causes abrasion on exposed rock. |
| 264 | rupture | noun StudyField: Grade 6 civics and social studies word Word study: Base-form focus: rupture is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 斷交 | The earthquake began with a rupture deep beneath the valley. |
| 265 | geologic | adjective StudyField: Grade 6 civics and social studies word Word study: Base-form focus: geologic is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. 地質的 2. 地質 | Fossils reveal changes across geologic time. |
| 266 | mantle | noun StudyField: Grade 6 civics and social studies word Word study: Base-form focus: mantle is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. 地幔 2. 地函 3. 襯衫 | Slow movement in the mantle helps drive plate motion. |
| 267 | crystalline solid | noun StudyField: Grade 6 civics and social studies word Word study: Term structure: crystalline + solid. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 结晶固体 | Salt is a crystalline solid with cube-shaped crystals. |
| 268 | plate tectonics | noun StudyField: Grade 6 civics and social studies word Word study: Term structure: plate + tectonics. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 板塊構造 | Plate tectonics explains many earthquakes and volcanoes. |
| 269 | deposition | noun StudyField: Grade 6 civics and social studies word Word study: Suffix focus: -ition commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result. | 沉积 | River deposition formed a sandbar near the bend. |
| 270 | chemical weathering | noun StudyField: Grade 6 civics and social studies word Word study: Term structure: chemical + weathering. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 化学风化 | Acidic water causes chemical weathering in limestone. |
| 271 | air mass | noun StudyField: Grade 6 civics and social studies word Word study: Term structure: air + mass. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 1. 气团 2. 氣團 | A cold air mass moved south across the plains. |
| 272 | barometer | noun StudyField: Grade 6 civics and social studies word Word study: Base-form focus: barometer is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. 氣壓表 2. 氣壓計 3. 气压表 | The falling barometer warned sailors of an approaching storm. |
| 273 | cloud formation | noun StudyField: Grade 6 civics and social studies word Word study: Term structure: cloud + formation. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 云的形成 | Cloud formation begins when rising air cools. |
| 274 | convection | noun StudyField: Grade 6 civics and social studies word Word study: Suffix focus: -tion commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result. | 對流 | Convection carries warm air upward and cool air downward. |
| 275 | boundary | noun StudyField: Grade 6 civics and social studies word Word study: Base-form focus: boundary is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. 邊界 2. 國境 | Storms formed near the boundary between warm and cold air. |
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Sources and curriculum references
These references guide selection and calibration. Definitions, sample sentences, readings, questions, and teaching notes are independently written and reviewed.
- Vocabulary.com: Grade 6 Essential Vocabulary
- Flocabulary: 6th Grade Vocabulary Word List
- WikDict downloadable bilingual dictionaries
- Kaikki.org / Wiktextract machine-readable Wiktionary data
- Language-Learning-decks public flashcard datasets
- SBBIC English-to-Khmer Dictionary
- English–Khmer Dictionary Dataset (machine-generated Khmer fallback; human review required)
- PanLex meanings snapshot (direct CC0 gap candidates; human review required)
- Cambridge bilingual dictionaries (individual editorial sense checks)
- Collins English–Hindi Dictionary (individual editorial checks)
- Hindwi and Rekhta dictionaries (individual Hindi/Urdu checks)
- National Institute of Korean Language: Basic Korean Dictionary
- JMdict/EDRDG Japanese dictionary project
- CC-CEDICT Chinese dictionary project
- VDict Vietnamese Dictionary (individual editorial check)
- Google Translate (machine-assisted lesson-reading draft; fluent review required)
- Kuperman et al.: Age-of-acquisition ratings for 30,000 English words
- Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, Vocabulary Power: Grade 6, ISBN 0-07-826224-0 (bibliographic calibration only).