English Vocabulary · Grade 7 Live Review Preview
7th Grade Vocabulary Words
Seventh-grade readers are expected to move confidently among literary analysis, argument, research, science, mathematics, history, and civic discussion. This level develops precise Tier II and cross-curricular language while reinforcing context clues, word relationships, roots and affixes, multiple meanings, source evaluation, and evidence-based 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. The supplied Grade 7 workbook calibrated difficulty and vocabulary-study skills only; all learner-facing definitions, examples, quizzes, and descriptions are original KSSR copy.
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| # | Word | Details | Meaning | Sample sentence |
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| 151 | mutation | noun StudyField: Grade 7 science and engineering word Word study: Suffix focus: -tion commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result. | 1. mutaatio 2. geenimuutos | A mutation may be harmful, helpful, or have no visible effect. |
| 152 | selection | noun StudyField: Grade 7 science and engineering word Word study: Suffix focus: -tion commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result. | 1. valinta 2. valitseminen | Natural selection favors traits that improve survival and reproduction. |
| 153 | evolution | noun StudyField: Grade 7 science and engineering word Word study: Suffix focus: -tion commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result. | evoluutio | Fossils provide evidence of evolution over long periods. |
| 154 | parasitism | noun StudyField: Grade 7 science and engineering word Word study: Suffix focus: -ism often names a belief, system, movement, or practice. | loissairaus | A tick feeding on a deer is an example of parasitism. |
| 155 | mutualism | noun StudyField: Grade 7 science and engineering word Word study: Suffix focus: -ism often names a belief, system, movement, or practice. | mutualismi | Bees and flowering plants often participate in mutualism. |
| 156 | commensalism | noun StudyField: Grade 7 science and engineering word Word study: Suffix focus: -ism often names a belief, system, movement, or practice. | 1. kommensalismi 2. pöytävierassuhde | A bird nesting in a tree may illustrate commensalism. |
| 157 | nucleus | noun StudyField: Grade 7 science and engineering word Word study: Base-form focus: nucleus is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | tuma | The nucleus directs many activities of a eukaryotic cell. |
| 158 | cytoplasm | noun StudyField: Grade 7 science and engineering word Word study: Base-form focus: cytoplasm is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. solulima 2. sytoplasma | Chemical reactions occur throughout the cytoplasm. |
| 159 | skeletal | adjective StudyField: Grade 7 science and engineering word Word study: Base-form focus: skeletal is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. skeletaalinen 2. luuranko 3. luuranko- | The skeletal system protects organs and provides support. |
| 160 | muscular | adjective StudyField: Grade 7 science and engineering word Word study: Base-form focus: muscular is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. lihas- 2. lihas 3. lihaksikas | The muscular system pulls on bones to create movement. |
| 161 | digestive | adjective StudyField: Grade 7 science and engineering word Word study: Suffix focus: -ive commonly forms an adjective meaning having a quality or tendency. | 1. ruoansulatus- 2. digestiivinen 3. ruoansulatus | The digestive system begins processing food in the mouth. |
| 162 | endocrine | adjective StudyField: Grade 7 science and engineering word Word study: Base-form focus: endocrine is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. umpirauhanen 2. endokriininen 3. umpirauhas- | The endocrine system helps regulate growth and metabolism. |
| 163 | immune | adjective StudyField: Grade 7 science and engineering word Word study: Base-form focus: immune is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. immuuni 2. koskematon | An immune response targets a harmful pathogen. |
| 164 | bacterium | noun StudyField: Grade 7 science and engineering word Word study: Base-form focus: bacterium is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | bakteeri | One bacterium can reproduce quickly under favorable conditions. |
| 165 | nutrition | noun StudyField: Grade 7 science and engineering word Word study: Suffix focus: -ition commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result. | ravitsemus | Balanced nutrition supplies energy and essential nutrients. |
| 166 | puberty | noun StudyField: Grade 7 science and engineering word Word study: Base-form focus: puberty is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. murrosikä 2. puberteetti 3. varhaismurrosikä | Hormones cause many physical changes during puberty. |
| 167 | embryo | noun StudyField: Grade 7 science and engineering word Word study: Base-form focus: embryo is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | alkio | The plant embryo is protected inside the seed. |
| 168 | ecology | noun StudyField: Grade 7 science and engineering word Word study: Base-form focus: ecology is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. ekologia 2. ympäristötiede | Ecology examines how water quality affects an entire food web. |
| 169 | contamination | noun StudyField: Grade 7 science and engineering word Word study: Suffix focus: -ation commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result. | 1. saastuminen 2. pilaantuminen 3. saastuttaminen | Testing revealed bacterial contamination in the well. |
| 170 | crystal | noun StudyField: Grade 7 science and engineering word Word study: Base-form focus: crystal is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | kide | Each salt crystal has a regular cubic shape. |
| 171 | epicenter | noun StudyField: Grade 7 science and engineering word Word study: Base-form focus: epicenter is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | episentri | Shaking was strongest near the earthquake's epicenter. |
| 172 | seismic | adjective StudyField: Grade 7 science and engineering word Word study: Base-form focus: seismic is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | seisminen | Seismic waves allow scientists to study Earth's interior. |
| 173 | tsunami | noun StudyField: Grade 7 science and engineering word Word study: Base-form focus: tsunami is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. hyökyaalto 2. tsunami | The offshore earthquake triggered a tsunami warning. |
| 174 | troposphere | noun StudyField: Grade 7 science and engineering word Word study: Base-form focus: troposphere is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. troposfääri 2. alailmakehä | Clouds and storms form mainly in the troposphere. |
| 175 | stratosphere | noun StudyField: Grade 7 science and engineering word Word study: Base-form focus: stratosphere is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | stratosfääri | Weather balloons can rise into the stratosphere. |
Vocabulary reading and practice
Changes in a Pond
Reading practice for pages 7–9. Five relevant words are highlighted.
English reading
A pond study follows frogs from tadpoles through puberty. Good nutrition supports their growth, while parasitism can weaken them. Across many generations, natural selection influences evolution by favoring traits that help frogs survive local conditions.
Finnish translation
A reviewed translation is not available for this passage yet.
Reading comprehension
1. What supports frog growth?
Good nutrition supports frog growth.
2. What can weaken frogs?
Parasitism can weaken frogs.
3. How does selection influence evolution?
It favors traits that help organisms survive.
Vocabulary quiz
Choose the dictionary equivalent for each of 5 selected words.
Vocabulary chart page
This page focuses on the word chart. Reading passages appear once in each three-page group, while cloze quizzes remain in the established enhanced range for this level.
Sources and curriculum references
These references guide selection and calibration. Definitions, sample sentences, readings, questions, and teaching notes are independently written and reviewed.
- 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 7, ISBN 0-07-826226-7 (bibliographic calibration only).

