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Objetivos
1)Promoverelaprendizajedelinglésdelosalumnosatravésdeunconcursodinámicoyeducativo,
orientadohacia:
a)laexcelenciaortográfica
b)laampliacióndesuvocabulario
2)Estimulareltrabajoindividualylasanacompetenciaconotrosalumnos,tantodesucolegiocomo
deotros.
3)Desarrollarlaautoconfianzaylaautoestimay,deesemodo,lainteligenciaemocional.
Participantes
TodoslosalumnosAmcodecualquiercursodeprimaria.
Categorías
Habrá 2 categorías dependiendo del perfil del alumnado y programas Amco cursados en el nivel
presentadoalconcurso:
- Categoría 1: Non Bilingual Schools - alumnos de colegios que cursen cualquiera de los
programas Amco Gear Up, Rocket 3, Rocket 5 sin materias, es decir, sin las áreas CLIL (sin
VisualArtsniNaturalScience).
- Categoría 2: BilingualSchools- alumnos de colegios que estén acreditados para la enseñanza
bilingüe por su comunidad autónoma correspondiente a dichos niveles y/o colegios que
cursenlosprogramasAmcoGearUp,Rocket3oRocket5conmateriaseninglés(VisualArts
y/oNaturalScience).
Encadacategoríasepodráparticipardeacuerdoconlossiguientesgrupos:
- Group1:1stand2ndgraders
- Group2:3rdand4thgraders
- Group3:5thand6thgraders
Palabras
Laspalabrasusadasduranteelconcursoseránpreviamenteseleccionadasdelaslistasdepalabrasde
uso común y de la sección de PronunciationLab/Spelling de todos los programas de primaria. En la
categoría 2 (Bilingual Schools) se añadirán las palabras de materias, Visual Arts y/o Natural Science
(veranexosalfinaldelasbases):
NúmerodepalabrasdeCategoría1:
NúmerodepalabrasdeCategoría2:
o
1stand2ndgraders:125palabras
o
1stand2ndgraders:150palabras
o
3rdand4thgraders:150palabras
o
3rdand4thgraders:200palabras
o
5thand6thgraders:175palabras
o
5thand6thgraders:250palabras
Enlosanexosconloslistadosdepalabras,seencuentranlasdefinicionesdecadaunadelaspalabras.
Deestemodo,siunparticipantetienedudasobrecómosedeletreaalgunapalabrapuedepedir:
1. ladefinicióndelapalabrao
2. unafraseenlaquelapalabraseuseencontexto.
Elconcursantesolopuedeusarunavezlaopción1ola2encadapalabra.
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Una vez que el concursante ha empezado a deletrear la palabra ya no puede pedir ni definición ni
frase.
Para la final nacional, la organización, en exclusiva, contará con un listado de palabras extras
numeradasparacadacategoríaygrupo,delqueseharáusoencasodequelosalumnosnocometan
error en el deletreo de las palabras, se prolonguen en exceso el número de rondas de deletreo de
palabrasporgrupo,o,siporfaltadetiempo,asíloestipularaeljurado.
Cadapalabradeestelistadodepalabrasextrastambiéncontaráconladefinicióndelapalabraouna
fraseenlaquedichapalabraseuseencontexto,paraque,sielconcursantetienedudasobrecómose
deletrea,poderpedirladefiniciónofrase.
Paralafinalescolarencadacaso,laorganizaciónnofacilitaráningúnlistadodepalabrasextras,pero
aconsejamosque,siguiendoelcriteriodelosprofesoresdelcentro,setenganpreparadasalgunasde
ellasquepermitanlaeleccióndelganadorenFaseEscolarencasodemultiplicarselasrondas.
Fasesdelconcurso:
Elconcursosedesarrollaráendosfases:
Fase escolar. Los alumnos competirán con otros alumnos de su centro pertenecientes al
mismoGrupodeconcurso.
ParaqueelcentroparticipeenlaFasefinalnacionaldeberáestarfinalizadasufaseescolar
afecha24defebrerode2017.
Fase nacional.Losalumnosganadoresdecadacolegiocompetiránconlosalumnosfinalistas
delosdiferentescolegiosdetodaEspaña.
Lafinalnacionaltendrálugarduranteeldía11demarzode2017enMadridendirección
exactaadeterminarporcuestionesdeaforoycentrosparticipantesqueserácomunicadaalos
colegios.
Eleccióndelaspalabras
Paraasegurarquelaeleccióndelaspalabrasseatotalmenteimparcial,serealizarádelmodosiguiente:
Habráunabolsaporcadacategoríaygrupo,esdecir,habráhasta6bolsas.Enellahabrátantastarjetas
cómonúmerodepalabrashayenlalistacorrespondiente;lastarjetasestaránnumeradasdel1al125,
al 150, al 175, al 200 o al 250, dependiendo de la categoría y del grupo. Por ejemplo, la Categoría 1
Grupo3tendrá175tarjetas,numeradasdel1al175.
En la fase individual, los participantes sacarán 5 tarjetas y las entregarán a la persona que lee las
palabras; esta persona leerá al participante las palabras del listado correspondientes a los números
extraídosdelabolsa.
En la fase grupal, los participantes elegirán cada uno una tarjeta que determinará el orden de
participación.Elnúmeromáspequeñoempezaráprimeroyelmásaltoseráelúltimo.
Una mano inocente elegida de manera imparcial extraerá para cada alumno participante la tarjeta
numeradaquecorrespondealapalabraquetendráquedeletrear.
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Bajo ningún concepto, los participantes pueden ver las palabras escritas mientras dura el concurso.
Sólolapersonaqueleelaspalabrasdispondrádellistadocorrespondientealacategoríaygrupodel
queseestárealizadoelconcurso.
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Desarrollodelconcurso
Elconcursoconstadedosniveles.
Nivelindividual(clasificacióndelalumno)
En este nivel, el concursante elegirá 5 tarjetas numeradas. Cada tarjeta tiene asignado un número
correspondienteaunapalabradellistadoanexo,ylasentregaráalapersonaquelasleerádellistado
depalabras.
Cada participante tendrá que deletrear correctamente 5 palabras y tendrá un máximo de un minuto
para deletrear cada palabra. El participante, tras oír la palabra, tendrá que pronunciar la palabra,
deletrearlayvolverapronunciarla;ningúnparticipanteseráeliminadoporpronunciarmallapalabra.
Eltiempocomenzaráacontardesdeelmomentoenquelapersonaencargadadigaporprimeravezla
palabrayacabarácuandoelparticipantedigalapalabra,trashaberladeletreado.
Recordarlesque,antesdeprocederaldeletreo,siunparticipantetienedudasobrecómosedeletrea
algunapalabrapuedepedir:
1. ladefinicióndelapalabrao
2. unafraseenlaquelapalabraseuseencontexto.
Elconcursantesolopuedeusarunavezlaopción1ola2encadapalabra.
Al comenzar a deletrear, el concursante podrá parar y comenzar de nuevo, deletreando la palabra
desde el comienzo; no obstante, al volver a deletrearla, no podrá haber cambio de letras o de su
secuenciaconrespectoaloquedeletreólaprimeravez.Parareiniciarsudeletreo,elparticipantedebe
indicarquelohará,repitiendodenuevolapalabracompletaantesdedeletrearla.
Si el participante está deletreando un término compuesto de dos o más palabras, deberá indicar en
ingléslosespaciosentrelasmismas(spaceohyphen).
En el caso de que la palabra a deletrear incluyera una apóstrofe el concursante deberá indicar en
inglésapostrophy.
Laspalabrascondosconsonantesodosvocalespuededeletrearsecomodoubleletteroletterletter.
Sielconcursantedeletreacorrectamenteestascincopalabraspasaráalnivelgrupal.
Nivelgrupal
En este nivel, en primer lugar, cada participante elegirá una tarjeta que determinará el orden de
participaciónentrelosconcursantesquehayanpasadoalafasegrupal.Elconcursantequeseleccione
la tarjeta con el número 1 será el primero en deletrear, siendo el de mayor número el último en
participar.
Una mano inocente elegida de manera imparcial extraerá para cada alumno participante la tarjeta
numerada que corresponde a la palabra que tendrá que deletrear. Las tarjetas numeradas deben
colocarsetodasenunabolsayremoverlaspreviamente.
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Los participantes oirán la primera palabra; el concursante, al que le tocó participar en primer lugar
pronunciarálapalabra,ladeletrearáylavolveráapronunciar.Elsegundoparticipanteoirálasegunda
palabra,lapronunciará,ladeletrearáylavolveráapronunciaryasíhastaquetodoslosparticipantes
hayandeletreadounapalabra.
Recordarlesque,antesdeprocederaldeletreo,siunparticipantetienedudasobrecómosedeletrea
algunapalabrapuedepedir:
1. ladefinicióndelapalabrao
2. unafraseenlaquelapalabraseuseencontexto.
Elconcursantesolopuedeusarunavezlaopción1ola2encadapalabra.
Al comenzar a deletrear, el concursante podrá parar y comenzar de nuevo, deletreando la palabra
desde el comienzo; no obstante, al volver a deletrearla, no podrá haber cambio de letras o de su
secuenciaconrespectoaloquedeletreólaprimeravez.Parareiniciarsudeletreo,elparticipantedebe
indicarquelohará,repitiendodenuevolapalabracompletaantesdedeletrearla.
Si el participante está deletreando un término compuesto de dos o más palabras, deberá indicar en
ingléslosespaciosentrelasmismas(spaceohyphen).
En el caso de que la palabra a deletrear incluyera una apóstrofe el concursante deberá indicar en
inglésapostrophy.
Laspalabrascondosconsonantesodosvocalespuededeletrearsecomodoubleletteroletterletter.
El deletreo incorrecto de una palabra eliminará al concursante del certamen; una vez eliminado, el
concursante bajará del escenario. En estos casos, el siguiente alumno por orden de participación
deletrearálamismapalabraqueelanteriorconcursantefalló.
Si se acabaran las palabras de las listas de palabras anexas según cada categoría y ciclo, la mano
inocente volverá a meter todas las tarjetas numeradas en la bolsa, pudiendo entonces repetirse las
palabrasadeletrear.
ElprocesoserepetiráhastaquesóloquedeunconcursantequeseráelGANADORensucategoríay
grupo(group1,group2,group3).
Enlafinalnacional,pasadastresrondasdedeletreoentrelosalumnosdecadacategoríaygrupo,por
faltadetiempooausenciadeerroreseneldeletreodelaspalabras,laorganización,previoavisoalos
concursantes,haríausodeunlistadodepalabrasextras,numeradaparacadacategoríaygrupo.Todas
estas palabras serían extraídas de los materiales correspondientes a cada categoría y grupo. Estas
palabrasseelegiránsiguiendolasmismasnormasqueparalaeleccióndelaspalabrasdeloslistados
anexos. Para la final escolar en cada caso, la organización no facilitará ningún listado de palabras
extras,peroaconsejamosque,siguiendoelcriteriodelosprofesoresdelcentro,setenganpreparadas
algunas de ellas que permitan la elección del ganador en Fase Escolar en caso de multiplicarse las
rondas.
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Premios
Anivelescolar:
Trofeoal1erclasificadodecadagrupodelacategoría(Grupo1,Grupo2yGrupo3)
Diplomadereconocimientoal1er,2ºy3erclasificadodecadaGrupodelacategoría(Grupo1,
Grupo2yGrupo3).
Anivelnacional:
iPadMiniparael1erclasificadodecadacategoríaygrupo.
e-BookKindleparael2ºclasificadodecadacategoríaygrupo.
Diplomadereconocimientoatodoslosparticipantes.
Obsequioparaelcentroalquepertenezcaelganadordecadacategoríaygrupo.
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ListadopalabrasCategoría1NonBilingualSchools:
5thand6thgraders(group3)
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Aid
Air
Allow
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Ambulance
Attention
Backyard
Bacon
Baking
Boardingpass
Bones
Break
Broken
Building
Built
Butterfly
Calling
Camcorder
Camera
Cartoons
Cast
Cheap
Chess
Chew
Clear
Close
Collection
Comfortable
Comicbooks
Conserve
Console
Creatures
Curtain
Didn’t
Differences
Direction
Disappointed
Dish
Doesn’t
Doorbell
Drink
Drums
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Fit
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Flyers
Food
Forget
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Fry
Garage
Garbage
Glad
Glass
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Golf
Gray/grey
Greenhouse
Guess
Helped
Hide
Hologram
Hurricanes
Improve
Independence
Indoor
Internet
Jealous
Jet
Kind
Knee
Land
Laughing
Laundry
Leaf
Light
89. Lightning
90. Main
91. Match
92. Materials
93. Moustache
94. Muscles
95. Nickel
96. Number
97. Octopus
98. Online
99. Pain
100. Penguin
101. People
102. Pillows
103. Plastic
104. Pleased
105. Pledge
106. Polite
107. Polluted
108. Porch
109. Presentation
110. Project
111. Promote
112. Pronoun
113. Proud
114. Punished
115. Push
116. Reach
117. Ready
118. Recycling
119. Relieved
120. Responsible
121. Rotate
122. Satisfied
123. Save
124. Saw
125. Scary
126. Score
127. Second
128. Sensation
129. Shelf
130. Sidewalk
131. Since
132. Skiing
133. Sky
134. Smartphone
135. Sneeze
136. Spaghetti
137. Spend
138. Spring
139. Starving
140. States
141. Still
142. Storm
143. Subtract
144. Sudden
145. Sunglasses
146. Surftheweb
147. Surface
148. Swelling
149. Swimming
150. Tablet
151. Teach
152. Temperature
153. Textmessage
154. Thankyou
155. Thrilled
156. Tiger
157. Toasted
158. Tongue
159. Tourist
160. Traffic
161. Transportation
162. Trick
163. Understand
164. Upset
165. Videogame
166. Warn
167. Webpage
168. Whistle
169. Why
170. Window
171. Wish
172. Wrist
173. Wristphone
174. Yolk
175. You’rewelcome
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Definitions
1. Able.Adjective:havingthepower,skill,money,
etc.,thatisneededtodosomething
2. Aid. Verb: to provide what is useful or
necessary
3. Air. Noun: the mixture of gases that is in the
spacearoundtheearth.Peopleneedairtolive
4. Allow.Verb:topermit(something)
5. Aluminum. Noun: a strong, light, silver metal
that does not easily rust. Aluminum is a chemical
element
6. Ambulance.Noun:avehiclethatcarriespeople
whoaresickorhurttoahospital
7. Attention. Noun: the act or power of carefully
thinkingabout,listeningto,orwatchingsomeoneor
something
8. Backyard. Noun: an open area behind a house
thatispartofthehomeowner'sproperty
9. Bacon. Noun: the back and sides of the hog,
saltedanddriedorsmoked,usuallyslicedthinand
friedforfood.
10. Baking.Verb.tocookinanovenusingdryheat
11. Boarding pass. Noun: a special piece of paper
that you must have in order to be allowed to get
ontoanairplane
12. Bones. Plural noun: the hard parts inside of a
personoranimal
13. Break.Verb:toseparate(something)intoparts
or pieces often in a sudden and forceful or violent
way
14. Broken. Adjective: in pieces or not working
anymore
15. Building. Noun: a structure that people have
made, such as a house, a store, or a school. A
buildinghasadoor,aroof,rooms,andoutsidewalls
16. Built. Past tense of verb to build: to make
(something)byputtingtogetherpartsormaterials
17. Butterfly. Noun: a flying insect with four large
wingsthatoftenhavebrightcolors
18. Calling.Verb:totelephone
19. Camcorder. Noun: a small machine that
recordsmovingpicturesandsound
20. Camera. Noun: a device for making
photographs
21. Cartoons.Noun:amotionpicturemadefroma
setofpictures
22. Cast. Noun: a thick, stiff covering for a broken
bone,madeofclothandfiberglassorplaster
23. Cheap.Adjective:havingalowprice
24. Chess. Noun: a board game played by two
peopleinwhicheachplayerhassixteenpieces,and
theobjectistotraptheopponent'sking
25. Chew. Verb: to use your teeth to cut food into
smallpiecesbeforeyouswallowit
26. Clear. Adjective: very obvious, not causing or
allowingdoubt
27. Close.Verb:tomove(adoor,window,etc.)So
thatthingscannotpassthroughanopening
28. Collection.Noun:agroupofthingsofthesame
typethatsomeonehasbroughttogether
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29. Comfortable. Adjective: producing or giving
physicalcomfort:
30. Comicbooks.Pluralnoun:abookormagazine
that contains a series of cartoons that tell a story.
Some comic books tell funny stories, but many
comic books are about adventure, love, or other
things
31. Conserve. Verb: to keep (something) from
beingwasted,destroyed,orlost
32. Console.Noun:acabinetforatelevisionset,CD
player,orradio
33. Creatures.Pluralnoun:ananimalofanytype
34. Curtain.Noun:ahangingpieceoffabricusedto
shutoutthelightfromawindow,
35. Didn’t. Contraction of did not. Past tense
negativecontractionofauxiliaryverbdo
36. Differences. Noun: instances or points of
unlikenessordissimilarity
37. Direction.Noun:anactorinstanceofdirecting
38. Disappointed. Adjective: unhappy because
whatwashopedorwishedfordidnothappen
39. Dish. Noun: a shallow container that you cook
orservefood
40. Doesn’t. Contraction of does not. 3rd person
negativecontractionofauxiliaryverbdo
41. Doorbell. Noun: a bell on an outside door that
isrungbyapersonwhowantstobeletinside
42. Drink. Verb: to take a liquid into your mouth
andswallowit
43. Drums.Pluralnoun:aninstrumentforplaying
music that has a hollow round shape and a tight
covering over an open end. You play a drum by
hittingitssurfacewithyourhandsorsticks
44. Early. Adverb: at or near the beginning of a
periodoftimeoraprocess,activity,series,etc.
45. Earthquake. Noun:a shaking or trembling of a
portionoftheearth
46. Electronics. Noun: the science that is
concernedwiththeflowofelectronsandtheiruses
47. Energy. Noun: the ability to have force or
power or to do work. There are many kinds of
energy such as physical, electrical, nuclear, or
chemical
48. Engineer.Noun:apersonwhosejobistoplan
anddesignstructures,systems,ormachines
49. Environment.Noun:everythingthatsurrounds
living things and affects growth and health; the
naturalworld
50. Europe.Noun:acontinentthatisbetweenAsia
and the Atlantic Ocean and is north of the
MediterraneanSea.SpainisinEurope
51. Exercise. Noun:the act of putting into use,
action,orpractice
52. Farmer. Noun: a person who owns or runs a
farm
53. Feast. Noun: a meal with plenty of food and
drink
54. Field.Noun:anopenareaoflandwithouttrees
orbuildings
55. Fit.Adjective:soundphysicallyandmentally
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56. Flat.Adjective:havingasmoothevensurface
57. Flood.Verb:tocoverorfillwithaflowofwater
58. Flyers. Plural noun: a printed sheet with
information about people or events that is handed
outtothepublic
59. Food. Noun:material containing or consisting
of carbohydrates, fats, and proteins used in the
body to sustain growth, repair, and vital processes
andtofurnishenergy
60. Forget.Verb:tobeunabletothinkoforrecall
61. Frustrated
62. Fry.Verb:tocook(food)infatoroil
63. Garage. Noun: a building or part of a building
usedforkeepingcars,trucks,orothervehicles
64. Garbage. Noun: food or other things that are
thrownaway
65. Glad. Adjective: happy that a good thing has
happenedorwillhappen
66. Glass. Noun: a hard, clear material. Glass is
used to make things such as windows, bottles, and
mirrors
67. Gloomy. Adjective: showing or filled with
sadness
68. Golf. Noun: a game played on a large outdoor
course with small holes in the ground, spaced far
apart.Playersusespecialclubstohitasmallwhite
ball into each of the series of holes. There are nine
oreighteenholesinagolfcourse.Theobjectofthe
game is to get the ball into each hole using as few
strokesaspossible
69. Gray. Noun:one of the series of neutral colors
rangingbetweenblackandwhite
70. Greenhouse.Noun:abuildinginwhichyoucan
growplantsallyearlong.Agreenhouseusuallyhas
aglassroofandwalls
71. Guess. Verb: to give an answer or opinion
withoutenoughinformationtobecertain.
72. Helped.Verb:Pasttenseofverbtohelp.Toaid
orassistsomeone.
73. Hide.Verb:tokeepsecret
74. Hologram. Noun: a three-dimensional
photograph produced by a laser beam reflected off
anobjectontofilm
75. Hurricanes.Pluralnoun:apowerfulstormwith
heavy rains and winds that blow in a circle at 73
milesperhourormore.Hurricanesusuallyformin
theWestIndianregionoftheAtlanticOcean
76. Improve.Verb:tomakeorbecomebetter
77. Independence. Noun: freedom from outside
controlorsupport
78. Indoor. Adjective: located or happening inside
ahouseorbuilding
79. Internet. Noun: the world's largest computer
network, which is made of millions of computers
thatarelinkedtogether.SomepartsoftheInternet
aretheWorldWideWebande-mail
80. Jealous. Adjective: feeling angry or sad when
youwantwhatanotherpersonhas
81. Jet.Noun:anairplanewithenginesthatgiveoff
aflowofheatedgasestocauseforwardmovement.
82. Kind.Adjective.Wantingandlikingtodogood
andtobringhappinesstoothers
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83. Knee. Noun: the joint between the upper and
lowerpartoftheleg
84. Land. Noun: some part of the surface of the
earth
85. Laughing.Verb:tosmileandmakesoundswith
your mouth. People usually laugh when something
is funny to them, but laughing can express other
feelingsalso
86. Laundry. Noun: clothing, sheets, and other
thingsthatyouwash
87. Leaf. Noun: one of the green usually flat parts
that grow from a stem or twig of a plant and that
functionmainlyinmakingfoodbyphotosynthesis
88. Light. Noun: something that makes vision
possible
89. Lightning. Noun: the type and arrangement of
lightsinanarea
90. Main. Adjective: chief in size, extent, or
importance.
91. Match. Noun: a contest between two or more
parties
92. Materials. Plural noun: anything used for
buildingormakingnewthings.Wood,metal,paint,
andpaperareexamplesofmaterials
93. Moustache. Noun: the hair that grows above
theupperlip
94. Muscles. Plural noun: a body tissue consisting
oflongcellsthatcancontractandproducemotion
95. Nickel. Noun: a silver-white hard metallic
element that can be hammered and shaped and is
capableofahighpolish,resistanttowearingaway,
andusedchieflyinalloys
96. Number. Noun: a mathematical unit used to
countorexpressanamount,quantity,etc.
97. Octopus. Noun: a sea animal with a soft,
rounded body and eight long tentacles. Octopuses
are carnivores that eat crabs, lobsters, and other
smallseaanimals.Theyaremollusksandareclosely
relatedtosquids
98. Online. Adjective: connected to a computer or
computernetwork
99. Pain.Noun:badorterriblefeelinginyourbody
thatisusuallycausedbyinjuryorillness
100. Penguin.Noun:alargewaterbirdwithwebbed
feet that lives in colder regions of the Southern
Hemisphere. Penguins do not fly, but use their
wingslikeflippersforswimming
101. People.Noun:Humanbeing,persons
102. Pillows.Pluralnoun:aclothbagfilledwithsoft
materialusedforrestingtheheadwhilesleeping
103. Plastic. Noun: an artificial substance made
fromcertainkindsofchemicalsthatcanbeshaped
whensoft
104. Pleased.Adjective:madesatisfiedorhappy
105. Pledge. Noun:the handing over of something
to another to assure that the giver will keep his or
herpromise;
106. Polite. Adjective: showing consideration and
courtesy
107. Polluted. Adjective: made unclean, impure,
unhealthy,orcorrupt;contaminated
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108. Porch.Noun:anoutsideadditiontoabuilding,
forming a covered approach or entrance to a
doorway.
109. Presentation.Noun:anactofpresenting
110. Project. Noun: any activity that takes great
effortorplanning
111. Promote. Verb: to help something grow,
increase,ormoveforward
112. Pronoun. Noun:a word that is used as a
substituteforanoun
113. Proud. Adjective:having or displaying
excessiveself-esteem
114. Punished. Past verb of punish: to cause
someonetoexperienceathingthatispainfulornot
pleasantbecauseheorshedidsomethingwrong
115. Push. Verb: o move something or cause
somethingtomovebyusingpressureagainstit
116. Reach.Verb:toextendorstretchto
117. Ready.Adjective:preparedtodosomething
118. Recycling. Verb: to process (as liquid body
waste, glass, or cans) in order to regain materials
forhumanuse
119. Relieved. Adjective: feeling or showing relief
fromfear,pain,orthelike
120. Responsible.Adjective:expectedtotakecareof
particularthingsortoperformcertainduties
121. Rotate.Verb:toturnorcausetoturnaboutan
axisoracenter
122. Satisfied.Adjective:content.
123. Save.Verb:torescueordeliverfromdangeror
harm
124. Saw. Verb: Past tense of verb to see. To view
somethingwitheyes.
125. Scary.Adjective:causingfear;frightening
126. Score.Verb:tomakeapointinacontest
127. Second. Adjective: next to the first in time,
order,importance,orrank
128. Sensation. Noun: a feeling that you get from
oneormoreofyoursenses
129. Shelf.Noun:athin,flatpieceofwood,metal,or
othermaterialthatisattachedtoawallorsetintoa
piece of furniture. Shelves are used to hold books,
dishes,andotherthings
130. Sidewalk. Noun: a path for walking along the
sideofastreetorroad.Sidewalksareusuallymade
ofconcrete
131. Since.Preposition:afterageneralorparticular
pasttime
132. Skiing. Verb: to move over snow on these
devices
133. Sky.Noun:theupperatmosphere,thevastarch
ordomethatseemstospreadovertheearth
134. Smartphone. Noun: a mobile telephone with
computerfeatures
135. Sneeze. Verb: to force the breath out through
thenoseormouthinasuddenviolentnoisyaction
136. Spaghetti. Noun: pasta in the form of long
strings.
137. Spend.Verb:tousemoneytobuythings
138. Spring. Noun: the season between winter and
summer including in the northern hemisphere
usuallythemonthsofMarch,April,andMay
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139. Starving.Verb:todieorsufferfromnoteating
140. States. Plural noun:a politically organized
body of people usually occupying a definite
territory
141. Still.Adjective:notmoving
142. Storm. Noun: a violent event in weather. In a
storm,theremaybealotofrain,snow,orwind
143. Subtract. Verb:to take away (as one part or
number)fromanother
144. Sudden. Adjective: happening or coming
unexpectedly
145. Sunglasses.Noun:glasseswithdarklensesthat
protecttheeyesfromthesun
146. Surf the web. Verb: to look for information on
theinternet
147. Surface.Noun:theoutsideofanobjectorbody
148. Swelling. Noun: the act or condition of
somethingthatisswellingorswollen
149. Swimming. Noun: the activity of moving
throughwaterbyusingmotionsofone'sbody
150. Tablet. Noun: electronic device smaller than a
laptop Tablets have sensors, cameras, a
microphone, an accelerometer and a touchscreen.
You use it with your fingers, no need to use a
keyboardormouse.
151. Teach.Verb:tobeateacher
152. Temperature. Noun:the degree of hotness or
coldnessofsomething(asair,water,orthebody)as
shownbyathermometer
153. Textmessage.Noun:ashortmessagetypedon
the keypad of a cellular phone and transmitted to
anothercellularphone.
154. Thankyou.Verb:toexpressgratitudeto
155. Thrilled.Adjective:tobeexcitedorveryhappy
156. Tiger.Noun:alargeAsianflesh-eatingmammal
of the same family as the domestic cat with a coat
that is typically light brown to orange with mostly
verticalblackstripes
157. Toasted. Verb: past tense of verb to toast. To
makefood,suchasbread,crispandbrownbyheat.
158. Tongue.Noun:afleshymovablemuscularpart
of the floor of the mouth of most vertebrates that
hassensoryorgans(astastebuds)andsmallglands
and functions especially in taking and swallowing
foodandinhumanbeingsasaspeechorgan
159. Tourist. Noun: one who makes a tour,
especiallyforpleasure.
160. Traffic.Noun:themovement(asofpedestrians
orvehicles)throughanareaoralongaroute
161. Transportation.Noun:theactofmovingthings
orpeoplefromoneplacetoanother
162. Trick. Noun:an action meant to deceive or
cheat
163. Understand. Verb: to know what something
means
164. Upset.Adjective:causingorfeelingpain
165. Video game. Noun: a game played on a
television or computer in which players control
whathappens
166. Warn. Verb:to give notice to beforehand
especiallyofdangerorevil
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167. Web page. Noun: a document belonging to a
websiteontheWorldWideWeb
168. Whistle.Noun:asmallinstrumentorpipethat
makesahighsoundbyblowingairthroughit
169. Why.Adverb:forwhatcauseorreason
170. Window. Noun: an opening in a building,
vehicle,etc.,forlettinginairorlight.
171. Wish.Verb:todesire;want
172. Wrist phone. Noun: is a computerized watch
that can perform basic tasks, run mobile apps and
have full mobile phone capability, etc. They are
wearablecomputers.
173. Wrist. Noun: the joint between the arm and
hand
174. Yolk. Noun:the yellow inner mass of stored
foodintheeggofabirdorreptile
175. You’re welcome. Phrase. It’s the answer for
thankyou.
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Sentences
1. Able:Heisabletouseacomputer.
2. Aid:Thedoctorsaidthesickpeople.
3. Air:Fishdonotbreatheairashumansdo.
4. Allow:Theschooldoesn’tallowustowearjeans.
5. Aluminum:Wewrappedupourfoodwith
aluminumfoil.
6. Ambulance:Whenhefellofftheroof,hiswife
calledforanambulance.
7. Attention:Themovieheldourattentionfor
threehours.
8. Backyard:Thekidsplayinthebackyard.
9. Bacon:Ilovecrispybacon.
10. Baking:Thecookisbakingacake.
11. Boardingpass:Youhavetogiveyourboarding
passtotheflightattendant.
12. Bones:Hefellandbroketwobonesinhisarm.
13. Break:IfyouhittheTV,you'llbreakit.
14. Broken:Thatbirdhasabrokenwing.
15. Building:Theyliveinalargebuildingwithmany
apartments.
16. Built.Theybuiltanewhouse.
17. Butterfly:Canyouseethebeautifulbutterfly?
18. Calling:Areyoucallingmum?
19. Camcorder:Paulmadeavideoofthewedding
withhisnewcamcorder.
20. Camera:Jamestookapictureofmewithhisnew
camera.
21. Cartoons:ThekidswatchcartoonsonTVevery
Saturday.
22. Cast:Theyputacastonherbrokenarmatthe
hospital.
23. Cheap:Vegetablesarecheapatthefarmer's
market.
24. Chess:Rooks,pawnsandbishopsareall
examplesofchesspieces.
25. Chew:Chewfoodbeforeyouswallowit.
26. Clear:Herdirectionswereveryclear.
27. Close:Canyouclosethedoor,please?
28. Collection:Philhasalargecollectionofstamps.
29. Comfortable:Thisisacomfortableoldsofa.
30. Comicbooks:ThecomicbooksaboutSpiderman
aregreat.
31. Conserve:Weconservewaterbytakingshort
showersinsteadofbaths.
32. Console:Whatkindofconsolewillthisgame
workon?
33. Creatures:Spidersarestrangecreatures.
34. Curtain:Pleaseopenthecurtaintoletthe
sunlightin.
35. Didn’t:Ididn’tgotothecinemalastweekend.
36. Differences:Eveniftheyaretwins,thereare
somedifferencesbetweenthem.
37. Direction:Ihavethecorrectdirectionstogetto
thehotel.
38. Disappointed:Thebandwasdisappointedthat
sofewpeoplecametohearthemplay.
39. Dish:Canyougivemeadishtoputmysteakin
it?
40. Doesn’t:Hedoesn’twanttoplaywithyourest.
41. Doorbell:Somebodyrangthedoorbell.
42. Drink:Idrinkorangejuiceeverymorning.
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43. Drums:IcanplaytheseAfricandrums.
44. Early:Iliketogetupearlyinthemorning.
45. Earthquake:Anearthquakeisadangerous
event.
46. Electronics:Aknowledgeofelectronicsis
necessarytobuildacomputer.
47. Energy:Thepowerplantoperatedonnuclear
energy.
48. Engineer:Sheisanaerospaceengineerfor
NASA.
49. Environment:Asafeenvironmentisimportant
fortheproperdevelopmentofachild.
50. Europe:MostAmericanshavevisitedEuropeat
leastonce.
51. Exercise:Swimmingisgoodphysicalexercise.
52. Farmer:Thefarmerplantedsomenewcropsin
thespring.
53. Feast:EverySundaymygrandmothercooksa
feastforthewholefamily.
54. Field:Thatfieldisplantedwithwheat.
55. Fit:Coraisveryfitbecausesheexercisesdaily.
56. Flat:Itisimportantthatatenniscourtbeflat.
57. Flood:Ourhousewasdestroyedintheflood.
58. Flyers:Hegaveussomeflyersaboutthenew
restaurant.
59. Food:Honeyisfoodforbees.
60. Forget:Don'tforgettolockthedoorwhenyou
goout.
61. Frustrated:Hefeltfrustratedinhisattemptsto
publishhisnovel.
62. Fry:Wouldyouliketofrythesevegetablesor
steamthem?
63. Garage:Weparkedourcarinthedowntown
garagewhilewewentshopping.
64. Garbage:Therewasalotofgarbageinthestreet
afterthefestival.
65. Glad:Iamsogladmyexamsareover!
66. Glass:Theglassinthefrontwindowiscracked.
67. Gloomy:Theskylooksgloomytoday.
68. Golf:TigerWoodsisagreatgolfplayer.
69. Gray:Mygrandpa’shairisgray.
70. Greenhouse:Shegrowstomatoesinthewinter
inthegreenhouse.
71. Guess:Guesshowmanypenniesareinthisjar!
72. Helped:Yesterday,Ihelpedherwithher
homework.
73. Hide:Didyouhidethepresentunderthebed?
74. Hologram:Thereisahologramonmydriver’s
license
75. Hurricanes:Severalhurricanestorethroughthe
town,damagingmanyhomes.
76. Improve:Saltandpeppermayimprovethe
sauce.
77. Independence:PeopleinAmericafoughtfor
independencefromEngland.
78. Indoor:Thereisanindoorswimmingpoolatthe
communitycenter.
79. Internet:Myhomecomputerisconnectedtothe
Internet.
80. Jealous:Shebecamejealouswhenherparents
spentsomuchtimewiththenewbaby.
81. Jet:TheyflewfromNewYorktoChicagobyjet.
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82. Kind.Itwaskindofyoutohelpyour
grandmotherdohershopping.
83. Knee:Thedoctorhealshiskneequickly.
84. Land:Fishliveinthesea,andtigersliveonland.
85. Laughing:Hewaslaughingcontinuouslyathis
jokes.
86. Laundry:Iputallmylaundryinabigbagand
tookitdownstairs.
87. Leaf:Ifoundaredleafinthattree.
88. Light:Thereislesslightduringthedayin
winter.
89. Lightning:Lightningusuallyoccursduring
summerthunderstorms.
90. Main:Hehadthemainpartinaplay.
91. Match:Wewonthesoccermatchbecausewe
practicedhard.
92. Materials:Theydeliveredthebuildingmaterials
totheconstructionsite.
93. Moustache:Hehasalongmoustache.
94. Muscles:Joehasweakmusclesbecausehenever
exercises.
95. Nickel:Thecontainerhasathinlayerofnickel
ontheoutside.
96. Number:Eightismyfavoritenumber.
97. Octopus:Myfriendfoundanoctopusonthe
beach.
98. Online:Thelibrarynowhasanonlinecatalogue.
99. Pain:Ihavealotofpaininmybackinthe
mornings.
100.
Penguin:Theemperorpenguinmakesits
habitatinAntarctica.
101.
People:Thisstadiumholdsthousandsof
people.
102.
Pillows:Myfavoritepillowsarefilledwith
goosefeathers.
103.
Plastic:Manytoysaremadeoutofplastic.
104.
Pleased:Iampleasedwithmygrades.
105.
Pledge:Shemadeapledgetokeepher
friend'ssecret.
106.
Polite:Apolitepersonalwaysremembers
tosay"please"and"thankyou."
107.
Polluted:Weweretiredofbreathing
pollutedairinthecity.
108.
Porch:PeterandMatthewlovesittingout
ontheirporchonsummerevenings.
109.
Presentation:Yourpresentationabout
climatechangewaswonderful.
110.
Project:We'reworkingonanewprojectat
work.
111.
Promote:Theircompanyadvertisesalotto
promotetheirproducts.
112.
Pronoun:Inthesentence"Hegaveabook
toPeter,"theword"he"isapronoun.
113.
Proud:Mydaughterisproudofhergood
grades.
114.
Punished:Hepunishedhissonfortelling
lies.
115.
Push:IthinkI’mgoingtopushmybed
againstthewall.
116.
Reach:Canyoureachtheglassonthetop
shelf?
117.
Ready:I'mnotreadytogoyet.
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118.
Recycling:Thecityisrecyclingpaper,glass,
metal,andplastic
119.
Relieved:Iwastremendouslyrelievedto
hearthatshewasn'thurtintheaccident.
120. Responsible:Ourheartisresponsiblefor
circulatingbloodthroughoutourbody.
121. Rotate:Awheelhastorotateonanaxle.
122. Satisfied:Ouraimisforcustomerstobe
satisfied.
123. Save:Hehadtosavethegirlwhofelloutof
theboat.
124. Saw:Yesterday,Isawherinthesupermarket.
125. Scary:Mysisterdoesn'tlikescarymovies,
andsherefusestowatchthem.
126. Score:Igotaperfectscoreonthespelling
test.
127. Second:Philgotthesecondbestmarkinthe
test.
128. Sensation:Shefeltasensationofcoldwhen
shesteppedinthelake.
129. Shelf:Heputthecupsandsaucersonthe
shelf.
130. Sidewalk:Walkonthesidewalk,notinthe
road.
131. Since.Therehavebeenmanychangesin
technologysince1990.
132. Skiing:Theyareskiingdownthemountain
together.
133. Sky:Therearemanycloudsintheskytoday.
134. Smartphone:Icantakepictureswithmynew
smartphone.
135. Sneeze:Myallergytocatsmakesmesneeze.
136. Spaghetti:Spaghettiismyfavoritetypeof
pasta.
137. Spend:Iwillspendmymoneyonanewbook.
138. Spring:Ilovethespringbecauseofthenew
flowers.
139. Starving:Peoplewerestarvingbecause
floodsdestroyedtheircrops.
140. States:Americahasfiftystates.
141. Still:Thewindstoppedandthetreesbecame
still.
142. Storm:It'stoodangeroustodriveinthis
storm.
143. Subtract:Subtractyourcurrentweightfrom
yourweightlastmonthtofindouthowmany
poundsyoulost.
144. Sudden:Asuddennoisefrightenedus.
145. Sunglasses:Don’tforgettouseyour
sunglassesatthebeach.
146. Surftheweb:Iliketosurfthewebsearching
forinterestinginformation.
147. Surface:Therearemanyrocksonthesurface
ofthemoon.
148. Swelling:Icepackswillcontroltheswelling.
149. Swimming:Swimmingishisfavoriteactivity
atsummercamp.
150. Tablet:Paulwasgivenatabletashisbirthday
party.
151. Teach:Hehastoteachhissonhowtowrite.
152. Temperature:Thetemperatureishigherin
theafternoonthanintheevening.
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153. Textmessage:Isenthimatextmessageto
thankhim.
154. Thankyou:I'llthankyouforallyourhelp.
155. Thrilled:IamthrilledtohearthatIhave
passedmyexam.
156. Tiger:Isawastrangekindoftigeratthezoo.
157. Toasted:Itoastedafewslicesofb.
158. Tongue:Thekittenlappedupthemilkwith
hertinypinktongue.
159. Tourist:Insummer,thistownisfullof
tourists.
160. Traffic:Thereisalwaysalotoftrafficintothe
cityinthemornings.
161. Transportation:Someonemustarrangethe
transportationofourfurnituretothenewoffice.
162. Trick:Hisliewasatricktogetmymoney.
163. Understand:Doyouunderstandwhatyou're
reading?
164. Upset:Theircomplaintsupsether.
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165. Videogame:Mysonlovestositinfrontofthe
TVandplaythissoccervideogamewithhisfriends.
166. Warn:Theywantedtowarnusaboutthe
snowstorm.
167. Webpage:Themuseum'swebpagehas
informationonitsnewexhibits.
168. Whistle:Iheardthewhistleofthetrain.
169. Why:Whyareyoutalkinglikethat?
170. Window:Thisroomhasawindowthatfaces
tothewest.
171. Wish:Youmaysitifyouwish.
172. Wristphone.Thisnewwristphoneismore
expensivethanatablet.
173. Wrist:Hehurthiswristtryingtocatchthat
ball.
174. Yolk:Thiscakerecipecallsfortwowhole
eggsandoneyolk.
175. You’rewelcome:Thankyoufortheinvitation.
You’rewelcome.
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