5th Grade Academic Vocabulary

statement made for or against something

to quote or refer to an idea from a book or person

to look at two or more things to see what is similar or how one is better

to compare two things to show how they are different

when you tell how something looks, sounds, smells or feels or what happened

to make a decision about something based on what you know

to create or make something by careful thought and effort

to determine how long or heavy something is using a tool

to say something that will happen in the future

to make something easier to do or understand

to retell important parts of a story using fewer words

to agree with or show that something is true or to help a cause

the words that make up a book or piece of writing

to use something for a particular purpose