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-ward/direction of
Dhahran Word Study 6th grade C -ward
| Words | Definitions | Sentences |
|---|---|---|
| award | to grant, given after a good act or action, a reward | After the games, they put together a ceremony, in which I was presented with an ____ for all of my wins- as a reward for my actions. |
| backward | facing the back, with the back first, opposite to usual way, to the past | I tumbled over onto my back, since I had been walking ____, the opposite of my usual walking direction. |
| inward | to the inside, into the mind or soul, placed within | I acted like I hadn't been hurt at all since they left me in the school instead of waiting for me, but ____ I felt really hurt. |
| awkward | clumsy, not graceful nor skillful | Since I was feeling quite ____ and out of place, I was so clumsy around her, I spilled my lunch drink onto her lap. |
| straightforward | direct, to the point, honest, precise | The boy in the Geography Bee was very ____ and precise with an answer consisting of one word. |
| reward | return made for something | After the capture of the criminals, and the return of the lost property that was stolen, I had a ____ of prize money. |
| coward | a person who has no courage or is easily made afraid, someone who runs from danger or trouble | Everyone thought he was a ____ ever since he he ran away from possible danger instead of saving the drowning, innocent victim. |
| onward | toward a point ahead or in front, forward, like space and time | "Moving ___ in this chapter, everyone should get rid of the thought about canals, which we just studied, and move onto space- which moves far away from our level of current intelligence", she said, shutting her water book shut. |