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Make a Difference
Make a Difference Unit (Inside)
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| verb | an action word that tells what someone or something does |
| present tense verb | a form of a verb showing that something is happening now |
| past tense verb | a form of a verb showing that something happened in the past; usually add -ed to the end of verb |
| irregular past tense verb | a form of a verb showing that something happned in the past that does NOT usually end with -ed - it does not follow the rule ex. am --> was, are --> were, feel --> felt |
| irregular past tense for "am" | was |
| irregular past tense for "are" | were |
| irregular past tense for "come" | came |
| irregular past tense for "feel" | felt |
| irregular past tense for "meet" | met |
| irregular past tense for "speak" | spoke |
| irregular past tense for "make" | made |
| come | to move to or toward a person or place |
| feel | to experience a particular feeling or emotion |
| meet | to see and know someone for the first time; to be introduced to someone |
| speak | to talk to someone about something; to have a conversation with someone |
| make | to create or prepare something by combining materials or putting parts together |
| around | to move on the outside of something or to go in a circle |
| into | to a position in or inside something |
| up | toward or in a higher position |
| down | to or at a lower place or position |
| across | from one side to the other side |
| newspaper | a set of large printed sheets of paper containing news, articles, advertisements, etc. and published every day or every week |
| irregular past tense for "think" | thought |
| irregular past tense for "lead" | led |
| irregular past tense for "go" | went |
| irregular past tense for "give" | gave |
| irregular past tense for "see" | saw |
| think | to have a particular idea or opinion about something or someone; to believe something |
| lead | to be in control of something; to be the leader of something |
| give | to hand something to someone so that they can look at it, use it, or keep it for a time |
| ballot | the system of voting in writing and usually in secret; an occasion on which a vote is held |
| vote | to choose or select someone or something, as in an election |
| protester | a person who fights against something he or she thinks is not right |
| leader | someone who shows others how to do something |
| march | when people walk together to show support for an idea or belief |
| protest | when people come together to show that something is wrong or that they do not like something and show their beliefs or feelings about it |
| free speech | when you can say what you think |
| ballot box | a place to collect everyone's votes |
| sequence | the order in which events happen |
| time line | a tool to help identify a sequence that usually shows dates in order and what happened on those dates |
| country | places with large groups of people with the same political leader |
| called | when you are talking about the name of something |
| lived | stayed |
| house | a building where people live |
| now | at this time |
| American | people who are born in the United States of America |
| would | when you want to do something |
| know | understanding something |
| should | thinking something is a good idea to do |
| also | too |
| r-contolled vowel "ar" | sounds like the letter "r" ex. car, far, jar |
| r-contolled vowel "or" | sounds like "or" ex. or, for, nor |
| star | a large ball of burning gas in space that we see as a point of light in the sky at night |
| horn | a simple musical instrument that consists of a curved metal tube that you blow into |
| far | away at a distance |
| porch | a platform with an open front and a roof, built onto the side of a house on the ground floor |
| r-contolled vowel "ur" | sounds like "er" ex. curb, turn |
| r-contolled vowel "er" | sounds like "er" ex. fern, germ |
| r-contolled vowel "ir" | sounds like "er" ex. bird, shirt |
| fern | a plant with large delicate leaves and no flowers that grows in wet areas or is grown in a pot |
| curb | the edge of the raised path at the side of a road, usually made of long pieces of stone |
| r-contolled vowel "air" and "ear" | sounds like "air" ex. chair, bear |
| r-contolled vowel "eer" and "ear" | sounds like "eer" ex. deer, tear |
| tear | a drop of liquid that comes out of your eye when you cry |
| right | something all people have the freedom to do |
| sign | a message printed large enough for many people to read |
| women | the plural of woman meaning more than one mature female adult |
| turn | to move or make something move around a central point |
| storm | very bad weather with strong winds and rain, and often thunder and lightning |
| near | a short distance away |
| chair | a piece of furniture to sit on |
| bird | a creature that is covered with feathers and has two wings, and two legs |
| on | in or into a position covering, touching, or forming part of a surface |
| computer | an electronic machine that can store, organize, and find information, do calculations, and control other machines |