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5th Grade Academic Vocabulary Worksheets

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These academic vocabulary worksheets for 5th grade teach the words that tell students how to think, argue and read nonfiction (CCSS L.5.6). Students match school tasks to words like analyze, infer, classify and evaluate, learn argument words such as claim, reason and evidence and use them on a short argument, define words like significant and obstacles in a passage about building the transcontinental railroad, and review ten academic words in sentences. Four original sheets, each with an answer key.

Written by Adi Ackerman, Head Teacher

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Frequently Asked Questions

Direction words like analyze, infer, evaluate, summarize and contrast, argument words like claim, reason and evidence, and cross-subject words like significant, impact and obstacle. CCSS L.5.6 asks students to use these general academic words accurately.

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