Finals Review Vocabulary Miss Bowen 4 th Grade ELA

FOCUS Franny could not focus during the ELA test. He was too excited about going to the Union game with Jack later that day.

FO-CUS Verb- pay attention to Noun- center of attention

AQUARIUM I have never been to the Camden Aquarium, but I think that I would like to visit the sharks and sea turtles that live there.

A-QUAR-I-UM Noun- transparent tank where sea creatures live Latin: Aquarius  of water

GENUINE I had a hard time forgiving my sister because I did not think that her apology was genuine.

GEN-U-INE Adjective- true/ authentic

INSPECT Kyle inspected the Eagles jersey before he bought it. He did not want to spend a small fortune on something that wasn’t in perfect condition.

IN-SPECT Verb- Examine/ investigate Latin- Specere  look at

SHALLOW The shallow water barely reached our ankles. There was no way that we could safely dive into the pool.

SHAL-LOW Adjective- Of little depth/ not deep

IMPOSSIBLE Even though his grandma told him the puzzle was impossible to solve, Ethan refused to give up. After hours of work, he finally found the solution.

IM- POS-SI-BLE Adjective- nonviable/ unreasonable

INCREASING I have been increasing my time at the gym and decreasing the amount of junk food that I eat in order to get in better shape.

IN-CREAS-ING Verb- Grow/ Enlarge Latin: Crescere  grow

CONFIDENCE After practicing all week, I had confidence in my team. I knew that we would play well in the state cups.

CON-FI-DENCE Noun: Trust / Belief

FAVOR Please do me a favor, and pick up the garbage on the field when you are coming in from recess.

FA- VOR Noun: an act of kindness Latin: Favere  show kindness to

SCARCE When pencils were scarce, Miss Bowen asked us to check our pencil cases. We had to share with those around us so that everyone had something to write with.

SCARCE Adjective- in short supply/ hard to find

COMMUNITY We serve those in our community when we perform corporal and spiritual works of mercy. It is important that we support those around us.

COM-MU-NI-TY Noun- group living in the same place or sharing a similar characteristic

DISPOSE Please dispose of your scraps in the can. Put any large pieces of paper back in the cabinet.

DIS-POSE Verb- Get rid of/ throw away

EFFORT Maura didn’t expect her teammates to be perfect, but she did expect them to put fourth their best effort.

EF-FORT Noun- work/ energy/ attempt Latin: Fortis  Strong