Fifth and Sixth Grade Vocabulary Pages with Definitions and Sentences 5th and 6th Grade Vocabulary Pages

5th and 6th Grade Vocabulary Pages Index

Vocabulary/Spelling Words  05/31/05

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1.      Aerial – Air

The aerial maneuvers were exciting!

2.      Avian –Bird

The doctor says my mother has the avian flu.

3.      Natal – Birth

My aunt is pregnant and goes to the pre-natal clinic.

4.      Corporal – Body

We don’t have corporal punishment at out school.

5.      Fraternal – Brother

My uncle belongs to the Fraternal Order of the Elks.

6.      Feline – Cat

Feline behavior can be unpredictable.

7.      Bovine– Cattle

Mad cow disease is really Spongiform Bovine Encephalitis (SBE).

8.      Pectoral – Chest

Did you see the pectoral muscles on the weight lifter?

9.      Filial – Child

My Chinese friends all believe in filial piety.

  1.    Civil – Citizen

I want to join the Civil Air Patrol.

  1.    Civic – City

They went to see a performance at the Civic Center.

  1.    Colloquial –Conversation

That really isn’t used in colloquial speech anymore.

  1.    Mortal – Death

The soldier suffered a mortal wound in the attack.

  1.    Canine – Dog

The wolf showed his canine teeth and I ran.

  1.    Aural – Ear

My aural abilities are weak but I can see very well.

  1.    Imperial – Empire

The imperial star cruiser approached our planet.

  1.    Finite – Limited

There is a finite amount of space in this room.

  1.    Ocular – Eye

He adjusted the focus with the ocular ring.

  1.    Paternal – Father

It was his paternal grandfather that died.

  1.    Floral – Flower

They just loved the new floral arrangement.

  1.    Morbid – Sick

That was a really morbid joke.

  1.    Polemic – War

The President gave a speech that was very polemic.

  1.    Bellicose – Warlike

His thinking is always bellicose.

  1.    Nasal – Nose

They adjusted the nasal bones during surgery.

  1.    Oral – Mouth

I am going to have to have oral surgery next month.