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 08/09/05

(Old man in the Sea Pages 31-32) 

1.     Ship – To bring on board a boat

        He decided to ship the oars and just drift.

2.           Leader - Short length of material for attaching a fishing line to a hook

        He put on a leader and then attached the hook.

3.           Bolt – A metal rod fastener

        The bolt went through the wood and held the pieces together.

4.           Stern – The back or rear of a boat

        The water bottle was in the stern of the boat.

5.           Shade – Shelter from the sun’s rays

        The was a small area of shade in the bow.

6.           Working – Repeated activity in a certain area

        The dolphin was working the area and eating small fish.

7.           Slant – To have an angle, neither horizontal nor vertical

        The slant of the sun’s rays made slashes on the sea.

8.           Ineffectual – Useless, having no effect

        The bird’s efforts to catch the fish were ineffectual.

9.           Slight – Small, a little

        The little bird was slight and delicate.

10.       Bulge – A swelling or part that pushes out

        The dolphin made a bulge in the surface of the sea.

11.       Cut – Slash, wound, lacerate, slice

        She used a sharp knife to cut the fish up.

12.       Flight – Running away, escape

        The flying fish were all in flight from the dolphin.

13.       Driving – Pushing, herding, moving

        The dolphin was driving the fish in front of him.

14.       Burst – To pop, explode, break open

        The flying fish burst out of the water and sailed above the surface.

15.       Stray – To be away from the group, wander

        Santiago though a great fish might stray into the area.

16.       Mountains – Large elevated masses of land or rock

        The mountains rose above the shoreline.

17.       Hills – Small, rounded, elevated masses of earth

        The hills were green and peaceful looking.

18.       Sift – Screen, to sort out, to select by size

        The giant whale can sift plankton out of the sea.

19.       Plankton – Tiny plants and animals in the sea

        The sea is full of tiny, invisible, plant and animal plankton.

20.       Patch – An area, a piece, a repair

        This patch of the sea had not been fished in before.

21.       Sargasso -  Masses of brown algae that float in the sea

        The brown Sargasso covered the surface.

22.       Formalized – To set up in a certain pattern or arrangement

        They had a formalized way of greeting called a handshake.

23.       Gelatinous – Jello-like, clear, gooshy, semi-solid

         The gelatinous mess spread across the carpet after the bag burst.

24.       Bladder – An expanding bag or container

         She said her bladder felt full and she needed to use the restroom.

25.       Filaments – Strings or strands of material

         There were long filaments hanging down from the jellyfish.