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  10/06/04 

1.             Goblin - An ugly sprite that is mischievous or even evil

The goblin in the story seemed very real.

2.             Costume - An outfit worn to create a certain appearance

She was wearing a fantastic costume.

3.             Custom - A long-established practice considered as unwritten law

It is our custom for males not to wear hats inside.

4.             Holiday - A day without work in honor of an event

We are all looking forward to the Thanksgiving holiday.

5.             Celebration - To observe a holiday or take part in a festival

They put on a 4^th of July celebration that was incredible.

6.             Observance - A practice, rite, or ceremony

Veteran’s Day is an observance I never miss.

7.             Masquerade – A party where people wear masks and fantastic costumes

If you come to the masquerade, make sure you can’t be recognized.

8.             Tradition - A customary pattern of thought, action, or behavior

We all probably have a favorite tradition our family honors every year.

9.             History - A record of significant events in the order they took place

History tells us where we come from and how we got here.

10.         Culture - The shared attitudes, values, goals, and practices of a group

I can see your culture is a little different than mine.

11.         Route - An established or selected course of travel

They always take the route through the mountains.

12.         Path – A trodden way or track specially constructed for a particular use

The path has not been used for several months.

13.         Road - An open way for vehicles, persons, and animals

That little road only allows one way traffic.

14.         Highway - A main direct road

The highway was smooth and straight for miles.

15.         Freeway - An expressway with fully controlled access

There is no cross traffic or stoplights on a freeway.

16.         Avenue - A broad street or road bordered by trees

It was a beautiful, wide avenue in the center of town.

17.         Boulevard - A broad often landscaped thoroughfare

The parade went down the main boulevard in the city.

18.         Way - A thoroughfare for travel or transportation from place to place

The farmer lives on a way that connects the two towns.

19.         Thoroughfare - A street open at both ends

That street is a main thoroughfare in Los Angeles.

20.         Passage - A road, path, or channel by which something passes

The sailors entered the passage on their way up to the ship’s deck.

      21.    Molasses - Thick dark to light brown syrup separated from raw sugar

My grandmother used molasses on pancakes instead of maple syrup.

22.    Treacle – A thick sweet syrup used in England called golden syrup

My friend is from Britain and he always asks if we have any treacle.

      23.    Syrup – A thickened sweet liquid made from common sugars

We didn’t have any molasses so Mom boiled some sugar to make syrup.

      24.    Maple – A tree which has a sap or juice that can be made into syrup

I don’t like pancakes unless we have plenty of maple syrup.

25.    Honey – A sweet liquid secreted by insects like bees

Exactly where in the honey bee is that liquid produced?