UNIT 6 Word List advantage (odvdontids) n. un Child.s [edvæntid3]

UNIT 6 Word List advantage (odvdontids) n. un Child.s [edvæntid3] An advantage is something that helps you. → Being tall is an advantage to a basketball player. cause [kɔ:z] v. To cause is to make something happen. The cold weather caused her to get sick. choice [tois] n. A choice is the act or possibility of picking something. I had my choice of five doors to open. community [kamjú:nəti] n. A community is a group of people who live together. → → The kids from my community usually play together. dead [ded] adj. To be dead is to not be alive. - → A dead person is usually buried in the ground. distance [distəns] n. The distance between two things is how far it is between them. The distance between the Earth and the Moon is 384,400 kilometers. - escape [iskeip] v. To escape is to run away from something bad. The butterfly could not escape from the cage. - face [feis] v. If you face a problem, you deal with it. My sister and I have to find a better way to face our differences. follow [falou] v. To follow means to go behind someone and go where they go. The little boy followed his mother home. fright [frait] n. Fright is the feeling of being scared. She was filled with fright. ghost (goust] n. A ghost is the spirit of a dead person. → Many people are afraid of ghosts. individual [indevidzuǝl] n. An individual is one person. Only one individual could win the bicycle race. pet [pet] n. A pet is an animal that lives with people. · Out of all my pets, the dog is my favorite. reach [rit] v. To reach means to arrive at a place. → I was happy to finally reach my destination. return [riten] v. To return is to go back to a place. → I was happy to return home to my mom after school. survive [servaiv] v. To survive is to stay alive. My dog survived her fall into the water. www upset [Apsēt] adj. To be upset is to be unhappy about something. → She was upset because she broke her toy. voice [vois] n. A voice is the sound a person makes when they talk or sing. He used a microphone, so everyone could hear his voice. weather [wedə:r] n. The weather is the condition of the air: hot, rainy, windy, etc. The weather can be sunny, rainy, or cold. 6 wise [waiz] adj. To be wise is to use experience and intelligence to make good choices. Many people believe that owls are very wise animals. Exercise 1 Part A Write a word that is similar in meaning to the underlined part. 1. Sam was happy to go back to his house. re___n 2. Her grandfather is a smart old man. wi 3. William wanted an animal to live with. P__ 4. He studies what the condition of the air is like. we 5. I have to deal with my rising credit card bill. f Part B Choose the word that is a better fit for each sentence. 1. fright / ghost The A scary place might cause 2. dead / upset lives in the old house. The tree fell down because it was I was 3. advantage / reached 4. escape/ distance He wanted to He lived a long. when I got a bad grade on the test. After 10 hours of driving, I finally He is smart and has a(n) 5. community / individual The man is a nice The town is a small California. in class. from the room. from the school.

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