unit 9

Question 1

against

Answer 1

prep. To be against something is to be touching it or opposed to it. They both leaned against the wall.

Question 2

beach

Answer 2

n. The beach is a sandy or rocky place by the ocean. The little girl built a sandcastle on the beach.

Question 3

damage

Answer 3

V. To damage something is to break it. The car was damaged in the accident.

Question 4

discover

Answer 4

v. To discover something is to find it for the first time. I discovered some new information in this book.

Question 5

emotion

Answer 5

n. An emotion is how you feel. Anger is a common emotion that we all feel.

Question 6

fix

Answer 6

v. To fix something is to make it work. My dad has many tools to help him fix broken things.

Question 7

identify

Answer 7

v. To identify something is to find out what it is. I used the file to identify his name.

Question 8

island

Answer 8

n. An island is land in the middle of water. Japan is a group of islands.

Question 9

ocean

Answer 9

n. The ocean is all of the salt water that surrounds land. The ocean can make powerful waves.

Question 10

perhaps

Answer 10

adv. Perhaps is used when you say that something could happen. Perhaps I will eat an apple for lunch.

Question 11

pleasant

Answer 11

adj. If something is pleasant you enjoy it. The character had a pleasant look on its face.

Question 12

prevent

Answer 12

v. To prevent something is to stop it from happening. The handcuffs prevented me from moving my hands.

Question 13

rock

Answer 13

n. A rock is a hard thing in the dirt. I stacked rocks on top of one another.

Question 14

save

Answer 14

v. To save something is to keep it from being hurt. I want to help save the world.

Question 15

smile

Answer 15

v. To smile is to show happiness with your mouth. The baby smiled at me.

Question 16

step

Answer 16

v. To step is to walk. Be careful where you step.

Question 17

still

Answer 17

adv. Still is used when you say that a situation keeps going on. They are still waiting in line to get tickets.

Question 18

taste

Answer 18

n. A taste is the flavor something makes in your mouth. The taste of the fruit was sweet.

Question 19

throw

Answer 19

v. To throw something is to use your hand to make it go through the air. The pitcher can throw the baseball very fast.

Question 20

wave

Answer 20

n. A wave is a line of water that moves higher than the rest of the water. The water was filled with large blue waves.