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.

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→ The kids from my community usually play together.

dead [ded] adj.

To be dead is to not be alive.

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→ 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.

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escape [iskeip] v.

To escape is to run away from something bad.

The butterfly could not escape from the cage.

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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.

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upset [Apsēt] adj.

To be upset is to be unhappy about something.

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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.

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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.

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5. I have to deal with my rising credit card bill.

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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.