What is special about academic English? — meet the words

Student sheet · Grade 3 · Lesson 11 · interleaved (pair)

Name ______________________________ Date ______________

School words and home words both belong.

1. MATCH

Draw a line from each school word to the everyday word that means about the same.
observe — ________________
select — ________________
complete — ________________
prepare — ________________
continue — ________________

2. CHOOSE

Fill each gap with the right word. Word bank: attempt, complete, continue, demonstrate, discover, discuss, observe, prepare, request, select.
Word bank: attempt, complete, continue, demonstrate, discover, discuss, observe, prepare, request, select.
We ________d the moth for a week.
________ the best example.
________ the chart.
________ the soil first.
________ until the water boils.
We ________ed that ice floats.
He ________ed more paper.
She ________ed the hard problem.
We ________ed what the story meant.
The teacher ________d how it works.

3. FRAME

Finish each sentence.
The observe is ___.
___ is another way to say watch.
Write the whole sentence, not just the missing word.

4. PRODUCE

Write your own sentences using the school words. Target: 1 paragraph (5–7 sentences). A + means more than one sentence in that slot. Use the frame as often as you need it today.
observe
select
complete
prepare
continue