What is special about academic English? — meet the words

Student sheet · Grade 3 · Lesson 13 · interleaved (all)

Name ______________________________ Date ______________

The long word is not automatically better.

1. MATCH

Draw a line from each school word to the everyday word that means about the same.
obtain — ________________
locate — ________________
construct — ________________
remove — ________________
repeat — ________________

2. CHOOSE

Fill each gap with the right word. Word bank: complete, construct, continue, locate, observe, obtain, prepare, remove, repeat, select.
Word bank: complete, construct, continue, locate, observe, obtain, prepare, remove, repeat, select.
We ________ed water from the tap.
________ the river on the map.
They ________ed a small bridge.
________ the dead leaves.
________ the test three times.
We ________d the moth for a week.
________ the best example.
________ the chart.
________ the soil first.
________ until the water boils.

3. FRAME

Finish each sentence.
The obtain is ___.
___ is another way to say get.
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.
obtain
locate
construct
remove
repeat