What is special about academic English? — meet the words

Student sheet · Grade 3 · Lesson 17 · interleaved (all)

Name ______________________________ Date ______________

Same meaning, different dress.

1. MATCH

Draw a line from each school word to the everyday word that means about the same.
occur — ________________
assist — ________________
permit — ________________
reduce — ________________
produce — ________________

2. CHOOSE

Fill each gap with the right word. Word bank: assist, construct, locate, obtain, occur, permit, produce, reduce, remove, repeat.
Word bank: assist, construct, locate, obtain, occur, permit, produce, reduce, remove, repeat.
Rain ________s most in spring.
She ________ed her partner.
The rules ________ two tries.
________ the amount of salt.
Bees ________ honey.
We ________ed water from the tap.
________ the river on the map.
They ________ed a small bridge.
________ the dead leaves.
________ the test three times.

3. FRAME

Finish each sentence.
The occur is ___.
___ is another way to say happen.
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.
occur
assist
permit
reduce
produce