Republic of the Philippjnes

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

MEMORANDUM

To OIC-Assistant Schools Division Superintendent

Chief Education Supervisors
Education Program Supervisors
Public Schools District Supervisors
Elementary Public School Heads, Teachers-in-Charge
and Officers-in- Charge

From ~~Th'CESOV
Schools Division Superintendent {'

Subject: DIVISION-WIDE IMPLEMENTATION OF PROJECT

ELEVATE AND ONE-WISH PROGRAM

Date July 6, 2018

1. This Office announces the Division-wide implementation of Project

ELEVATEand One- WISH Program which aims to capacitate pupil's deeper knowledge
in language use both in oral and written communication through Enhanced Language
Education Via alternative & Advanced Teaching in English, further to increase the
number of independent readers in each school.

2. The module on Project ELEVATEshall be used every Friday. Relative to this,

the required objectives/competencies must be followed. Moreover, administration of
pre-test shall be on July 13, 2018; results of which shall be submitted on August 3,
2018 while posttest on March 8, 2018 will have its results submitted on or before
March 22,2018. (Please see attachment for Pre-test)

3. One-WISH Program shall be implemented from Grades 1 to 6, following the

guidelines on implementation. See the attached Guidelines.

4. Reproduction expenses of the Module on ELEVATEand other materials related

to its implementation are chargeable against School MOOE subject to usual
accounting and auditing rules and regulation.

5. Immediate and wide dissemination of this Memorandum is desried.

 Republic of the Philippines
, , .~ DEPARTMENT OFEDUC.ATION .
National Capital Region
. DIVISION. ,. oFi~1iUJ-.E~AJI '.'
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One-WISH PROGRAM
(One- Word Investment Study Habit)

This Division-initiated program, tagged as One- WISH (One-Word Investment

Study Habit) supports the primary goal of the Philipppine Informal Reading Inventory
under the ECARP or Every Child A Reader Program which aims to improve the
reading competencies of Elementary pupils and to further increase the number of
independent readers in each school.

GUIDELINES

1. The One- WISHProgram shall be implemented from Grades 1 to 6.

2. The vocabulary to be presented must be taken from the Budget of Work.
3. A pre-screened and selected vocabulary shall come from the Division office.

4. Presented Vocabulary must be displayed in the Word Wall area to be installed inside
the classroom.
4. Spelling drill is set every Friday using the vocabulary presented in the
previous days.
5. Vocabulary taken from One-WISH must be integrated in the
Grammar part test and in Vocabulary part test both in Summative and
Periodic Examinations.

MECHANICS

VOCABULARY OF THE DAY PRESENTATION

1. (Vocabulary) Word for the day
2. (Phonetic Spelling) Pronunciation
3. (Language Function) Part of Speech
4. (Definition) Meaning of the word of the day
5. (Sentence) Example of sentence using the vocabulary for the day

• Display the "One-WISH" vocabulary consisting the 1 to 5 items in

the Word Wall
• Weekly spelling drill, Spelling drill every Friday using the vocabularies
presented in the previous days
• Integrate the One-WISH vocabularies in the Summative and Periodic
Examinations

Note: Please see aHached screened and selected vocabularies

 PRE- TEST on Enhanced Language Education Via alternative
& Advanced Teaching in English(ELEVATE)
GRADE THREE
S.Y 2018·2019

I. VOCABULARY
Directions: Read the statement below and choose the best options that
answers the question in each item.

1. Katrina had a splendid idea to bake a cake for her cousin's birthday.
What isthe meaning of the word splendid?
A. to make slime C. very good or excellent
B. to have a great idea D. unimpressive idea

2. What isthe new meaning of "hope" when the suffix -lessisadded to create the word hopeless?
A. one who hopes C. without hope
B.full of hope D. in a hoping way
3. Choose the correct verb to fill in the blank.

The girl the ball.

A. threw C. did
B. can D. white
4. What does reread mean? C. read again

A. read before
B. read wrong D. not read

5. What isthe meaning of swimming in this sentence? We

are swimming in the river.
A. swimming is happening now
B. one who swims
C. swimming already happened D.
swimming will happen tomorrow

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II. READING COMPREHENSION
Directions: Read the selection. Then, answer the questions that follow.
Choose the letter of the correct answer.
A robot is a machine. But it is not just any machine. It is a
special kind of machine. It is a machine that moves. It
follows instructions. The instructions come from a
computer. Because it is a mochine. it does
not make mistakes. And it does not get tired. And it
never complains. Unlessyou tell it to! Robots are all
'-- around us.
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Some robots are used to make things. For example, robots can help make
cars. Some robots are used to explore dangerous places. For example,
robots can help explore volcanoes. Some robots are used to clean things.
These robots can help vacuum your house. Some robots can even
recognize words.
They can be used to help answer telephone calls. Some robots look like
humans. But most robots do not. Most robots just look like machines. Long ago,
people imagined robots. Over 2,000 years ago, a famous poet imagined robots.
The poet's name was Homer. Hisrobots were made of gold. They cleaned things
and they made things. But they were not real. They were imaginary. Nobody
was able to make a real robot. The first real robot was made in 1961. It was
called Unimate. It was used to help make cars. It looked like a giant arm.

In the future, we will have even more robots. They will do things that we
can't do. Or they will do things that we don't want to do. Or they will do things
that are too dangerous for us. Robots will help us fight fires. They will help us
fight wars. They will help us fight sickness. They will help us discover things.
They will help make life better.

6. As used in paragraph 1,we can understand that something special is NOT

A. normal C. perfect
B. expensive D. tired

7. According to the cuthor. robots may be used to:

I. make cars II. explore volcanoes III.answer telephone calls
A.lonly
B.Iand II only
C.II and IIIonly
D.I, II, and III

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 8. What isthe main purpose of paragraph 2? A.to
show how easy it is to make a robot B.to tell
what a robot is
C.to describe the things a robot can do
D.to explain the difference between a robot and a machine

9. According to the passage; when was the first real robot made?
A. 1961 C. 2003
B.1900 D. 2000 years ago

10. Usingthe information in the passage as a guide; which of these gives the
best use of a robot?
A.to help make a sandwich
B. to help tie shoes
C. to help read a book
D. to help explore Mars

11.Which of these statements correctly summarizes how the author of

this passage feels about robots? C. Robots are helpful.
A. Robots are old.
B. Robots are confusing. D. Robots are dangerous.

III. GRAMMAR
Directions: Choose the correct kind of sentence. Encircle the letter of the
correct answer.

12.Which of the following is an exclamatory sentence?

A. Keep your hands closed. C. Kindly occupy this seat.
B. It's a beautiful presentation! D. Who is our new principal?

13. Which of the following is an example of interrogative sentence?

A. My brother is handsome. C. Wow! You are so pretty!
B. Kindly put my bag in the table. D. What isyour name?

14.Which of the following is an imperative sentence?

A. Where have you been? C. Write the names of planets.
B. How beautiful that girl sings! D. Maria dances gracefully.

Directions: Write the correct form of "be verb" in present tense or past tense
15.My dog (be) sick.
16.Sarah was at the party last night. Angelo and Ronald (be)
there too.

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 D.irections: Read the sentence and answer the question.

17.Which word isthe proper noun?

Uncle Mario cooked the fish on the grill.
A. Uncle Mario B.fish C. cooked D.on

18. Read each sentence below, choose the word that will take the
place of the noun or nouns.
Bryan and Anna had their firstskating lessonon Tuesday.
A. We B.Them C. They D. Their

19. Choose the best adjective to fill in the blank.

The eagle is than the pigeon.
A. big B.bigger C. biggest D. most big

20. Which sentence contains correct capitalization?

A. Why don't we get together to watch Ang Probinsyano? B.why
don't we get together to watch the Ang Probinsyano? C. Why don't
we get together to watch the ang probinsyano? D. why don't we get
together to watch the ang probinsyano?

IV. SPEAKING
Transform these sentences into a yes or no question
21. He loves this town. _
22. Theywent to the swimming pool. _

Choose the correct Wh-Question from the options below:

A. Why B.Who C. When D. What
23. are you making a cake?
24. isyour birthday?

Choose the word in each sentence that has the sound below:
lail lough/ laul lowl 10 I Iii 101 Ichl
25. The veterinarian came to the dog's aid just in time. _
26.Espiritu family visits the church every Sunday.
27. They say the old castle ishaunted.

Write SSif the sentence is Simple or CS if Compound Sentence.

28. I kicked the ball, and it hit Erick.
29. Roy and Eliasplayed in the backyard and read in the house.
30. Rosalynand Nelia ate in the canteen.

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One-WISH PROGRAM
(One- Word Investment Study Habit)

WORD LISTFOR GRADE 2

(FIRSTGRADING)
Day Vocabulary Pronun- Part of Meaning Sentence
ciation Speech
l. agree /e'gri:/ verb accept; to have the Tina and
same opinion as Rosalyn
somebody; to say agree that
that you have the best color
same opinion of rose is
red.
2. invent /m'ventl verb to produce or design The
something that has Scientists
not existed before try to
invent the
steam
noun a large number of engine.
3. crowd Ikraud/ He pushed
people gathered hisway
together in a public through
place, for example the crowd.
in the streets or at a
sports game

4. dash /dreJ/ noun an act of doing He made a

something quickly last-minute
because you do not dash to
have enough time buy gifts.
5. tiny j'tamij adjective very small in size or Only a tiny

amount minority
hold such
extreme
6. a public celebration views.
parade /pa'rerd/ noun They had
of a special day or the school
event, usually with parade.
bands in the streets
and decorated
vehicles: procession
7. Loud \'Iau·d\ adjective marked by a high My
volume of sound, classmates
noisy are so
8. Soft \'soft \ adjective having a pleasing, loud.

I have a
comfortable, or soft bed.
soothing effect:
Gentle, Mild
9. blow \'blo\ verb to move or be
You can
carried by or as if by now blow
wind your
10. vehicle ve ·hide / noun any means in or by candle.

Have you se
vee-i-k uhl / which someone his new car?
travels or something a
is carried or fine-looking
conveyed vehicle.
1l. Market / mahr-kit! noun an open place or a
I stopped at
covered building whe the market
buyers and sellers on the way
convene for the sale ( home for
goods some juice.
12. nurse / 'nors / noun a person who cares
The nurse
for the sick or infirm will take
your blood
pressure
before the
doctor sees
you.

13. bicycle / 'bi-si-kel / noun a vehicle with two The boy is

wheels tandem, riding on a
handlebars for steerln: bicycle.
a saddle seat, and
pedals by which it is
propelled
14. bright / 'bnt / adjective radiating or reflecting
The lighting
light was too
bright.
15. cloud /'klau'd I noun a visible mass of The sun is
particles of shining and
condensed vapour there's not
a cloud in
the sky.
16. He /hi/ pronoun The male mentioned Lino is in the
kitchen.
He is
cooking.
17. Call Ikol I verb cry out to (someone) Calla

in order to summon doctor.

them or attract their
attention.
18. Clothes I klo(Tljlz I noun items worn to cover tr He must

bod have
changed
clothes
during the
I THiNGk I To believe something; night.
19. Think verb He was
Form in or use the trying to
mind think what
to do.
20. Could I koodl verb past of can, used to They could

indicate possibility. be right.

21. Both I boTH I pronoun used to refer to two Both his

people or things, parents

regarded and indulged
identified him.
22. Sun Isanl noun Incandescent body Try to keep

about which (the) out of the

planets revolves. sun.
23. Always (ol,wozl adverb at all times; on all The sun

occasions. always
rises
in the east.

24. Because/be ·causel conjunction used to introduce a Tom left

/be'kez/ word or phrase that because he was
stands for a clause sick
 25. Sleep /slep/ noun a condition of body I was on the
and mind such as verge of
that which typically sleep.
recurs for several
hours every night. in
which the nervous
system is relatively
inactive, the eyes
closed, the postural
muscles relaxed,
and consciousness
practically
suspended.
26. New ( nyu ) adjective Never existing before/ The new car

unfamiliar. broke down.

27. Gave /gov/ verb past tense of give They gave

freely transfer the her water to
possession of drink.
(something) to
(someone); hand
28. Read /red/ verb over to.
look at and He read a
comprehend the passage of
meaning of (written the letter.
or printed matter) by
mentally interpreting
the characters or
symbols of which it is
composed.

speak (the written or

printed matter that
one is reading)
aloud, typically to
another person.

29. Upon ! a'pan! preposition more formal term You can

for on, especially in rely upon
abstract senses. him.

30. live /Iiv/ verb spend one's life in a The doctors

particular way said she
had only six
months to
live.
 One-WISH PROGRAM
(One- Word Investment Study Habit)

WORD LISTFOR GRADE 3

(FIRSTGRADING)
Day Vocabulary Pronun- Part of Meaning Sentence
1. ciation Speech
accuse \ e-'kyOz \ verb to charge with a It is not good
fault or offense to accuse
someone of
wrongdoing.
2. locate \ 'Io-,kat ,10- verb to determine or Can you
'kat \ indicate the locate your
place town on the
1. very beautiful map?
3. magnificent mag ·nif·i·cent adjective He gave a
\ -sent \ or impressive: magnificent
very great performance.
4. opponent\e-' po-nant \ noun a person, team, The team's
group, etc.. that opponent has
is competing not lost a
against another game this
in a contest season.
5. prevent \ prl-vent \ verb l. to be in Seatbelts in
readiness for cars often
(something, such prevent
as an occasion) serious
2. to stop injuries.
(something) from
happening or
exlstinq
1. seldom The
6. rare \ 'rer \ adjective occurringor atmosphere
found is rare at high
2. marked by altitudes.
unusual quality,
merit, or appeal
1. to cause to They scatter
7. scatter \ 'sko-tar \ verb separate widely the marbles
2. to distribute across the
1. quick in floor.
Weare
8. active \ 'ok-tiv \ adjective physical active
movement members of
2. one engaged our church. in an
action or
activity
 opposite \ 'o-ps-zat , adjective 'op-sst \ 1. located at the The two
other end, side, or boys lived
corner of on opposite
something: sides of the
located across street.
from something
2. completely
different
10. habit \ 'ha-bat \ noun 1. manner of It was his
conducting habit to
oneself take a nap
2. a usual way of after dinner
behaving: every
something that a evening.
person does often
in a regular and
repeated way

to give (a person) a
launch \ 'Ionch • verb 'lcnch \
start The company
expected to
launch
several new
12. glide \ 'grid \ verb 1. to move in a products next
smooth way year.
2. the act or We watched
action the
of moving with a skiersglide
smooth continuous down the
motion slope.
13. starve \ 'storv \ verb 1. to perish from
lack of food
2. to suffer extreme
hunger Without
food they
14. accuse \ e-'kyOz \ verb to charge with a would
fault or offense starve.

15. magnificent mag ·nifoj ·cent adjective very beautiful or

\ -ssnt \ impressive: very He
oreot accused
16. imitate \ 'i-ms-jdt \ verb 1. to follow as a her of
pattern, model, being
or example disloyal
2. to be or He gave a
appear like magnificent
17. fierce \ 'firs\ adjective 1. very violent performance.
2. eager to fight
or kill
She can imitate the calls of many different
birds.

He was killed in a fierce battle.

18. locate \ 'Io-,kat , verb le-'kat \ to determine or Can you
indicate the place locate your
town on the
map?
19. examine \ ig-'za-man \ verb 1. to inspect closel The police
2. to test the examined the
condition of evidence
carefully.
20. capture \ 'kcp-chor , verb -shsr \ 1. to take They were
2. to gain or win captured by
especially through enemy
21. deed effort soldiers.
\ 'ded \ noun 1. something that They taught
is done their children
2. the act of to be kind
performing and to do
22. predict good deeds.
\ pri-'dikt \ verb to say that It's hard to
(something) will or predict how
might happen in the election
23. brief the future will turn out.
\ 'bref \ adjective short in duration, The essay is
extent, or length brief but
thorough
24. clever 1. skillful enouqh.
\ 'kle-var \ adjective Some cats
2. mentally are clever
quick and enough to
resourceful figure out
how to
operate
25. brilliant very bright; doorknobs.
\ 'bril-vant \ adjective She gave a
very good brilliant
26. arrange to put into a pertorrnonce.
\ a-'ranj \ verb She arranged
proper her pictures
order or into a on her desk.
correct or suitable
27. delicate sequence
\ 'de-ll-kat \ adjective 1. requiring He has a
careful handling delicate
2. easily torn or stomach
damaged and often
gets sick
when
trovelinq.
 28. explore \ lk-splor \ verb 1. to investigate,I decided to
- study, or analyzego out and
2. to travel
overexplor
fortunate \ 'torch-net adjective 'tor-cha- \
r e the town.
1. receiving some How fortunate
unexpected good were to
2. lucky find that
30. gasp \ 'gasp \ verb restaurant!
1. to catch the Mom gasped
breath in surprise at
convulsively and the sight of
audibly my sister'snew
2. to breathe haircut.
with difficulty
 Republic of the PhU,it;jpines
DEPARTl"tENT OF EDUCATION
National Capital Region .
DIVISION OF I.AS PINA,.lS·

One-WISH PROGRAM
(One- Word Investment Study Habit)

WORD LISTFOR GRADE 4

(FIRSTGRADING)
Day Vocabulary Pronun- Part of Meaning Sentence
1. ciation Speech
occur \ O-[JkOr\ verb 1. to take place The disease
2. to happen tends to
3. to exist occur in
children
under the
age of five.
2. portion \ 'par-shan\ noun 1. a small part or A portion of
section of the
something whole; donations will
a piece be given to
2. the specific the
amount of food orphanage.
given to
bench I someone
3. bench noun a long seat for He sat on a
ben(t)SH/ several people, bench.
typically made of
wood or stone.
4. poster post 'er noun a large printed There is a
I'posterl picture, notice, or poster about
advertisement the bamboo
displayed in a organ
pane I pan I public place festival.
5. pane noun 1. a single sheet It's a huge
of glass in a window
window or door. made from a
2. a separate single pane
defined area of glass.
within a window
for the display of,
or interaction
with, a part of
that window's
application or
output.
6. lane lane / Ian / noun a division of a People walk
road marked off on the
with painted lines pedestrian
and intended to lone when
separate single crossing the
lines of traffic street.
according to
speed or
direction
7. cape cape / kop / noun a part of a longer The prince

coat or cloak looks good

that falls loosely with hiscope.
over the
shoulders from
the neckband
8. wristwatch wrist'watch noun a small watch I wish to buy

/'rist,waCH/ that is attached a gold

to a bracelet or wristwatch.
strap and is worn
around the wrist
9. chase chase / verb 1. Pursuein order Police

cues / to catch or chased the

catch up with. stolen car
2. An act of through the
pursuing city.
someone or
something
10. lime lime / 11m/ noun a white caustic I prefer to

alkaline drink lime

substance juice than
consisting of lemon juice.
calcium oxide,
which isobtained
by heating
limestone and
which combines
with water with
the production of
much heat;
quicklime.
11. porridge porridge / noun a dish consisting I love to eat

'perij / of oatmeal or porridge

another meal or every
cereal boiled in morning.
water or milk.
12. belly bel·ly / noun the front part of The t-shirt
'bele / the human trunk doesn't
below the ribs, feet him
containing the because
stomach and of his big
bowels. belly.
13. groan groan / gran / verb make a deep James

inarticulate Slumped
sound in back into his
response to pain chair,
or despair making it
groan and
14. Imprison im prls 'on / verb put or keep in bulge.
He was
im'priz(a)n / prison or a place imprisoned
a prison. for six months
contempt of
15. quarrel quar fel / 'kwo verb have an angry court.
The two
'kworel ,' argument or nation
disagreement settled their
quarrel in
amicable
16. relief re ·lief / ra'ief / noun way.
a feeling of The
reassurance and government
relaxation offered relief
following release to all
from anxiety or typhoon
17. bead distress. victims.
bead / bed / noun a small piece of The gown
glass, stone, or Was
similar material, covered
typically rounded with
and perforated beads.
for threading with
others as a
necklace or
rosary or for
sewing onto
sequence \'se-kwan(t)s noun fabric
18. 1. the order I enjoyed
, -,kwen(t)s \ pattern in movie's
which things opening
happen or sequence.
take place
2. a set of things
that is put in
specific order
19. release \ ri-'Ies \ verb 1. to let go or The lion
was
free released
2. to emancipate from its cage.
3. to allow someth
to flow freely
4. to
make informat
available to
20. nonchala x.ncn-she-font adjective public
nt 1.coolly He was
.non-she-jont . unconcerned, surprisingly
lent \ indifferent, nonchalant
unexcited; about
relaxed, calm, winning the
and not worr award.
about anything;
not displaying
anxiety, interest,
21. maintain \ man-'tan r or enthusiasm
verb 1. to keep He has found
men- \ something at it difficult to
the same level, maintain a
rate or healthy
condition weight.
2. to continue
3. to
firmly
22. label declare
or assert
\ 'la-bel \ noun 1. a piece of You should
material on an read the
object that gives warning label
information before you
about the object take any
2. a name or medicine.
phrase assigned
to a person to
classify them,
often in an unfair
manner 3. a
23. jubilant company that
produces music
\ 'jO-ba-lant \ adjective 1. thrilled Their
2. feeling happy
and expressing chants
great and jubilant
joy faces
3. expressing are a
extreme reminder
happiness, of why the
often due to World
victory or CuP issuch
 success a
special event.
1. not aware She was

24. ignorant\ 'ig-n(a-)rant \ adjective

2. possessing ignorant
little knowledge about the
training dangers of
3. uneducat the drugs.
uninformed
gallant \ ga-'Iant, noun ga-'16nt, 1. (of a person or He was
their behavior)quite a
'ga-Iant \ brave and gallant,
noble; primping
high-spirited more than
and daring either
2.(of a of his sisters
man)
courteously
attentive
especially to
women;
chivalrous;
Flirtatious
3. showy, colorful,
or stylish,
as in dress or
manner;
splendid;
magnificent;
well-dressed
26. Facilitate\ f9-' si-19-tat, \ verb 1. to help It will help
make something facilitate
Happen the sharing
2. to assist information.
3. to make
something easier
27. eliminate\ i-'Ii-ma-,nat \ verb 1. to get rid of She's trying to
2. to abolish eliminate
3. to remove fatty foods
l. to explain from her diet.
28. define \ oi-Tin \ verb To discover
exactly what and define
something those laws is
means the problem
2. to describe of history.
what a word
means
3. to clarify
4. to limit
29. cease \ 'ses \ verb
l. The factory
to stop do
something; to quit ceased
2. to discontinue operations
3. to come to an last year.
end
30. abide \ D-DbTd\ verb 1. to accept Always abide
2. to put up the rules and
with; to tolerate regulations in
3. to conform school.
 One-WISH PROGRAM
(One- Word Investment Study Habit)

WORD LISTFOR GRADE 5

(FIRSTGRADING)
Day Vocabulary Pronun- Part of Meaning Sentence
1. ciation Speech
hillcrest \'hil-krest\ noun the top line of a We saw the
Sentence: hill hillcrest at the
chocolate
hills.
2. elate \ 'i-'Iat \ verb to make The winning
(someone) very of the state
happy and basketball
excited championship
elated the
verb whole town.
3. groan \ 'gron \ to make a deep The wounded
sound because non groaned
of pain 0 some in pain.
strong emotion
(such as grief or
disappointment)
4. swoop \'swup \ verb to move with a The police
sweep swooped in
and captured
the criminals.
5. epitomize epit '0 rnize verb 1. to serve as the Thisstudent's
\ i-'pi-ta- typical or ideal struggles
.rniz ', example of epitomize the
2. to make or trouble with
give an epitome our schools.
of
6. contour con ·tour \ noun an outline The map
'kon-, tur \ especially of a shows the
curving or contour of the
irregular figure: coastline.
SHAPE
7. intricate in ·tri-cote \ adjective 1. having many The movie
'in-tri-kst \ complexly has an
interrelating parts intricate plot.
or elements:
COMPLICATED
 , adjective
12. scarce \ 'skers \ 1. deficient in Food was
quantity or getting
number scarce during
compared with the drought.
the demand
not plentiful or
abundant
2. intentionally
absent
made himself
scarce at
inspection time
13. metier /MET-yay/ noun 1. VOCATION,After trying
TRADE several careers
2. an area of she found her
activity in which true metier in
one excels: computer
FORTE science.
the front of a A museum's
14. Fcccde to-code \ noun
happy te-sco \ building; also: east foccde
marriage any face of a
building given
special
architectural
treatment
archaeology or-choeol noun ·o·gy\ 1: the scientific The archaeo study
of material logy of many remains
or-ke-: o-le- (such as walls and
je \ tools, pottery,monuments in
jewelry, stonethe world
walls, and remains
monuments) of undiscovered.
past human life
and activities
16. avalanche av 'a 'Ianche noun a large mass of The collapse
\ 'o-va-,Ianch snow, ice, earth, these
\ rock, or other clouds causes
material in swift deadly
motion down a avalanche of
mountainside or hot rocks,
over a precipice gas, and
volcanic ash
that races do
the
mountainside
in a
deadly
pyroclastic
flow.
 (someone or
something with a
liquid
24. outstretch \ out-stretch verb out; extend The dog had
\,out-'strech \ outstretched
25. avalanche av ·a·Ianche \ his legs and
was lying
across the widt
of the door
noun a large massof way.

ve-,Ianch\ snow, ice, earth,

26. gleam \'glem \ rock, or other
material in swift
motion down a
mountainside or
noun over a precipice
a small bright He saw the
27. erode \ i-rod \ light gleam of a
flashlight in
the distance.
verb to gradually Crashing
28. crouch \krauch \ destroy waves have
(something) or to eroded
be gradually the cliffs
destroyed by along
natural forces the beech.
(such as water,
wind or ice)
verb to lower your She crouched
29. clasp \ 'klasp \ body to the down trying to
ground by get a closer
bending your look at the
legs spider.
verb to hold He clasped
30. cabin \'ka-ben\ (someone or the keys on his
something) belt.
tightly with you
noun hands or arms
the part of an Don't
airplane in which unbuckle you
the passengers set belt
sit until the flight
attendant
says
it is safe to
move around
the cabin.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
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DIVI8IDNOF:L...ttS pINrAJS

One-WISH PROGRAM
(One- Word Investment Study Habit)

WORD LISTFOR GRADE 6

Day Vocabulary Pronun-ciation Part of Speech Meaning Sentence

1. versatile- ver ·sa·tile \ adjective 1. embracing a She is a versatile

'var-sa-tal variety of athlete who
subjects, fields, participates in
or skills; also many different
turning with sports.
ease from one
thing to
another
2. fragile frog ile \ 'fro- adjective 1. easily broken Her health has

jel r -jT(-e)1\ or destroyed a always been

delicate very fragile.
2. lacking in

3. horizon vigor
ho ri zon \ he- noun 1. the line The sun rose
'ri-z-n \ where the slowly over the
earth seems to eastern horizon.
meet the sky 2.
range of
perception or
experience
broaden your
horizons
4. mute, \ 'mvut \ adjective 1. unable to The hounds
Definition: speak : lacking generally hunt
1: the power of mute, so they
Examples: speech can get close to
1. They 2.characterized the game.
hugged each by absence of
other in mute speech: such
sympathy. as
2. I could a felt or
see a mute experienced
plea for help but not
in hiseyes. expressed
". touched her
hand in mute
sympathy her
mute hostility
b : refusing to
plead directly
 or stand trial
the prisoner
stands mute
3. remaining
silent,
undiscovered,
or
unrecoqnized
5. unbelievableun ·be ·liev·able adjective \ ,an- too improbable Thisstadium's
ba-'le-va- for belief the phenomenal, this
bal\ plot is unreal whole facility is
and unbelievable.
unbelievable;
also: of such a
superlative
degree as to
be hard to
believe the
destruction was
unbelievable
made an
unbelievable
catch in center
field
6. anxiously j'aNGkSHasle/ adverb in a manner They listened
resulting from anxiously to the
or revealing radio for more
anxiety. information.
to dispose of They
7. burry \ 'ber-ex verb
by depositing buried their pet
in or as if in rabbit in the
the earth backyard.

8. abandon \ a-'ban- verb to give up The baker

den \ with the intent abandon his
of never bread business
again or bakery
claiming a because he
right or doesn't know
interest in how to handle
money.
9. realize \ 're-a-, IIz \ verb to bring into They

concrete did
existence not realize the
risk that was
involved.
 10. device \ di-tvis \ noun something The company's
fanciful, method of
elaborate, or tracking
intricate in expenses is just
design a device to
make it seem
more
profitable.
11. bridge \ 'brij \ noun a structure We crossed the

carrying a bridge over the

pathway or river.
roadway over
a depression
or
obstacle
12. divorce \ ds-t vors \ verb law: the The couple

verb action or an divorced after

instance of getting married
legally for six months.
dissolving.
13. alternative \ 01-' ter-ne-tiv\ adjective offering or Scientists are

expressing a developing
choice an alternative
approach to
treating the
Disease.
14. breathe \ 'bret.b \ verb to draw air We can

into breathe
and expel it properly
from the lungs without my
running nose.
15. adequate \ "c-dl-kwat \ Adjective sufficient for a An amount of

specific need money is

or adequate to
requirement supply their
needs.
16. miscalculate \, mis-' kcl- verb to calculate The bosses

kye-,Iat \ wrongly simply weren't

ready when it
turned out
they had mis-
calculated
badly.
 17. disappointment \ ,dis-a- noun the act or an A pupil suffered
'p6int-mant \ instance of dis-
disappointing appointment
when he felt he
was not
accepted by
his group.
18. fallacious /f::l'le1f::ls/ adjective false; deceptive Paradoxically,

-Iolse: tending to fallacious

- mislead; reasoning does
deceptive not always yield
erroneous results:
even though
your logic may
be faulty, the
answer you get
may nevertheless
be correct.
19. neophyte /'ni:oufaIt / noun beginner Thismountain

recent convert slope contains

to a belief; one slides that will
newly initiated challenge
anyone, either
expert or
neophyte.
20. complement /com-ple-ment / verb to complete, That picturesque

make perfect cover page

really
complements
contents of your
book, Henry.
2l. prosaic /proo'zehk/ adjective dull and Though the ad

unimaginative; writers came up

matter-ot-tact; with an original
factual way to publicize
the product, the
head office
rejected it for a
more prosaic,
ordinary slogan
22. multifarious /mAlh'fE::lrms/ adjective varied; greatly A career woman

diversified; and mother, she

made up of was constantly busy
many differing with the multifariou~
parts activities of her doilv
life.
23. mercurial /m3rkju~rI~I/ adjective capricious; Quick as
- liable to sudden quicksilver to
unpredictable change, he was
change; quick an mercurial in
changeable in nature and
temperament
therefore
unreliable.
verb to charge, inspire The king's speech
24. catalyze /cot-o-lize/
catalyzed his
warriorsand
prepared them to
face a deadly foe.
verb to bring forth, Pearson's
25. elicit /i- 'li-sot/
draw out, evoke melancholy tale
was designed to
elicit sympathy
from all
who heard it.
26. catalog cat-a-Iog/ verb 1. to list, enter The prosecutor
onto a list; cataloged the
victim's injuries
2. (n.) a list or then made an
collection a. impassioned
plea to the
members of the
jury.

Many people
shop in on-line
catalogs these
days just to save
gas money.

27. carp //'karp/ verb to annoy, The man finally

pester chastised his
daughter after
enduring her
carping for hours.
28. noun curse; evil When the magic
malediction /mceh'dIkf(~)n/
speaking: mirror revealed
utterance of that Snow White
curse or was still alive, the
execration wicked queen
cried out in rage
and uttered
dreadful
malediction.
 29. maelstrom j'mellstr~m/ noun whirlpool; The canoe was
powerful tossed about in the
circular current maelstrom
of water ' it
had to leave
the dangerous
water quickly.
30. tete-a-tete I, tad~'tat, noun a We enjoyed

tedctet/ private private

conversation tete-a-tete
between on the patio.
two people

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