Caribbean School Vocabulary # 1

Fifth Grade “Words with Final /әl/ and /әn/”

Miss Flore Spelling
IIP IIT Tuesday, August 11th

slogan(n) a short easily remembered The slogan of Caribbean is “Grow in

phrase, especially one used to Wisdom”.
advertise an idea or a product
woolen(adj) made of wool She likes to wear woolen socks in winter
because it makes her warm.

listen(v) to give attention to someone Children should listen to their parents,

or something in order to hear they have the best advices.
him, her, or it

heron(n) a large bird with long legs, a When we were doing the tour, we
long neck and grey or white were able to see some herons around
feathers that lives near water the river.

frighten(adj) to make someone feel fear The frighten kid was crying after he
watched the movie.
lengthen(v) to make something longer, or I will have to lengthen this skirt or the
to become longer teacher will send an observation.

captain(n) the person in charge of a ship My last cruise trip, my family and I had
or an aircraft dinner with the captain.

mountain(n) a raised part of the earth's Mountains are the heart of Costa
surface, much larger than a Rica’s nature.
hill, the top of which might be
covered in snow
sandal(n) a light shoe, especially worn in She had no sandals and walked
warm weather, consisting of a barefoot.
bottom part held onto the foot
by straps

signal(n) an action, movement, or While you are driving, you need to

sound that gives information, a read the signs to avoid an accident.
message, a warning, or an
order
 Caribbean School Vocabulary # 1
Fifth Grade “Words with Final /әl/ and /әn/”
Miss Flore Spelling
IIP IIT Tuesday, August 11th
global(adj) relating to the whole world English is a global language
so people needs to learn it.

bushel(n) a unit of measurement of volume of She bought a bushel of

dry products apples from the farmer.

marvel(v) to show or experience great surprise or Visitors to Rome marvel over

admiration the beauty of the city.

barrel(n) a large container, made of wood, The kids rolled the barrel
metal, or plastic, with a flat top and along the road and their
bottom and curved sides that make it father was angry.
fatter in the middle

practical(adj) relating to experience, real situations, They wanted to design a

or actions rather than ideas or machine that was both
imagination attractive and practical.

pretzel(n) a hard salty biscuit that has been
baked in a stick or knot shape
fable(n) a short story that tells a general truth or
is only partly based on fact, or
literature of this type
When you go to Disney
World, you need to try their
pretzels they are delicious.
Last week, we read a fable
in our Reading class and it
was cool.

chuckle(v) to laugh quietly He shook his head with a soft

chuckle.

angle(n) a position from which something is The tower is visible from every
looked at all angles.
nozzle(n) a narrow piece attached to the end At the gas station, my dad
of a tube so that the liquid or air that took the nozzle to fill the car’s
comes out can be directed in a tank.
particular way