Al-Hussan Model School

International Section

Third Grade
Vocabulary Sheet
Lesson 16
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Complicated adjective Pollution noun

Not easy to understand, deal with, or solve The act of making dirty, impure, or harmful;
the condition of being dirty,
Ex. Did you do the complicated problem impure, or harmful
on page 5?
Ex. Smog is a kind of air pollution.
Rubbish noun Hardly adverb
Trash barely; only just
Ex. Please take this rubbish out to the trash Ex. This box is so heavy I can hardly lift
can. it.

Shade noun Global adjective

An area that is partly dark because light Worldwide; relating to the entire earth
has been blocked off from it
Ex. Many countries are cooperating in a
Ex. It is too cold to sit in the shade. global effort to end hunger.

Recycle verb Project noun

To treat materials that have been thrown A plan for doing something; scheme
away in order to use them again

Ex. Many cities recycle glass, cans, and Ex. The town’s voters approved the building
newspapers. project.

Drip verb Carton noun

To fall or let fall in drops A cardboard box used to hold goods

Ex. Water is dripping into the attic from a Ex. Let's pack these gifts into a mailing
leak in the roof. carton.