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Grade 4 English - Reference Materials Meanings and Pronunciations — Flashcards

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While writing or reading material, students should consult references to ensure accuracy. Dictionaries and glossaries provide definitions for unknown words. Dictionaries provide pronunciation keys and glossaries may provide page numbers where the term is located on. Thesauruses provide synonyms and antonyms for words. 

wildlife (wild – lif) n. things that are alive and live off the land
windchill (wind – chil) n. the belief that the temperature of air is lower because of the breeze on the body
window (wind-o) n. an opening in a house that allows something to go through
windy (wind – e) adj. moving wind
wisdom (wiz-dum) n. having the knowledge and judgment needed
wise (wiz) adj. the qualities of having knowledge and judgment needed
wish (wish) v. to want or desire for something
withdraw (with – dro) v. to take something away
witness (wit-nes) n. to observe something
witty (wit – e) adj. clever
wolf (wulf) n. an animal that usually lives in the wild that is furry and has a pointy nose
wonder (wun-der) v. to think about something

Glossary

Climate – the temperature, precipitation and wind conditions in an area
Core – the center part of the Earth shaped like a ball
Crust – the outside level of the Earth
Fossil – the remainder of a thing in the Earth from a much earlier time
Rock cycle – the system in which a rock is formed, transformed and made into another rock
Weather – the immediate condition of temperature, precipitation, wind, etc.
Weathering – when rock erodes due to natural occurrences

Thesaurus

Know – learn, notice, see
Like – similar, close, comparable
Long – tall, deep, high, lengthy, expanded
Look – peek, glance, stare, view
Make – produce, form, construct
Many – several, lots, countless
Sound – noise
Water – liquid
Write – scribe, scribble, record

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Which word from the dictionary means a stream of air that feels colder than it really is?
Windchill
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