Vocabulary Flashcards: Grades 1 to 5

Useful academic words with short definitions on the back.

Printable flashcards

How to print: Print the front pages first, then load the same sheets back in and print the back pages (columns are mirrored so each back lands behind its card). Cut along the dotted lines.

Fronts — 61 cards

above

ancient

brave

curious

describe

discover

enormous

escape

explore

famous

gather

journey

notice

peculiar

protect

ability

absorb

accurate

adapt

ancestor

anxious

assist

benefit

cautious

community

compare

conclude

consider

contrast

crucial

distant

efficient

advance

adventure

atmosphere

avoid

calculate

celebrate

challenge

climate

communicate

compete

conserve

contribute

courage

deliver

determine

abundant

accomplish

adequate

analyse

aspect

circumstance

comprehend

consequence

contemporary

deceive

dependable

diminish

distinguish

eliminate

Backs

very old

higher than something

eager to learn

ready to face danger

to find for the first time

to tell what something is like

to get away

very large

known by many people

to travel to learn about a place

a long trip

to bring together

strange

to see or observe

the power to do something

to keep safe

correct

to soak up

a family member from long ago

to change to fit

to help

worried

careful to avoid danger

something good gained

to see how things are alike or different

people living in the same place

to think about carefully

to decide after thinking

very important

to show differences

working well without waste

far away

an exciting experience

to move forward

to keep away from

the air around Earth

to mark a special day

to work out with numbers

the usual weather of a place

something difficult to do

to try to win

to share ideas

to give to a shared goal

to save from waste

to bring to a person

bravery

plentiful

to find out exactly

enough

to achieve

one part of something

to study in detail

to understand

a condition around an event

of the present time

a result

able to be trusted

to trick

to tell apart

to become smaller

to remove completely

About these flashcards

These words come up often in reading across the school years. Use each in a sentence and draw a picture for extra memory.

Ways to use them

Practise two to five minutes a day; sort cards into a "know it" pile and a "still learning" pile.
Play snap, memory or a quick quiz game in pairs.
Use each word in a spoken sentence before turning the card over.

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