Tennessee Academic Vocabulary for Fourth Grade
analogy
audience (as listeners and readers)
author's purpose
cause/effect
compare/contrast
com – with
con – against
double negatives
drawing conclusions
encyclopedia
fable
genre (introduction)
index
making inferences
myth
outline
possessive nouns
proofread
read – we know what that means
proof – sample pictures, not finished
punctuation (quotation marks)
sentence fragment
simple predicate
simple subject
thesaurus
title page (parts of)
verb tense
Language Arts Definitions (Click here to download the definitions in Word format)
acute
associative property
attributes
capacity
computation
congruent
dividend - divide
divisor
equivalent - equal
grid
hundredths
identity property
mass
median – med - middle
mode
obtuse
quotient
reasonable
similar (comparing figures)
tenths
transformations (flips, slides, turns)
volume (conceptual)
zero property
Math Definitions (Click here to download the definitions in Word format)
adaptations
amphibians
cell (wall, membrane, cytoplasm, nucleus)
condensation
earth's layers (crust, mantle, core)
edible (parts of plants)
endangered - danger
erosion
evaporation
friction
gravity
heredity
lunar
mammals
mixture/solution
moon phases (correct sequence)
parallel circuit
pitch
precipitation
renewable / non-renewable
reptiles
series circuit
simple machines
solar energy
threatened
thriving
traits / characteristics
Science Definitions (Click here to download the definitions in Word format)
American Revolution
ancient civilizations
Articles of Confederation
Bill of Rights
colonial - colony
Constitution
democracy
executive branch
explorers
judicial branch - judicial - judge
legislative branch
Louisiana Purchase
Mayflower Compact
mission
Native American groups (e.g., Cherokee, Creek, Chickasaw)
preamble - pre - before
Puritan
Quaker
religion
slavery
Supply and demand
taxes (Revolutionary War)
Tennessee political leaders (e.g., Daniel Boone, John Sevier)
Trail of Tears
Westward expansion
Social Studies Definitions (Click here to download the definitions in Word format)
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