| Word | Correct Definition | | :--- | :--- | | 1. Audacious | c. Fearless and daring | | 2. Confiscate | d. To seize by authority | | 3. Conscientious | a. Guided by one’s sense of right and wrong | | 4. Depict | e. To show or represent | | 5. Kernel | b. The most important part of an idea |
Remember: Prompt can be a verb (“The noise prompted me to leave”), an adjective (“She was prompt for the meeting”), or a noun (“The teacher gave a writing prompt”). Lesson 5 focuses on the verb and adjective forms.
Kernel (KER-nəl) = the core idea or a seed. Colonel (KER-nəl) = a military rank. They sound identical but are unrelated. On tests, they might use homophone tricks.
| Word | Correct Definition | | :--- | :--- | | 1. Audacious | c. Fearless and daring | | 2. Confiscate | d. To seize by authority | | 3. Conscientious | a. Guided by one’s sense of right and wrong | | 4. Depict | e. To show or represent | | 5. Kernel | b. The most important part of an idea |
Remember: Prompt can be a verb (“The noise prompted me to leave”), an adjective (“She was prompt for the meeting”), or a noun (“The teacher gave a writing prompt”). Lesson 5 focuses on the verb and adjective forms.
Kernel (KER-nəl) = the core idea or a seed. Colonel (KER-nəl) = a military rank. They sound identical but are unrelated. On tests, they might use homophone tricks.