SMART Words Notebook
Reading Selection: Teen Smoking: Who is Responsible? (1.16)
Word
accumulation
Definition
A gradual increase in the
____________ of something
ac-cu- mu-la-tion (noun)
Date:
Sentences
Due to the accumulation of
boxes in our apartment, there
is no place for people to
_______ (base form of verb).
The accumulation of
____________ in the
environment has led to global
warming.
Say It: The accumulation of ________________ (noun+s) made my parents ___________________(adj).
Write It: (Use the following sentence frame to write out a complete sentence.)
My brother’s accumulation of ________ (noun) has taken over all of the room in our ______ (noun).
On Your Own! (Write an original sentence that uses the SMART word.)
Word
To contradict
con-tra-dict (verb)
Definition
Sentences
If a statement or story
contradicts another one, the
facts in it are so ___________
that both statements cannot
be ____________ .
My boyfriend’s details about
the party contradicts what my
________(noun) told me!
opposite words: agree,
support
The woman’s story about the
______ contradicts what
other people said that they
saw.
Say It: Even if I think I’m right, I am careful not to contradict my ________________(noun).
Write It: (Use the following sentence frame to write out a complete sentence.)
The anonymous _________ (noun) contradicted the story from the famous _________ (noun) who says he wasn’t
smoking cigarettes at the party.
On Your Own! (Write an original sentence that uses the SMART word.)
SMART Words Notebook
Reading Selection: Teen Smoking: Who is Responsible? (1.16)
Word
To exhibit
Ex-hib-it (verb)
Definition
To show a quality, sign or
emotion in a way that people
__________ notice.
Date:
Sentences
My best friend frequently
exhibits ___________ (noun)
when she can’t figure out how
to solve the math problem.
Someone who smokes
cigarettes exhibits health
problems by __________.
(verb+ing) and _________
(verb+ing).
Say It: I try not to exhibit
_____ (noun) when I get a ______ (adj) grade on a test.
Write It: (Use the following sentence frame to write out a complete sentence.)
A person with depression often exhibits symptoms such as ______ (verb+ing) and _______ (verb+ing).
On Your Own! (Write an original sentence that uses the SMART word. )
Word
inevitable
Definition
Certain to happen and
______________to avoid.
in-ev-i-ta-ble (adj)
Sentences
I knew that it was inevitable
that we would have to write
a(an) __________ (noun) on
the novel we read in English
class.
I learned in health class that
_____(verb+ing) leads to
inevitable health problems.
Say It: It is inevitable that there will be another destructive _____________ (noun) in California.
Write It: (Use the following sentence frame to write out a complete sentence.)
I believe that if I continue to ____(base form verb), it is inevitable that I will _________(verb) .
On Your Own! (Write an original sentence that uses the SMART word.)
SMART Words Notebook
Reading Selection: Teen Smoking: Who is Responsible? (1.16)
Word
manipulate
ma-nip-u-late (verb)
Definition
To make someone do exactly
what you want by tricking or
____________ her.
Date:
Sentences
Fast food restaurants, such as
_________, manipulates their
customers into eating
_______ (noun) and _______
(noun) even though these
foods are not good for us.
Say It: Advertisements on TV manipulate us into ______ (verb+ing) ________ (noun) we don’t really need.
Write It: (Use the following sentence frame to write out a complete sentence.)
I learned that I can manipulate my __________(noun) by ____ (verb+ing) him/her/them candy.
On Your Own! (Write an original sentence that uses the SMART word. )
Before the test! Be sure you can spell each of the words and use in a sentence that shows what the
word means.
Practice Again:
1.
accumulation
2. contradict
3. exhibit
4. inevitable
5. manipulate