Name ____________________________
Vocabulary: Unit 9
Each vocabulary unit will last for two weeks. All twenty words will be tested on a
vocabulary test at the end of the second week. For the vocabulary test, students will be
expected to understand the meaning of each word and be able to use each word in a
sentence that shows meaning.
Example:
Sentence showing meaning – Fiction books tell stories that are made up.
Sentence not showing meaning – I like fiction books.
The vocabulary words for this unit are on the back of this page. You will have two weeks to
complete your homework.
Your vocabulary folder will be collected on Friday, March 7 so I can check on your progress.
Please make sure your work is in the folder, not just the contract.
All work is due on Friday, March 14.
Week 1 – Choose 4 different assignments from the week 1 choice
board using ten vocabulary words. Try to use all of the words from the
list throughout the week. Due on March 7.
Week 2 – Choose 4 different assignments from the week 2 choice
board using ten vocabulary words. Be sure to use the ten words that
you didn’t use week one. Due on March 14.
Remember that all 20 vocabulary words will be tested on Friday February 28!
Vocabulary Words – Unit 9
1. contraction
2. thesaurus
3. synonym
4. antonym
5. producers
6.
7.
8.
9.
consumer
goods
services
natural resources
10. human resources
11. capital resources
12. scarcity
13. economic choice
14. opportunity cost
15. probability
16. outcome
17. likely
18. impossible
19. certain
20. unlikely
A contraction is a short form of a word or word group that is
made by leaving out a sound or letter. Examples: I’m = I
am, he’s = he is, we’re = we are
A thesaurus is a book in which words that have the same or
similar meanings are grouped together.
A synonym is a word that has the same meaning as another
word.
An antonym is a word with a meaning that is opposite to the
meaning of another word.
People who use resources to make goods and/or provide
services
A buyer of goods or services
Things that people make or use to satisfy needs and wants
Activities that satisfy people’s needs and wants
Materials that come directly from nature (e.g., water, soil,
wood, coal)
People working to produce goods and services
Goods made by people and used to produce other goods
and services(machines, tools, buildings)
is the condition that exists when there are not enough
resources to satisfy all of the competing uses.
The choice of or decision among alternatives or possibilities
(example – choosing between buying a bag of chips or a
candy bar)
The next best choice that is given up when an economic
choice is made
is the chance that something will happen - how likely it is
that some event will happen
all possibilities of a probability experiment (example: the
outcomes of flipping a coin would be “heads” and “tails”)
in probability, an event that is expected or has a good
chance of happening
in probability, an event has no chance of occurring
in probability, an event that will always happen
in probability, an event that has a small chance of
happening, but is not likely to happen
Choice Board, Week 1: Choose 4
*Cross off each assignment that you choose.
Word Hunt
Locate your spelling words in a
magazine, newspaper, junk mail, online
source, or other text that you have at
home. Cut and paste the words into the
box.
Syllable Sorting
Sort your words by the number of
syllables.
Who am I?
Choose 6 of your words. Write down 3
clues about each word. Read them to a
friend or family member and see if they
can guess the word.
Sentences
Write 8 sentences, using a different
vocabulary word in each sentence.
Computer
Type each word using any font that you
like. Print and turn in with your contract.
Pictures
Choose 6 of your words. Write each
word and then draw a picture to
represent the meaning of that word
Choice Board, Week 2: Choose 4
*Cross off each assignment that you choose.
Word Webs
Choose 3 of your words. Write down 4
words that are related to each
vocabulary word or have a similar
meaning.
Story Picture
Draw 1 picture and write a short
description of the picture using at least 3
vocabulary words.
Story
Use at least 5 of your words to write a
short story. You can make the story as
silly or serious as you like.
Concept Definition Map
Choose one of your words and fill out a
Concept Definition Map for that word.
Word Meaning Map
Choose one of your words and fill out a
Word Meaning Map for that word.
Frayer Model Chart
Choose one of your words and fill out a
Frayer Model for that word.
Word Webs
Example:
animal
flippers
penguin
ic e
egg
Word Meaning Map
Word
Defintion
Draw a picture of the word.
Use the word in a sentence.
Frayer Model Chart
Meaning
Sentence
Examples
Non-Examples
Concept Definiton Map