Academic Vocabulary: Verbs (Part 4)

to use a reading strategy to figure out a word

• determine

• decode

• demonstrate

Use proper verb tense to ___________________ your understanding of correct

grammar usage.

• determine

• decode

• demonstrate

to tell about something with facts and details

• describe

• demonstrate

• determine

She broke the 3-syllable word into chunks to ___________________ it correctly.

• decode

• describe

• determine

to show how to do something clearly

• decode

• determine

• demonstrate

With your highlighter, read the article and __________________ the topic

sentence of each paragraph.

• demonstrate

• determine

• describe

to decide something important

• determine

• demonstrate

• decode

The author used sensory details to ___________________ the setting to his

readers.

• demonstrate

• decode

• describe