Multisyllabic words

Multisyllabic Words

Spelling 4th Bimonthly5th Grade

elementary

• of or relating to the simplest principles of a subject

vehicle

• a machine that is used to carry people or goods from one place to another

miniature

• a very small sculpture, portrait, or painting

probability

• the chance that something will happen

opportunity

• a good chance for advancement or progress

substitute

• a person or thing that takes the place of someone or something else

variety

• a number or collection of different things or people

literature

• printed materials that provide information about something

elevator

• a machine used for carrying people and things to different levels in a building

Pennsylvania

• state E U.S.; capital, Harrisburg

ravioli

• pasta that is shaped like a square and is filled with meat, cheese, or vegetables

cafeteria

• a place (such as a restaurant or a room in a school) where people get food at a counter and carry it to a table for eating

mosaic

• a surface decoration made by inlaying small pieces of variously colored material to form pictures or patterns

tuxedo

• a formal suit for a man

meteorite

• a piece of rock or metal that has fallen to the ground from outer space

fascination

• something fascinating

cylinder

• a long round body whether hollow or solid

intermediate

• occurring in the middle of a process or series

centennial

• a 100th anniversary or its celebration

curiosity

• the desire to learn or know more about something or someone

documentary

• a presentation (as a film or novel) expressing or dealing with factual events

stegosaurus

• a large plant-eating dinosaur with bony plates along its back and tail and with spikes at the end of the tail

pediatrician

• a doctor who treats babies and children

mediocre

• not very good

simultaneous

• happening at the same time