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Name<br />

Use a dictionary when you want to check word origins. The<br />

definition may include information about the word’s beginnings<br />

or how it has changed over time. It also may tell which language<br />

a word comes from or how or when a word became part of the<br />

English language.<br />

Find each of these words in the dictionary. Next to each word, tell<br />

from which language the word comes.<br />

1. taco<br />

2. junk<br />

3. car<br />

4. reason<br />

5. magenta<br />

6. tortilla<br />

7. city<br />

8. dollar<br />

9. guitar<br />

10. cereal<br />

11. music<br />

12. radius<br />

At Home: Find the people behind the origins of these words:<br />

sandwich and teddy bear.<br />

Weslandia • Grade 5/Unit 5<br />

<strong>Practice</strong><br />

Vocabulary Strategy:<br />

Word Origins<br />

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