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Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Contents
About This Book
How to Use This Book
Lesson 1 Synonyms, I
1.1 A Little Superhero
1.2 A Big Estuary
1.3 A Frightening Character
Lesson 2 Synonyms, II
2.1 A Great Tourist Attraction
2.2 An Aviation First
2.3 An Old Town
Lesson 3 Antonyms, I
3.1 A Single President
3.2 Famous Rabbit's Line
3.3 An American First
Lesson 4 Antonyms, II
4.1 Comic Strip Detective
4.2 Mark Twain
4.3 Great Words of a Great President
Lesson 5 Homographs, I
5.1 An American Showman
5.2 A Many-Sided Figure
5.3 A Parliament
Lesson 6 Homographs, II
6.1 Right to Left and Left to Right
6.2 Blood Pressure
6.3 A Computer Bug
Lesson 7 Homophones, I
7.1 A Man of Great Intellect and Talent
7.2 A Surveyor's Tool
7.3 Volcanic Rock with a Special Property
Lesson 8 Homophones, II
8.1 Paul Revere's Fellow Riders
8.2 How Deep?
8.3 The USS Constitution
Lesson 9 Easily Confused Words, I
9.1 A First for the Supreme Court
9.2 Extinct Animals
9.3 A Family Pet
Lesson 10 Easily Confused Words, II
10.1 Symbol of a Political Party
10.2 A Somewhat Unpleasant Character
10.3 An Uncommon Two-Term President
Lesson 11 Easily Confused Words, III
11.1 A Long Tail
11.2 A Submarine First
11.3 A First for a President
Lesson 12 Words with Latin Roots, I
12.1 Comets
12.2 King Tut
12.3 Uranus
Lesson 13 Words with Latin Roots, II
13.1 An Imitator
13.2 A Barber's Son
13.3 Internet Inventor
Lesson 14 Words with Greek Roots, I
14.1 Four Special Words
14.2 A One-of-a-Kind State
14.3 Volcano
Lesson 15 Words with Greek Roots, II
15.1 Canada
15.2 A Story for All Ages
15.3 Dolly the Sheep
Lesson 16 Prefixes, I
16.1 First for a Postage Stamp
16.2 Penguins
16.3 Great Seal of the United States
Lesson 17 Prefixes, II
17.1 Mercury
17.2 Goldfish
17.3 A Big Volcano
Lesson 18 Suffixes, I
18.1 Colonial Newspaper Editor
18.2 A Crayon Milestone
18.3 A Forgotten Character
Lesson 19 Suffixes, II
19.1 Play Ball!
19.2 West of the Mississippi
19.3 Milwaukee
Lesson 20 Words That Name, I
20.1 An American Novelist
20.2 Under the Sea
20.3 An Unusual Snake
Lesson 21 Words That Name, II
21.1 A Famous Rabbit
21.2 Cracker Jack
21.3 Breaking the Sound Barrier
Lesson 22 Words That Name, III
22.1 Minnesota
22.2 King Kong
22.3 A Very Loud Animal
Lesson 23 Words That Name, IV
23.1 An Archenemy
23.2 Alabama
23.3 A Chicago First
Lesson 24 Action Words, I
24.1 A Candy Man. 24.2 A Die ff rent Method for Growing Plants
24.3 The Three Musketeers
Lesson 25 Action Words, II
25.1 A Sneeze-Causing Plant
25.2 Candy Maker
25.3 Andromeda
Lesson 26 Action Words, III
26.1 The First Loser
26.2 An American Cookbook
26.3 Big News Via Telegraph
Lesson 27 Action Words, IV
27.1 Chimpanzees
27.2 Ohio
27.3 A First for the U.S. Congress
Lesson 28 Descriptive Words, I
28.1 In Pursuit of Atoms
28.2 Grenada
28.3 Cleaning the Coasts
Lesson 29 Descriptive Words, II
29.1 Your Lungs
29.2 A Cave Researcher
29.3 Teeth
Lesson 30 Descriptive Words, III
30.1 The Hairs on Your Head
30.2 A Book Collector
30.3 An Ancient City
Lesson 31 Descriptive Words, IV
31.1 Your Blood Vessels
31.2 A Secret
31.3 A Special Science
Lesson 32 Compound Words, I
32.1 Cartoon Sorcerer
32.2 First Televised Presidential Debate
32.3 The Stars in the Sky
Lesson 33 Compound Words, II
33.1 The Chipmunks
33.2 The First Moon Landing
33.3 The Wizard of Oz
Lesson 34 Words from Other Languages, I
34.1 Electric Eels
34.2 The Statue of Liberty
34.3 Freshwater
Lesson 35 Words from Other Languages, II
35.1 Foot Size
35.2 A Fictional Detective
35.3 Motion
Lesson 36 Words Based on Names
36.1 The Top Three Elements
36.2 Used the World Over
36.3 The Tall and the Short
Lesson 37 Words for Readers and Writers
37.1 Uncommon Presidents
37.2 Driest and Lowest
37.3 A Lot of Mackerel
Lesson 38 Math Words, I
38.1 A Numbers Man
38.2 Hamburger
38.3 Roller Coaster
Lesson 39 Math Words, II
39.1 A Musical Device
39.2 A Game-Changing Baseball Rule
39.3 Stomach Sounds
Lesson 40 Social Studies Words, I
40.1 Your Muscles
40.2 A Legendary Basketball Player
40.3 A Presidential Resignation
Lesson 41 Social Studies Words, II
41.1 A Transatlantic Port
41.2 A First for the U.S. Senate
41.3 An Army Explorer
Lesson 42 Science Words, I
42.1 Moon Rocks
42.2 Mount Rushmore
42.3 Twinkies
Lesson 43 Science Words, II
43.1 A Famous Character of a Children's Story
43.2 Peanuts
43.3 Hawaii by Another Name
Lesson 44 Health Words
44.1 Chewing Gum
44.2 Down into Wonderland
44.3 Vaccine for Polio
Lesson 45 Time Words
45.1 Frozen Foods
45.2 A Famous Pirate
45.3 Thanks to a First Lady
Lesson 46 Bonus Words, I
46.1 Alligators and Crocodiles
46.2 Finding a Supernova
46.3 Sleepy Snails
Lesson 47 Bonus Words, II
47.1 A Big Sneeze
47.2 Into Outer Space
47.3 A Special Light
Lesson 48 Bonus Words, III
48.1 An Ancient Bandage
48.2 Muppet Guys
48.3 Woman Hockey Player
Lesson 49 Bonus Words, IV
49.1 Kangaroos
49.2 An Ancestor of Chickens
49.3 Hardworking Cows
Lesson 50 Bonus Words, V
50.1 Cotton Candy
50.2 A Spiky Dinosaur
50.3 A Hardy Creature
Word List
Answer Key

Colorful, dynamic, and filled with engaging puzzle-format worksheets, McGraw Hill Vocabulary Grades 6-8, Third Edition provides a fun learning experience for your child to learn and practice the skills they need to do well in school and on standardized tests, or as an integral part of their homeschooling curriculum. With more than 500 essential vocabulary words and 50 lessons, McGraw Hill Vocabulary Grades 6-8 features tools to help master different types of words (including easily confused words), guidance on learning prefixes, suffixes, and compound words, and easy ways for students to look up and check their progress. As they work through the book, students will sharpen both their vocabulary and many of the word skills they'll need to do well on current tests and later grades

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