Lesson 14Fourth Grade Journeys

social (adjective)“Ants are frequently compared with people because they live in social communities and work together to solve their problems” (Journeys, p. 413)

Definition: tending to form relationships and live together in groups; not solitary

Different forms: socially (adverb);

exchange (noun)

“Some people have seen exchanges in which dolphins give and receive food” (Journeys, p. 106).

Definition: the act of giving or taking one thing in return for another thing

Different forms: exchanges (plural noun); exchange (verb); exchanges (verb); exchanged (verb); exchanging (verb)

excess (adjective)

“People harvest only excess honey from a beehive. The bees need the rest to live” (Journeys, p. 406).

Definition: more than is usual, allowed, or needed

Different forms: excess (noun); excesses (plural noun)

reinforce (verb)

“Elephants reinforce, or strengthen, their bond as they protect their young” (Journeys, p. 406).

Definition: to strengthen; to encourage or give support to an idea, behavior, or feeling

Different forms: reinforces (verb); reinforced (verb); reinforcing (verb)

storage (noun)

“Squirrels save things in storage. They can get food from that place latter” (Journeys, p. 407).

Definition: a space where you put things when they are not being used

Different forms: storage (adjective)

transport (verb)

“Working together is helpful when a group has to transport, or move, a big object” (Journeys, p. 407).

Definition: to carry someone or something from one place to another

Different forms: transports (verb); transported (verb); transporting (verb); transportable (adjective)

chamber (noun)Definition: a small space inside something

Different forms: chambers (plural noun)

These wasps are working in the hollow chambers of their nest.

scarce (adjective)

“Drinking water for wild animals is sometimes scarce” (Journeys, p. 407).

Definition: very small in amount or number and therefore hard to find or get

Different forms: scarce (adverb)

obstacle (noun)“Many kinds of ants dig tunnels under streams and other obstacles” (Journeys, p. 419).

Definition: something that blocks your path; something you have to go around or over

Different forms: obstacles (plural noun)

transfer (verb)“An anthill absorbs the sun’s rays and transfers the heat down into the nest” (Journeys, p. 414).

Definition: to move someone or something from one place to another

Different forms: transfers (verb); transferred (verb); transferring (verb)