Language Arts Grade Six

Unit Seven, Lesson Five: Unit Review

  1. snail
  2. pail
  3. quail
  4. sprain
  5. brain
  6. grain
  7. national
  8. ecosystem
  9. cycle
  10. system
  1. habitat
  2. producers
  3. decomposers
  4. herbivores
  5. community
  6. niche
  7. consumers
  8. chain
  9. competition
  10. carnivores
Abbreviations and Acronyms

Here are some common abbreviations: 


	WORD(s)			ABBREVIATION

	 words per minute	 wpm
	 point			 pt
	 FBI			 Federal Bureau of Investigation
	 BLM			 Bureau of Land Management
	 Oct.			 October
	 Nov.			 November
	 Dec.			 December
	 Avenue			 Ave.
	 Street			 St.
Here are some common acronyms: 

	PIN: Personal Identification Number

	SCUBA:  Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus

	AIDS: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome

	NASA: National Aeronatics and Space Administration	

	AWOL: Absent WithOut Leave

	SWAT: Special Weapons Action Team

	SNAFU: situation normal, all fouled up
The difference between abbreviations and acronyms is that you say abbreviations as separate letters (as in p-s-i) and you say acroyms as if they were regular words (as in SCUBA).

Categories and Classification

Classifying means sorting things into groups (or categories). The category is like a label or name for a group of items which are alike in some way. The following example shows several items sorted into different categories. 


	FURNITURE		FOOD			ANIMALS
	 chair			 apple			 rat
	 table			 orange			 dog
	 table			 cheese			 cat
	 desk			 bread			 lizard
	 stool

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