EDL Reading Core VocabularyAssessment

The EDL Reading Core Vocabulary is composed of words introduced in the more widely used basal reading series and/or found on frequency lists. The list is arranged in alphabetical order and includes only the words introduced on the specific grade level.

EDL Reading Core Vocabulary Fifth Grade

Check indicates automatic word recognition with word meaning:

abandon / conversation / guinea / oxen / sly
ability / convince / gulp / oxygen / smother
absent / cooperate / gum / oyster / snare
absorb / correction / gust / pace / snatch
academy / cough / gym / pajamas / sneer
accompany / county / hail / pal / snug
account / crackle / halter / panic / sob
accounting / cradle / ham / pansy / sober
achieve / craft / hamburger / panther / social
achievement / cranberry / hammock / pantry / society
adapt / crane / hardship / papoose / sod
addition / crank / hare / parakeet / soda
admiral / crater / harp / parallel / sofa
admiration / credit / harpoon / pardon / soil
admission / crest / hasty / parka / sole
adobe / crime / haul / parlor / solemn
adopt / crude / haunt / passage / solid
advance / crumble / haze / patience / sombrero
advantage / crush / heal / patio / soothe
advice / crust / height / patrol / sorrow
advise / crystal / helicopter / peak / sought
affect / curb / helmet / peasant / soul
afterward / custard / herb / pebble / souvenir
agent / daily / heron / peck / spade
agriculture / dainty / hickory / peculiar / spaghetti
aid / dam / hike / peer / sparrow
aisle / darling / hip / pep / sped
alcohol / darn / hiss / perch / spice
alley / dart / hockey / perfume / spinach
alter / dazzle / hoe / peril / spite
altitude / deaf / hogan / perish / splendid
aluminum / deafen / holly / permit / sprain
A.M. / decision / holy / perplex / sprawl
ammunition / declaration / homestead / petroleum / spun
angel / decrease / horizon / petticoat / spur
ankle / decree / horrible / philosopher / sputter
antelope / defeat / horror / phonograph / squash
antenna / delay / hover / physical / squint
anvil / delicate / huddle / picket / squire
ape / demonstrate / hull / pickle / squirm
apologize / dense / hum / pier / stain
appeal / dent / humble / pierce / stationary
appetite / dentist / humor / pill / stationery
appreciate / deny / hurdle / pineapple / steak
appreciation / depot / hurl / pistol / stew
apprentice / descend / hush / plank / stitch
apricot / descendent / hustle / plantation / stock
arch / describe / hygiene / plaster / stoop
artic / desire / hymn / plead / strait
armor / desperate / iceberg / pleasure / strife
art / detail / idle / pledge / stroll
astonishment / determine / igloo / plod / strut
astound / device / ignore / plot / stub
athletic / dew / imaginary / pluck / stubborn
atmosphere / dial / immense / plume / student
attach / diesel / import / plump / stun
attempt / dike / incline / P.M. / stunt
attend / diphtheria / include / pod / sturdy
attendance / disaster / increase / poem / style
attract / discuss / independence / poisonous / subject
audience / disguise / index / polo / subtract
auditorium / dismiss / indignant / poncho / subtraction
autograph / dispose / inhabitant / population / successful
automatic / distress / innocent / porcupine / suck
award / district / inspect / pore / suggestion
aware / ditch / instruct / postage / sulphur
bacteria / division / instruction / poster / sunk
balcony / dizzy / intelligence / pouch / superintendent
bale / dodge / intelligent / pounce / survey
bandit / doggie / intent / poverty / suspicious
banjo / dominoes / interpret / practical / sway
barley / dot / interval / preach / sweat
barter / double / inventor / presence / swirl
basin / dough / invisible / pressure / symbol
bathe / doughnut / invitation / prevent / synonym
beets / dove / iodine / prey / syrup
behavior / drain / irrigate / principal / system
benefit / dread / irrigation / principle / tablet
berth / dreary / itch / proceed / tack
bewilder / dresser / ivory / produce / talent
Bible / drill / jewelry / product / task
bin / drought / jiggle / profit / tassel
bind / drowsy / jog / progress / tatter
bitter / drunk / journal / project / tawny
blank / due / jug / prompt / tax
blister / dues / junction / pronunciation / taxi
blond / duke / junior / prop / telegram
bloom / dump / junk / propeller / temple
bluff / dune / justice / proper / tend
blunder / dusk / jut / properly / tennis
blur / dwarf / keen / provide / term
blush / dye / kernel / prowl / terrace
bog / dynamite / kerosene / public / terrific
bolt / ease / kindergarten / pudding / terrify
bomb / easel / kindness / pulley / territory
bonfire / educate / kit / punch / textile
bookkeeper / education / kneel / purchase / thatch
booth / effort / knelt / pure / thaw
border / elbow / knob / purse / theater
bore / elect / labor / quail / theory
boss / election / laboratory / quality / thermostat
bough / electronic / lack / quarantine / thicket
boulder / elm / lair / raid / thimble
bouquet / embarrass / launch / rail / thrash
brace / embroider / lava / rally / thrilling
brag / emergency / lawyer / ram / thrive
brake / emperor / leash / ransom / throb
brand / enamel / lend / rascal / thrown
breeches / enclose / lent / raven / thrust
breed / enterprise / liberty / ravine / thud
bride / entertain / librarian / raw / thus
bridle / entertainment / license / ray / tickle
brilliant / entirely / lily / reasonable / timber
brisk / entrance / limb / recently / timid
broad / envy / limestone / recess / tinder
bronze / equip / limit / reckon / tinker
bud / equipment / linen / reed / tinsel
budge / erase / liner / reel / title
bugle / eraser / lint / reflect / tobacco
bully / errand / liquid / reflection / toboggan
buoy / establish / lizard / refreshment / toil
burden / evidence / llama / topic
burglar / evil / loaf / refuge / torch
burnt / excellent / loan / refugee / torn
bustle / exhaust / loaves / regard / tortillas
butt / exhausted / loom / regiment / total
cab / exhaustion / loss / region / tour
cabinet / exhibit / loyal / regret / tourist
cactus / exhibition / lung / rehearse / tournament
café / explosion / lunge / rejoice / tow
cafeteria / export / lurch / relative / trace
camel / expression / machinery / relax / traitor
canal / extend / madam / release / transport
cape / fabulous / magnify / rely / transportation
capital / failure / majesty / remark / tremendous
capitol / faith / male / remarkable / trench
capsule / fame / mammoth / repay / trestle
captive / fare / mantel / reputation / trial
caravan / farewell / manufacture / resolution / trickle
cask / fashion / maple / restaurant / trifle
casual / fawn / mar / review / triumph
cautious / female / marvel / revolution / troop
cedar / fern / marvelous / revolutionary / trough
ceiling / ferry / mascot / rhyme / troupe
celebration / fertile / mash / rhythm / tulip
cell / fertilizer / mask / ridiculous / tundra
cement / festival / mass / rink / twig
central / fever / mat / rinse / twilight
century / fiber / meek / rip / twirl
cereal / fig / melody / ripple / underneath
ceremony / file / member / risk / undertake
certificate / fiord / memorial / rod / universe
chalk / flake / memory / roller / university
challenge / flee / mend / rotten / upward
chamber / fleet / merchant / rove / vaccination
channel / flesh / mercy / rudder / vacuum
chant / fling / merely / rugged / vague
chaos / flip / mess / rung / vain
chapter / floe / microphone / rust / valuable
charm / flop / mighty / sacrifice / value
chart / flown / migrate / saint / vanity
cheap / fluff / military / salary / various
cheat / flung / miner / salmon / vast
checker / foam / mineral / sample / vehicle
chemical / foreign / mining / sandal / veil
chemistry / forge / minister / sap / verse
chill / foster / miracle / sapling / vessel
chilly / fountain / miser / satellite / vice president
chisel / fraction / miserable / scalp / vicious
choice / frantic / mission / scant / victim
choir / fright / missionary / scar / vinegar
chorus / frost / Mister / scarlet / violet
chum / froze / modest / scheme / violin
chunk / fuel / molasses / scholar / visible
cinder / funeral / mold / schooner / vision
civil / furious / mole / science / volley
civilized / furnish / monk / scorn / volunteer
clench / furrow / monster / scrap / vote
clerk / fury / mosquito / scrape / wade
cling / gain / moth / screw / warehouse
cloak / gale / motto / scrub / wares
clue / galleon / muffle / scuffle / warmth
clumsy / gander / multiplication / scurry / wax
clung / gap / multiply / secretary / wealth
cluster / gape / mumps / section / weapon
clutch / garment / muscle / secure / wedding
coarse / gasoline / mush / seek / wedge
cocoon / gauze / musical / seep / whisk
code / gear / nag / seethe / whoop
coil / generally / napkin / seldom / widow
college / generation / native / select / width
collie / generous / neglect / semester / windshield
colonial / geography / Negro / separate / wit
colonist / germ / nerve / sergeant / wither
column / gin / nickname / series / witness
comment / glacier / niece / serpent / worship
community / glee / nimble / settlement / woven
compact / glider / noble / severe / wreath
compare / glimpse / nostril / shack / wrestle
compass / globe / notch / shaft / yarn
compliment / glorious / notion / shaggy / yelp
composition / glory / nudge / shear / yoke
comrade / glue / nugget / shield / yonder
concentrate / goal / numb / shimmer / youth
concern / goblin / nursery / shock
concert / goddess / obedient / shrill
concrete / golf / oblige / shrink
condense / gorge / observe / shrub
confess / governor / obtain / shudder
confide / gown / occasion / shuffle
confidence / grace / octopus / sickness
confident / graceful / odd / sin
confuse / grammar / official / sincere
congratulate / granite / old-fashioned / sincerely
congress / grant / olive / sinew
connect / gratitude / operate / sip
conquer / grave / operator / situation
conscious / gravel / opportunity / sketch
consent / gravity / oppose / slab
consider / griddle / original / slash
construct / grim / orphan / slave
construction / grit / otherwise / slice
consult / growth / outfit / slick
convention / gruff / outwit / slight

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