Leo's Earth Day Vocabulary Adventure | Free Printable Vocabulary Worksheet with Answer Key

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Match 8 key Vocabulary vocabulary words to their definitions. Earth Day Environment theme keeps kids engaged. Answer key included (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.5.6).

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Page 1 — Vocabulary Match

Free Grade 5 English vocabulary match worksheet — Vocabulary — Common Core CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.5.6

Page 2 — Answer Key

Answer key — Grade 5 English vocabulary match — Vocabulary — teacher and parent use only

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What is included

✓ 8 key Vocabulary vocabulary words

✓ Scrambled definitions to match

✓ Earth Day Environment theme to keep kids motivated

✓ Bonus challenge — write sentences using vocabulary

✓ Answer key on page 2

✓ Print-ready PDF — Letter size

✓ standard difficulty level

About This Activity

Leo planted a dozen seedlings along the polluted riverbank today.

Teacher Tip

Have students create an Earth Day word wall where each vocabulary word is written on a leaf cutout and connected by yarn to a classroom mural of Leo's riverbank, reinforcing how each word relates to real environmental challenges.

Vocabulary Words

CONSERVATIONThe careful protection of forests, water, and wildlife from being destroyed.

POLLUTIONHarmful chemicals or trash that damage clean air, water, or soil.

ECOSYSTEMA community of plants, animals, and their natural surroundings living together.

RENEWABLEEnergy from sun or wind that nature can replace and never runs out.

HABITATThe natural home where a specific animal or plant lives and survives.

COMPOSTRotted food scraps and leaves that become rich fertilizer for garden soil.

DEFORESTATIONThe widespread cutting down of trees, leaving land bare and damaged.

BIODIVERSITYThe wide variety of different living species sharing one environment or region.

About this Grade 5 Vocabulary Vocabulary Worksheet

This printable vocabulary match worksheet helps Grade 5 English students learn key Vocabulary terms. The Earth Day Environment theme makes vocabulary practice engaging while students build academic language skills. Includes answer key and bonus writing challenge (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.5.6).