Vocabulary

Talk with an Astronaut

By Ellen Ochoa

accomplishfinish

I can never accomplishanything because Ialways start new projectsbefore the old ones arefinished.

influencedaffected

Sara’s music teacherinfluenced herdecision to study theclarinet instead of theflute.

primarilymostly

Zebras are found primarily in the south ofAfrica.

graduatefinish school

I can’t wait tograduate fromcollege and get ajob I love.

selected

chose

I selected vanilla ice cream withsprinkles, while my sister tookchocolate with syrup.

operate

controlEric spent the week on his grandfather’sfarm and learned how to operate a tiller.