High Frequency Words for All Content Areas

Compare – How two or more things are the same.
Contrast – How two or more things are different.
Define – To tell the meaning.
Determine – To find out.
Develop – To take what you know and make it grow.
Diagram – Using a picture, table, or chart to explain something.
Discuss – To talk about something (It’s time to discuss…talk about it, don’t fuss).
Estimate – When you make a guess based on fact (Estimate, and you’re right on track, when you make a guess based on fact).
Explain – To tell what you understand.
Explore - To look into.
Find – To look into.
Identify – To show or prove.
Investigate – To seek out or find answers to a question/problem.
Locate – To find a given object.
Match – To find objects that are alike in some way.
Measure – To find the size or amount of anything.
Organize – To put in a working order.
Select – To make smart choices.
Solve – To find the answer to a problem.
Summarize – To tell the beginning, middle, and end of something.
Think – Thoughts; to imagine your ideas, make pictures in your head, notice what is around you, and use prior knowledge.