SFA Vocabulary

1. Vocabulary
Talk with an Astronaut
By Ellen Ochoa

2. accomplish
finish
I can never accomplish
anything because I
always start new projects
before the old ones are
finished.

3. influenced
affected
Sara’s music teacher
influenced her
decision to study the
clarinet instead of the
flute.

4. primarily
mostly
Zebras are found primarily in the south of
Africa.

5. graduate
finish school
I can’t wait to
graduate from
college and get a
job I love.

6. selected
chose
I selected vanilla ice cream with
sprinkles, while my sister took
chocolate with syrup.

7. operate
control
Eric spent the week on his grandfather’s
farm and learned how to operate a tiller.