Taking the Lead
1. decades: Counting by decades means counting ten years at a time.
Example: My grandmother has been alive for six decades, or sixty years.
2. active: If you are active, you do a lot of things and stay busy.
Example: I am active in the school band, the newspaper, and the track team.
3. transform: To transform something means to change its appearance in a big way.
Example: We helped transform the empty lot into a beautiful trash.
4. volunteer: A volunteer is someone who helps but is not paid money to do so.
Example: Mrs. Lee works two days a week as a volunteer in the school library.
5. violated: Someone or something that has been violated has been ignored or disturbed in a cruel or harmful
way.
Example: The woman's rights were violated when she was not allowed to vote.
1. decades: Counting by decades means counting ten years at a time.
Example: My grandmother has been alive for six decades, or sixty years.
2. active: If you are active, you do a lot of things and stay busy.
Example: I am active in the school band, the newspaper, and the track team.
3. transform: To transform something means to change its appearance in a big way.
Example: We helped transform the empty lot into a beautiful trash.
4. volunteer: A volunteer is someone who helps but is not paid money to do so.
Example: Mrs. Lee works two days a week as a volunteer in the school library.
5. violated: Someone or something that has been violated has been ignored or disturbed in a cruel or harmful
way.
Example: The woman's rights were violated when she was not allowed to vote.
