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March 2025
essential
(eh-SEHN-shuhl)
adjective
Needed. Food and water are essential for people to stay alive.
Can you say essential?
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deforestation
(dee-fawr-uh-STAY-shun)
noun
When people cut down the trees of a forest, it is called deforestaion.
Can you say deforestation?
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community
(kuh-MYOO-nuh-tee)
A group of people who live or work together.
Can you say community?
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saplings
(SAP-lingz)
Young trees.
Can you say saplings?
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reforestation
(ree-fawr-uh-STAY-shun)
When people plant trees to grow new forests, it is called reforestation.
Can you say reforestation?
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