Look at the graph down below. a) Circle the data points for the words “idea” and “kangaroo.”
Hint: a vowel is a, e, i, o, u, and sometimes y.

b) Add a data point for the word “average.”

c) In English, longer words tend to have more vowels than shorter words.
How does the scatter plot show this?

d) Cross out two data points that show that a shorter word can have more vowels than a
longer word. Explain how the points you chose show this.

Find two English words that satisfy the data you crossed out:

and