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L4 Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words andphrases based on grades 11–12 reading and content, choosing flexibly from arange of strategies
How can I determine meaning of unknown words? What are strategies to determine meaning of unknown words? What is the purpose of reference materials (dictionary, thesaurus, glossary, almanac, encyclopedia)?Slide2
a. Use context (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence, paragraph, or text; aword’s position or function in a sentence) as a clue to the meaning of a wordor phrase.
The spy succeeded only because he had a friend on the
inside to
abet
him
.
Joseph always dropped the names of
the famous
people his father knew as a way to
aggrandize
his personal stature
.
Such lodging houses have caused more
destitution
, more beggary and crime than any other agency I know of.
While eating dinner with the adults, the
diffident
youth
did not speak for fear of seeming presumptuousSlide3
a. Use context (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence, paragraph, or text; aword’s position or function in a sentence) as a clue to the meaning of a wordor phrase.
The spy
SUCCEEDED
only because he had a
FRIEND
on the
INSIDE
to
abet
him
.
Abet = Help
Joseph always dropped the names of
the FAMOUS
people his father knew as a way to
aggrandize
his personal
STATURE.
Aggrandize = make larger
Such lodging houses have caused more
destitution
, more BEGGARY and CRIME than any other agency I know of.
Destitution = poverty
While eating dinner with the
ADULTS,
the
diffident
YOUTH
did not speak for
FEAR
of seeming
PRESUMPTUOUS.
Diffident = shy, respectfulSlide4
b. Identify and correctly use patterns of word changes that indicate differentmeanings or parts of speech (e.g., conceive, conception, conceivable).
Morphemes – Prefixes, Roots, SuffixesSlide5
Prefix
Meaning
Example
Anti-
Against
Antisocial, antifreeze
Bi-
Two
Bifocals, bicycle
Dis-
Away, not
Disgrace, disconnect
Non-
Not
Nonsense, nondescript
Pre-
Before
Precede, preview
Un-
Not
Uninteresting, unableSlide6
Roots
Meaning
Example
Aqua
Water
Aquatics, aquarium
Ami
Love
Amiable, amity
Bio
Life
Biologist, antibiotic
Hemo
Blood
Hematologist, hemoglobin
Geo
Earth
Geography, geology
Vita
Life
Vitality, vitaminsSlide7
Suffix
Meaning
Example
able
Capable of
Believeable
, recognizable
Ish
Have the characteristics of
Selfish, foolish
Ly
Sharing qualities of
Softly, quickly
Ment
Forms nouns from verbs and adjectives
Government, movement, merriment
Ous
Like
Nervous, disastrous, porousSlide8
Which of these words has a suffix that means capable of?UnaccountableNaturalConversation
Discontented
How does a prefix change the meaning of a word in the following sentence – It was like some horrible crime committed in a dungeon, all unseen and unheeded, buried out of sight and of memory.
–y changes memorize to a noun
-
ible
changes horror to an adjective
-un reverses heeded
Com- reverses
mit
Which word is an English cognate of French
souffrance
and Italian
sofferenza
?
Somehow
Suffering
Sense
Self-confidenceSlide9
How does the suffix in the word trustingly affect its meaning?It becomes a verb describing how a trusting person acts.It becomes a noun to describe a person who has trust.
It becomes an adjective to describe a person who trusts.
It becomes an adverb describing someone acting with trust.
What is the root word of monstrous?
Mon
Monster
Monst
-
Ous
What prefix could be added to believe to reverse its meaning?
bi-
Semi-
Dis-
Sub-
What is the root word of questionable?
Quest
-
tion
-able
question