Quiz Review What are the 4 context clues 1 Synonym 2 Antonym 3 Example Restatement General Sense of the Passage Use context clues to figure out the meaning of the word in bold New inventions make old ones ID: 652084
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Vocab in ContextWord Parts
Quiz ReviewSlide2
What are the 4 context clues?
1
. Synonym
2
. Antonym
3
. Example
Restatement
General Sense of the PassageSlide3
Use context clues to figure out the meaning of the word in bold.
New inventions make old ones
obsolete
. For instance, because of the
i
-phone, the flip phone is now outdated.
Meaning
: outdated
Clue to help you
: synonym; exampleSlide4
Use context clues to figure out the meaning of the word in bold.
Though the U.S. is one of the most
affluent
nations in the world,
one
in four children grow up in poor circumstances
Meaning
: rich
Clue to help you
: antonymSlide5
Use context clues to figure out the meaning of the word in bold.
I’m happy sightseeing
vicariously
, for instance, by watching travel TV shows and visiting faraway places on the Internet.
Meaning
: seeing from afar; indirectly
Clue to help you
: exampleSlide6
Use context clues to figure out the meaning of the word in bold.
The supervisor’s day was filled with one minor
calamity
after another. In the morning his car broke down, he was late for work and he lost his wallet.
Meaning
: bad problems; disaster
Clue to help you
: examplesSlide7
What are the 3 different word parts?
1.
2.
3.
What does each do?
1.
2.
3.Slide8
Use your knowledge of word parts to figure out the meaning of the word in bold.
The
dictator
ruled his country with an iron handSlide9
Use your knowledge of word parts to figure out the meaning of the word in bold.
Historically, the earliest churches were
located
outside the city walls.Slide10
Use your knowledge of word parts to figure out the meaning of the word in bold.
The bank’s
annual
report gave details of the growth of its activities over the past twelve months.Slide11
Which of the following words does not have a prefix?
UNAWARE
UNCLE
UNSPOKEN
UNABLE
UNBEARABLESlide12
Which of the following words does not have a prefix?
QUADRILLE
QUADRANT
QUADRUPLETS
QUALITY
QUADRANTSlide13
Which of the following suffixes does not refer to a noun?
-ER, OR
Y
-NESS
-MENTSlide14
Which of the following suffixes does not refer to an adjective?
-ABLE
-OUS
-IC
-IZESlide15
Which of the following suffixes does not refer to a verb?
-IFY
-ATE
-IZE
-ENCE