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Vocabulary

Vocabulary. Unit 1-Context Clues. What are the expecations?. I will give you a vocabulary word or term and you will write down the definition Most of the time I will say to write a sentence using the word Notes will be handed in for points on your vocabulary quiz. Context Clues.

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Vocabulary

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  1. Vocabulary Unit 1-Context Clues

  2. What are the expecations? • I will give you a vocabulary word or term and you will write down the definition • Most of the time I will say to write a sentence using the word • Notes will be handed in for points on your vocabulary quiz

  3. Context Clues • Before we get into new vocabulary words we are going to learn some context clues that will help you understand the meaning of a word when you do not know the definition

  4. Synonyms • A synonym is a word that has the same or almost the same meaning as another word • Go-depart • Listen-hear • Happy-glad • Know-understand • Hurry-rush • Roomy-spacious

  5. Write the word that is most nearly the synonym • Absurd • Sensible • Foolish • Loud • Quiet

  6. Write the word that is most nearly the synonym • Alert • Clear • Dull • Watchful • Distant

  7. Write the word that is most nearly the synonym • Generosity • Likelihood • Charity • Selfishness • Cleverness

  8. Write the word that is most nearly the synonym • Conserve • Refill • Use up • Save • Throw away

  9. Antonym • An antonym is a word that means the opposite of or almost the opposite of another word • Awake-asleep • Hurry-dawdle • Wet-dry • Quiet-noisy • Gloomy-cheerful • Friend-foe

  10. Write the word that is most nearly the antonym • Amateur • Veteran • Beginner • Professional • Resident

  11. Write the word that is most nearly the antonym • Blur • Dim • Close • Open • Clarify

  12. Write the word that is most nearly the antonym • Intelligent • Charming • Studious • Stupid • Lively

  13. Write the word that is most nearly the antonym • Ferocious • Juvenile • Mild • Angry • Expensive

  14. Denotation • Denotation of a word is its specific dictionary meaning Word Scholarly Grasping Travel Denotation Learned Overly eager for material gain Make a journey

  15. Connotation • Connotation of a word is its tone-that is, the emotions or associations it normally arouses people using, hearing, or reading it Word Scholarly Grasping Travel Connotation Favorable Unfavorable Neutral

  16. Exercise • Write in your notes whether each word is favorable (F), unfavorable (U), or neutral (N): • Conceited • Parallel • Valiant • Excerpt • Shiftless • Hero

  17. Exercise • Write in your notes whether each word is favorable (F), unfavorable (U), or neutral (N): • Conceited-U • Parallel-N • Valiant-F • Excerpt-N • Shiftless-U • Hero-F

  18. Word Structure • Understanding the meaning of ‘word parts’ can help you find the meaning of words as well • The root is the part of the word that contains the basic meaning (definition) of the word. • The root is the base element of the word.

  19. Prefix • A prefix is a word element that is placed in front of a root. • A prefix changes the word's meaning or makes a new word.

  20. Suffix • A suffix is a word element that is placed after the root. • The suffix changes the word's meaning as well as its function (use). • Prefixes and suffixes are called affixes because they are attached to a root.

  21. Prefix-Examples

  22. Suffix-Examples

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