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Chapter 11 Outline and Learning Goals
In this chapter you will learn to
Learn unfamiliar words
Use context clues
Analyze word parts
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Learn Unfamiliar Words
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1. Try pronouncing the word aloud.
2. Consider context.
3. Break the word into parts.
4. Look in a dictionary.
Learning Goals
Use Context Clues
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• Definition and Synonym Context Clues
• Example/Illustration Context Clues
• Contrast Context Clues
• Context Clues in the Logic of a Passage
Learning Goals
Analyze Word Parts
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• Prefixes
• Roots
• Suffixes
Learning Goals
Let’s Review!
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When you come to an unfamiliar word in a reading assignment, what should you do first?
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a. Look it up in the dictionary.b. Break it into word parts.c. Try to pronounce it aloud.d. Look for context clues.
When you come to an unfamiliar word in a reading assignment, what should you do first?
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a. Look it up in the dictionary.b. Break it into word parts.c. Try to pronounce it aloud.d. Look for context clues.
Learn Unfamiliar Words
What type of context clue is used in this sentence? “The jury was sequestered, or isolated, during the trial.”
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a. Example.b. Contrast.c. Synonym.d. Illustration.
What type of context clue is used in this sentence? “The jury was sequestered, or isolated, during the trial.”
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a. Example.b. Contrast.c. Synonym.d. Illustration.
Use Context Clues
How do you figure out the meaning of a word using the logic of the passage?
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a. Through general reasoning about the content of the sentence.
b. Through a phrase in the sentence that has the opposite meaning.
c. Through specific, concrete examples provided by the author.
d. Through the author’s direct statement of the word’s meaning.
How do you figure out the meaning of a word using the logic of the passage?
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a. Through general reasoning about the content of the sentence.
b. Through a phrase in the sentence that has the opposite meaning.
c. Through specific, concrete examples provided by the author.
d. Through the author’s direct statement of the word’s meaning.
Use Context Clues
Which of the following statements about word parts is not true?
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a. Words are usually built on at least one root.b. Words always have both a prefix and a suffix.c. A prefix modifies the meaning of the root.d. A suffix may change the spelling of the root.
Which of the following statements about word parts is not true?
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a. Words are usually built on at least one root.b. Words always have both a prefix and a suffix.c. A prefix modifies the meaning of the root.d. A suffix may change the spelling of the root.
Analyze Word Parts
Which of the following words has a root that means “look”?
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a. Prediction.b. Transportation.c. Inspection.d. Extension.
Which of the following words has a root that means “look”?
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a. Prediction.b. Transportation.c. Inspection.d. Extension.
Analyze Word Parts
Which of the following words has a prefix that means “not”?
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a. Retroactive.b. Preliminary.c. Submerge.d. Unsuccessful.
Which of the following words has a prefix that means “not”?
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a. Retroactive.b. Preliminary.c. Submerge.d. Unsuccessful.
Analyze Word Parts
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