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Click Once to BeginJEOPARDY!Acquisition of Vocabulary

Madalyn Vedaa and Alex Tubbs


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Context Clues

Analogies, Metaphors and Similes

Connotation and

Denotation

Symbols, acronyms,

word origins

Prefix, suffix and root words

Enhancing vocabulary


What are context clues?

Context clues are other words or phrases to help with the understanding of unknown words.


Use Context clues to determine the meaning of the bolded word: He

scurrilously hit the girl so hard, it knocked her unconscious.

A) Kindly B) Abusively C) Flimsy


Determine the meaning of the bolded word; The rabblerouser tormented all the people at the

convention.

A) MadalynB) Baker C) Agitator


Use Context clues to determine the meaning of the bolded word: He had a

lot of pelf and he spent it on others

A) TimeB) Tic TacsC) Money


Use Context clues to determine the meaning of the bolded word: He spent the whole day repined and was not nice to the people

around him.

A) CoiledB) Discontent C) Happy


What is an analogy?

An analogy is a comparison of certain similarities between two things.


Complete the analogy: Baby: Adult :: Fledgling : _____ Bird


Define Simile

A simile is a figure of speech consisting of a comparison using like or as.


Define Metaphor

A figure of speech consisting of a comparison without using like or as.


Is this a Simile or a Metaphor?

I am as cold as the arctic

Simile


Define denotation

Denotation is the literal definition of a word


Define Connotation

Connotation are the feelings/ emotions that a word provokes


Is the connotation negative, positive, or neutral?

The streets where cold and dark, I didn’t want to have to

drive on them.Negative


Is the connotation positive, negative, or neutral?

I finally get to go on my trip to Mexico! But I am going to

miss my friends…

Neutral


Is the connotation positive, negative, or neutral?

Me and my friends are going on a shopping spree!!!

Positive


How do you use word origins?

You use word origins to help determine the meaning of unfamiliar words


Define acronym

Acronyms are abbreviations that are formed using the initial components in a word or phrase.


What is the study of word origins called?

Etymology


What does SCUBA stand for?

Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus


What does NASA stand for?

National Association of Space Astronauts


What is a prefix?

A prefix is a part of a word added to the beginning of a root to change the meaning of the word


What is a suffix?

A suffix is a part of a word added to the end of a root to change the meaning of the word


What are root words?

Root words are the base part of a word


Does this word have a prefix or a suffix?

Discontent

Prefix


Does this word have a prefix or a suffix?Continued

Suffix


If I wanted to know the meaning of pelf, where

would I look?

In a dictionary


If I wanted to find the antonym of happy, where

would I look?

In a thesaurus


What is a glossary?

A glossary is a reference in the back of a book that gives the meaning of important words


What are the numbers above unknown words

called?

They are called footnotes


How are references such an important part in daily

school life?

You use dictionaries to determine the meanings of unknown words, you use thesauruses to enhance your vocabulary in writing, you use technology to help you to understand words, you use atlases as a quick reference to find places in the world, and you use almanacs to find information about a certain year.

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