Vocabulary and Dictionary Skills

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Vocabulary and Dictionary Skills

• Chapter 2

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Read Around the Text
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Vocabulary

• All the words used or understood by a person
• Connection with comprehension?
• Context clues (SAGE Approach)
• Synonyms- word that has the same meaning
• Being nocturnal, or active at night, owls are
  rarely seen during the day.
• Antonyms- word that has the opposite meaning
• Sues burp mortified her mother, but amused her
  friends.
• General context- read sentence, paragraph
• Losing weight too quickly can be detrimental to
  good health.
• Examples- author provides an example
• Some authors use pseudonyms for example, Mark
  Twains real name was Samuel Clemens.
• Practice (page 81 B)

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Vocabulary Aids

• Text boxes
• Some textbooks have a box that includes the
  definition of words that are in bold text
• Glossary
• List of terms with their definitions as used in
  a specific area of study
• Dictionary
• Contains pronunciation, part of speech,
  definition(s), etymology (word origin/history)

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Word Parts

• Prefix- group of letters at the start of a word,
  added to root to make a new word
• Root- main part of word
• Suffix- group of letters at the end of a word,
  added to root to make a new word
• In (prefix meaning not)
• Vis (root meaning see)
• Ible (suffix meaning capable of)
• What does visible mean? What does invisible
  mean? Create a sentence for each.
• Practice (page 59, review tests 1 and 2)

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