Vocabulary

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Vocabulary

• Unit 1-Context Clues

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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

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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

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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

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Write the word that is most nearly the synonym

• Absurd
• Sensible
• Foolish
• Loud
• Quiet

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Write the word that is most nearly the synonym

• Alert
• Clear
• Dull
• Watchful
• Distant

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Write the word that is most nearly the synonym

• Generosity
• Likelihood
• Charity
• Selfishness
• Cleverness

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Write the word that is most nearly the synonym

• Conserve
• Refill
• Use up
• Save
• Throw away

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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

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Write the word that is most nearly the antonym

• Amateur
• Veteran
• Beginner
• Professional
• Resident

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Write the word that is most nearly the antonym

• Blur
• Dim
• Close
• Open
• Clarify

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Write the word that is most nearly the antonym

• Intelligent
• Charming
• Studious
• Stupid
• Lively

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Write the word that is most nearly the antonym

• Ferocious
• Juvenile
• Mild
• Angry
• Expensive

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Denotation

• Denotation of a word is its specific dictionary
  meaning

Word Scholarly Grasping Travel
Denotation Learned Overly eager for material
gain Make a journey
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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
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Exercise

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

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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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Prefix-Examples
Prefix com-, con- de-, dis- fore-, pre- in-, im- mid- mis- re- Meaning together with lower, opposite before, ahead of time in, into middle wrongly, badly again, back Sample Words compatriot, contact devalue, disloyal forewarn, preplan inhale, import midway, midday mistake, misbehave redo, repay
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Suffix-Examples
Suffix -acy, -ance, -ence, -hood, -ity, -ment, -ness, -ship Meaning state, quality, or condition of, act or process of Sample Words adequacy, attendance, persistence, neighborhood, activity, judgment, brightness, friendship