STRATEGIES TO FIND WORD MEANINGS
1. Divide a compound word into the words that make it
up.
2. Divide a long word into syllables and sound it out.
3. Use the sentence structure to find the meaning of a
word.
4. Look for a context clue.
(See graphic organizer below.)
5. Plug in other words to substitute for the unknown
word.
6. Don’t be fooled by multiple-meaning words.
7. Figurative language means something other than
what it says.
8. Look up the word (glossary, dictionary, thesaurus).
From Meausring Up, Level F (page 1) and Buckle Down Book 6 (page 29)
Opposite meaning
words
Examples that
give hints to
unknown word
Similar meaning
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CLUES
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