Unit 1-Context Clues

 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

 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

 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

Write the word that is most nearly the synonym
 Absurd
1.
Sensible
2.
Foolish
3.
Loud
4.
Quiet

Write the word that is most nearly the synonym
 Alert
1.
Clear
2.
Dull
3.
Watchful
4.
Distant

Write the word that is most nearly the synonym
 Generosity
1.
Likelihood
2.
Charity
3.
Selfishness
4.
Cleverness

Write the word that is most nearly the synonym
 Conserve
1.
Refill
2.
Use up
3.
Save
4.
Throw away

 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

Write the word that is most nearly the antonym
 Amateur
1.
Veteran
2.
Beginner
3.
Professional
4.
Resident

Write the word that is most nearly the antonym
 Blur
1.
Dim
2.
Close
3.
Open
4.
Clarify

Write the word that is most nearly the antonym
 Intelligent
1.
Charming
2.
Studious
3.
Stupid
4.
Lively

Write the word that is most nearly the antonym
 Ferocious
1.
Juvenile
2.
Mild
3.
Angry
4.
Expensive

 Denotation of a word is its specific dictionary meaning
Word
Scholarly
Grasping
Travel
Denotation
Learned
Overly eager for material gain
Make a journey

 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

 Write in your notes whether each word is favorable (F), unfavorable (U), or neutral
(N):
1.
Conceited
2.
Parallel
3.
Valiant
4.
Excerpt
5.
Shiftless
6.
Hero

 Write in your notes whether each word is favorable (F), unfavorable (U), or neutral
(N):
1.
Conceited-U
2.
Parallel-N
3.
Valiant-F
4.
Excerpt-N
5.
Shiftless-U
6.
Hero-F

 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.

 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.

 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.

Prefix com-, conde-, disfore-, prein-, immidmisre-
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

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