Unit 2 Lesson 1

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Determine Definitions

Definitions of new words

​There is no best way to determine word meaning

You can use
Context clues
Greek and Latin roots and affixes
Reference materials

​Context clues

Context clues are the other words around the unknown word. These words often reveal clues to the word's meaning.

I have the same routine every morning. I wake up at seven, take a shower, eat breakfast, and then go to work.

What do you think routine means? What helped you determine the meaning?

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct meaning of the underlined word using context clues.

The boss will present the award at 10:00.

• here

• give

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct meaning of the word using context clues.

The roll was good with butter.

• a type of bread

• turn over and over

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct meaning of the underlined word using context clues.

The wind is blowing hard.

• turn the stem (rhymes with find)

• moving air (rhymes with pinned)

​Greek & Latin roots/affixes

Many English words have roots or affixes that came from Greek or Latin.

Greek & Latin Roots

​Roots are the most basic part of a word

bio (life)
graph (write)
phon (sound)
photo (light)
geo (earth, ground)

-er (one who)
-ial/ -al (related to)
-logy (study of)

​Suffixes are added to the end

auto- (self) bi- (two)
tele- (far, distance) tri- (three)
re- (again) mis- (bad, badly)
un-/in-/im-/dis-/non- (not)

​Affixes are word parts that are added to the beginning or the need of a root to change its meaning

Greek and Latin Affixes

​Prefixes are added to the beginning

Multiple Choice

What does the root word tele mean?

• water

• to speak/say

• far

• two

Multiple Choice

What does the root word bio mean?

• to study

• to write

• writing

• life

Multiple Choice

What does the root word photo mean?

• image

• picture

• light

• to send

Multiple Choice

What does the root word graph mean?

• write
• read
• chart
• mathmatics

Multiple Choice

Which definition matches "automatic"?

• an object made by a human for a purpose

• starting, acting, and moving by itself or by oneself

• a small unit of time

• the tryout of a singer or a performer

Multiple Choice

Hybrid vehicles coexist with gas cars. Prefix co means "together". What does coexist mean?

• be in the same place

• compete against

• perform better

• control

• Synonym: a word with a similar meaning

• Antonym: a word with an opposite meaning

​Thesaurus

• Definition: The primary meaning of a word.

• Pronunciation: How to say a word using phonetic symbols.

• Part of speech: Whether a word is a noun, verb, adjective, etc.

​Dictionary

Reference Materials

Multiple Choice

What is the meaning of pupil as used in the sentence below?

How many pupils are in class?

• n. 1. a child or young person in school

• n. 2. The center part of the eye

Multiple Choice

What is the meaning of the word bear as used in the sentence below?

The builders had to make sure the wall could bear the weight.

• n. 1. something difficult to do or deal with

• verb 2. to support the weight of

• n. 3. large heavy mammals of America and Eurasia that have long shaggy hair, rudimentary tails, and plantigrade feet and feed largely on fruit, plant matter, and insects

Multiple Choice

Find a synonym for the underlined word.

That dirt road is winding and bumpy.

• incline

• rough

• curvy

• long

Multiple Choice

Find a synonym for the underlined word.

The class was interesting, but it was long.

• boring

• quiet

• engaging

• extensive