Infer Word Meanings

Primary 2 Unit 3

Mr Gumpy’s Outing

Vocabulary / Reading Comprehension

We Are Learning To (WALT):

• read a text again to understand new words

or ideas.

• use clues from the text to learn new words.
• use words of similar meaning to develop

our vocabulary.

meaning of words we do not know.

What we did

Examples

We reread the sentences near the
unknown word to look for clues.

Children… squabble. What do
children do that may be bad for the
outing?

Let’s recall what we have done to guess the

meaning of words we do not know.

What we did

Examples

We reread the sentences near the
unknown word to look for clues.

Children… squabble. What do
children do that may be bad for the
outing?

Let’s recall what we have done to guess the

So ‘squabble’ probably means
‘quarrel’.

We think of other words that can
fit the meaning of the sentence.

meaning of words we do not know.

What we did

Examples

We make links to what we already
know.

What does the word ‘ride’ mean? Is
it similar to riding a bicycle?

Let’s recall what we have done to guess the

We use our general knowledge.

meaning of words we do not know.

What we did

Examples

We identify patterns in the text.

Mr Gumpy always uses negative
sentences. So, ‘muck about’ must
be something bad to do on a boat.

Let’s recall what we have done to guess the

meaning of words we do not know.

What we did

Examples

We use our general knowledge.

From what I know, pigs like running
here and there and fooling around!

Let’s recall what we have done to guess the

Mr Gumpy always uses negative
sentences. So, ‘muck about’ must
be something bad to do on a boat.

We identify patterns in the text.

Multiple Choice

“May we come with you?” said the children.

“Yes,” said Mr Gumpy, 

“if you don’t squabble.

What does 'squabble' mean?

• taste

• stare

• argue

• talk

Multiple Select

One day Mr. Gumpy went out in his boat.

…

“I’d like a ride,” said the cat.

What does 'a ride' mean?

• a journey on a vehicle

• a sound on a vehicle

• a repair of a vehicle

• a tour on a vehicle

Multiple Select

“May I come, please, Mr. Gumpy??” 

  said the pig.

“Very well, but don’t muck about.”

What does 'muck about' mean?

• talk aloud

• goof around

• sit quietly

• fool around

“Have you a place for me?” said the sheep.
“Yes, but don’t keep bleating.”

Reread the sentences near the unknown
word to look for clues.

Think of other words that can fit the meaning
of the sentence.

Make links to what we already know.

Identify patterns in the text.

Use our general knowledge.

If you do not know the meaning of this

word, use this guide to help you.

It’s okay if you
are still not sure
of the meaning.
Make a guess
and we can use
the dictionary

later to check its

meaning.

Multiple Choice

“Have you a place for me?” said the sheep.

“Yes, but don’t keep bleating.”

What does 'bleating' mean?

• sound of a wavering cry of the sheep

• sound of munching grass of the sheep

• sound of running around of the sheep

• sound of walking around of the sheep

“Can you make room for me?” said the calf.
“Yes, if you don’t trample about.”

Reread the sentences near the unknown
word to look for clues.

Think of other words that can fit the meaning
of the sentence.

Make links to what we already know.

Identify patterns in the text.

Use our general knowledge.

If you do not know the meaning of this

word, use this guide to help you.

Multiple Choice

“Can you make room for me?” said the calf.

“Yes, if you don’t trample about.”

What does 'trample' mean?

• to munch noisily on something

• to drink greedily from something

• to sing loudly over something

• to step heavily on something

squabble

a ride

to behave in a silly way

to argue about something that is not important

a journey in a vehicle

muck about

‘quarrel’. Are we right?

I think ‘quarrel’ is close in meaning to ‘squabble’.

quarrel argue

a journey

a tour

fool around

goof around

bleating

trample

to make a sound that a sheep makes

To step heavily on something,
causing damage or injury

Help us think of other

words of similar meaning.

step

stamp destroy

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Multiple Choice

The girl hopped like a rabbit across the field.

What does 'hopped' mean?

• crawled

• jumped

• ran

• walked

Multiple Choice

The paper flapped about under the moving fan.

What does 'flapped' mean?

• danced around

• ran around

• moved about

• froze

Multiple Choice

Peter ran after Jon at the ISH playing a game of catch.

What does 'ran after' mean?

• crawled

• chased

• rolled

• skipped

Multiple Choice

Mrs Gumpy helped Mr Gumpy secured a knot so that the boat will not float away in the river.

What does 'secured' mean?

• put

• tied

• hugged

• cut

Multiple Choice

Mr Gumpy used his strength and tugged the boat out of the river.

What does 'tugged ... out' mean?

• pushed easily

• hugged tightly

• carried easily

• pulled hard

We have learnt to:

• read a text again to understand new words

or ideas.

• use clues from the text to learn new words.
• use words of similar meaning to develop our

vocabulary.

Poll

After today's lesson, ....

• I can use clues from the text to learn new words.

• I can guess the meaning of the words by looking at the words around it.

• I cannot guess the meaning of the words given

• I don't know what to do when i need to guess the words.