Word Mapping Vocabulary

Why would you use the Word Mapping Strategy?

• to be able to read multi-part words fluently

• to be able to determine the meaning of unknown words

• to identify word patterns and families

• all of the above

What are word parts with meaning called?

• syllables

• word families

• morphemes

• synonyms

There are 3 types of morphemes. What are they?

• prefixes, suffixes, & roots

• roots, syllables, & denotation

• suffixes, affixes, & semantics

• connotation, denotation, & semantics

Prefixes are always at the __________ of a word

• beginning

• middle

• end

Suffixes are always at the __________ of a word

• beginning

• middle

• end

Roots can be located at the _________________

• beginning

• middle

• end

• a word by itself

• all of the above

In MAPs, the M states ______ the word parts

• make

• mirror

• miss

• map

In MAPS the A stands for _________ the meaning of each word part.

• affix

• attack

• affect

• arch

In MAPS, the P stands for _________ the word's meaning

• predict

• prove

• pivot

• prepare

In MAPS the S states ______ if you're right

• second guess

• synonym

• see

• section