4th Grade Reading Study Guide Part 1

Base Word- Root word

• The main part of a word without prefixes and suffixes

• A word part added to the beginning of a word that changes its meaning

• A word part added to the end of a word that changes its meaning

• Words that are spelled the same but have different meanings

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Prefix

• The main part of a word without prefixes and suffixes

• Words that sound the same but have different meanings and are spelled differently.

• A word part added to the beginning of a word that changes its meaning

• A word part added to the end of a word that changes its meaning

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Suffix

• Has the opposite meaning (hot – cold)

• The main part of a word without prefixes and suffixes

• A word part added to the beginning of a word that changes its meaning

• A word part added to the end of a word that changes its meaning

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Synonyms

• Sound the same but have different meanings (blue-blew)

• Has the same or almost the same meaning (happy-glad)

• Has the opposite meaning (hot – cold)

• Words that sound the same but have different meanings and are spelled differently.

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

Homonyms

• Words that are spelled the same but have different meanings

• Words that sound the same but have different meanings and are spelled differently.

• Sound the same but have different meanings (blue-blew)

• What a passage is all about

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

Antonyms

• Has the same or almost the same meaning (happy-glad)

• Has the opposite meaning (hot – cold)

• A word part added to the end of a word that changes its meaning

• Words that sound the same but have different meanings and are spelled differently.

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Homographs

• Sound the same but have different meanings (blue-blew)

• Has the same or almost the same meaning (happy-glad)

• Words that sound the same but have different meanings and are spelled differently.

• Words that are spelled the same but have different meanings

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Homophones

• Sound the same but have different meanings (blue-blew)

• Words that are spelled the same but have different meanings

• Words that sound the same but have different meanings and are spelled differently.

• The main part of a word without prefixes and suffixes

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Infer

• A conclusion that is not stated directly in the text. An educated guess. You take what you know and what you learned from the text to make an inference.

• The most important parts of a text put into a paragraph

• A lesson about life that is suggested in a story

• A statement of feeling or belief that cannot be proven

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

Text Evidence

• Evidence found in the text

• Where and when the story takes place

• Greatly exaggerates a fact or opinion (Today was the longest day of my life)

• A book that tells you synonyms and antonyms for words.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.6.1