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Strategies for Understanding Unknown Words in Context

Learning to deduce the meaning of unknown words is essential for comprehension. Begin by assessing if knowing the word is vital to grasping the overall message. Can you infer meaning from context or images? Use visual clues, synonyms, or derived forms of the word, such as prefixes and suffixes. When all else fails, consult a glossary. Practice these techniques with engaging texts to enhance your vocabulary comprehension, making reading more enjoyable and insightful.

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Strategies for Understanding Unknown Words in Context

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  1. Defining Unknown Words Where to Start

  2. Decide if knowing the word is crucial. Can you read around or ahead, and still get the gist of the information? Example: Hippos can be vicious animals. They often attack without reason and are incredibly strong.

  3. Use Picture Clues Each mummy was buried within a sarcophagus. sarcophagus

  4. More picture clues

  5. Picture Clues

  6. Replace the unknown word with another word. Example: Birds often fly in large flocks, especially when migrating. Birds often fly in large groups, especially when migrating.

  7. Prefixes, suffixes, and root words Unhappy (un = not) Impossible (im= not) Happiness (ness = when attached to an adjective, make that adjective a noun.) Preview (pre = before) Review (re = again) Childless (less = without)

  8. If all else fails… Use the glossary!

  9. Your turn! As I crept into the mausoleum, I could hear the floor upstairs creak. It was silent. The dead surrounded me. Suddenly I heard a din behind me and as I turned I was gorgonized by the sight before me. I couldn’t move, speak, or breathe. An illustrious bust of a deceased man had crashed to the floor.

  10. As I crept into the mausoleum, I could hear the floor upstairs creak. It was silent. The dead surrounded me. Suddenly I heard a din behind me and as I turned I was gorgonized by the sight before me. I couldn’t move, speak, or breathe. An illustrious bust of a deceased man had crashed to the floor.

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