Vocabulary in Context

Subject: ELA  ·  Grade level: 6th

Build a strategy for figuring out word meanings — even ones you've never seen. Strong readers don't memorize every word. They use context clues, word parts, a

In this lesson

• Context clues
• Word roots from Latin & Greek
• Prefixes & suffixes

Key terms

Context

The other words and ideas around a word that help reveal its meaning.

Synonym

A word that means the same as another (happy = glad).

Antonym

A word that means the opposite (happy ↔ sad).

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