I can determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple meaning words and phrases by using context clues, analyzing meaningful word parts, and/or consulting reference materials.
Prefixes
in, im, il, ir
non
mis
a
en, em
over
under
bi
tri
de
dis, dif, di
root(BASE) words
port
meter
graph
photo
form
suffixes
er, or
ion, tion, ation, ition
ness
ty, ity
ment
ible, able, ibility, ability
al, ial, cial, tial
y
ic
ous, eous, ious
ful
less
ed
Questions for Home:
What strategies have you used to help you figure out what this word means?
Have you tried looking in the dictionary or glossary to help you figure out the meaning of the word?
Have you read the sentences around the word to help you determine what the word means?
Can you go online and search for the meaning of the word?
Did you check the thesaurus for other ways you can write ___________________?