Context Clues
Structure of words
Using the dictionary
Analogy Relationships
100
A word that means the same or almost the same
What is a synonym?
100
Base of the word
What is the root?
100
Dictionaries list ______________ meanings of words.
What is multiple?
100
Classification
What is the larger group association?
200
Descriptive details that illustrate the meaning of the word
What is details?
200
Added to the beginning of the word
What is the prefix?
200
A special type of dictionary in your textbook.
What is a glossary?
200
Shows qualities or traits
What is characteristics and descriptions?
300
How things are similiar
What is comparision?
300
Added to the end of the word
What is the suffix?
300
Dictionaries list ____________ spellings.
What is plural?
300
Identifies what something does
What is function, use, or purpose?
400
How things are different
What is contrast?
400
True or false You can add more than one prefix or suffix to the root word
What is true?
400
Provides synonyms for the words you are using.
What is the thesaurus?
400
Shows the larger group
What is part to whole?
500
Words of opposite meaning to the unknown word
What is antonym
500
Composed of words that have the same base or root word
What is word families?
500
The dictionary will show the word's ______________ of speech.
What is part?
500
Shows the reason and result
What is cause and effect?
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