Word Wealth and Language Logic · Vocabulary & Language

Context Clues and Word Solving

Using surrounding text to determine the meaning of unknown words.

Key Questions

  1. 1How can a reader use definitions or examples within a sentence to solve a new word?
  2. 2When does a word's prefix or suffix provide a clue to its overall meaning?
  3. 3How do multiple-meaning words change based on the context of the sentence?

Common Core State Standards

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.3.4CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.3.4.a
Grade: 3rd Grade
Subject: English Language Arts
Unit: Word Wealth and Language Logic
Period: Vocabulary & Language

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