Word Power: Vocabulary, Grammar, and Usage · Vocabulary & Language

Context Clues and Morphology

Using Greek and Latin roots and surrounding text to determine the meaning of unknown words.

Key Questions

  1. 1How do prefixes and suffixes change the grammatical function of a base word?
  2. 2What strategies are most effective when context clues are ambiguous?
  3. 3How does understanding word origins help us decode complex academic language?

Common Core State Standards

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.5.4
Grade: 5th Grade
Subject: English Language Arts
Unit: Word Power: Vocabulary, Grammar, and Usage
Period: Vocabulary & Language

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