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What is context? Context is meaning

Context clues are ways of discovering themeaning of unfamiliar words. An unknown word or unknown phrase can be like a

blank space in a sentence

They can be understood by looking at the meaningof the rest of the sentence

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I was ______at my father not giving me anymoney for the weekend.

I was ______ because my mother came to visitme.

You can determine the missing feelings basedon the rest of the information in the

sentence.

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Its common to feel ______ when other peoplesucceed and you dont. But instead of feelingbad, focus on whats possible and best for

your own situation. When friends are upset, its important to

______ with them. By recognizing theirfeelings, you will help them feel better.

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The boat _______ after it hit the rocks alongthe shore.

The ________ bit the man who was trying tocapture it.

Its ___________ that she wasnt able to makeit to class because her _____ broke down.

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I love the class I am taking now. I feel very______ about it.

We must learn to accept ______. When thingsgo wrong, we should keep going and not letproblems stop us.

Shes a very good _______. She understandshow to make her employees work together

well.

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In the past, only men were responsible for thefamily income. Now, women have to bringhome the bacon, too.

Falling asleep depends somewhat on ahormone called melatonin which, whensecreted, produced tiredness.

She writes for fun, but teaching is her bread

and butter.

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It was an ill-fated journey which they shouldhave never begun because they were notmeant to be together.

All of the nitty-gritty was worked out, so theproject could begin.

The 36 story building project was truncatedbecause they ran out of money.

The student was the epitome of grace whenhe accepted the award because he was sohumble.

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What information do we find in a dictionary? Pronunciation

Part of speech and endings

Usage

Definition Origin

Derived words

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Online vs. Print? www.dictionary.com

Print nlineMore convenient

More information

More trustworthy

More up-to-date

Easier and fasterEasier to read

Less expensive

http://www.dictionary.com/http://www.dictionary.com/

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Analyze parts of words by understandingGreek, Latin and old English origins Prefix

Stem

Suffix

Use flash cards to practice Other methods for memorization?

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Use the context and knowledge of stems andaffixes to determine the meaning of italicizedword.

The `96 Honda Accords stereo was retrofittedto allow the use of an IPod.

He gets annoyed when she micromanageshow he washes the dishes.

The police feel it is immaterialhow they

obtained the evidence, but the defenseattorney disagrees and plans to request thatthe evidence be invalidated.

She was visiblyshaken by the accident.

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Use the context and knowledge of stems andaffixes to determine the meaning of italicizedword.

Phonologyis part of the science of linguistics. The dictumfrom the tribes leader must be

treated as law. They were collaboratorsin the planning of the

surprise party.

The depressed teenager expressed feelings ofalienationfrom her family.Graphologyis a technique used to examine

some documents to check their authenticity.