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What is the term for combining two or more words to create a new word?
What is the term for combining two or more words to create a new word?
What is the term for words that are spelled the same but have different meanings?
What is the term for words that are spelled the same but have different meanings?
What is the term for the emotional association of a word?
What is the term for the emotional association of a word?
What is the term for words with opposite meanings?
What is the term for words with opposite meanings?
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What is the term for learning words with common prefixes, roots, or suffixes to expand vocabulary?
What is the term for learning words with common prefixes, roots, or suffixes to expand vocabulary?
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What is the term for using surrounding words to infer the meaning of an unknown word?
What is the term for using surrounding words to infer the meaning of an unknown word?
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Study Notes
Vocabulary
Word Formation:
- Compounding: combining two or more words to create a new word (e.g., bookshelf)
- Blending: combining parts of two words to create a new word (e.g., smog from smoke and fog)
- Derivation: adding prefixes or suffixes to a root word to create a new word (e.g., unhappy from happy)
Word Types:
- Homophones: words that sound the same but have different meanings (e.g., to/too/two)
- Homographs: words that are spelled the same but have different meanings (e.g., bank as a financial institution or the side of a river)
- Synonyms: words with similar meanings (e.g., big, large, huge)
- Antonyms: words with opposite meanings (e.g., hot and cold)
Word Choice:
- Connotation: the emotional association of a word (e.g., home vs. house)
- Denotation: the literal meaning of a word (e.g., the definition of "home" as a place of residence)
- Idioms: phrases or expressions with a figurative meaning (e.g., "break a leg" meaning "good luck")
Vocabulary Building:
- Roots and prefixes: learning common roots and prefixes to decipher unfamiliar words
- Context clues: using surrounding words to infer the meaning of an unknown word
- Word families: learning words with common prefixes, roots, or suffixes to expand vocabulary
Word Formation
- Compounding combines two or more words to create a new word, such as bookshelf
- Blending combines parts of two words to create a new word, such as smog from smoke and fog
- Derivation adds prefixes or suffixes to a root word to create a new word, such as unhappy from happy
Word Types
- Homophones are words that sound the same but have different meanings, such as to/too/two
- Homographs are words that are spelled the same but have different meanings, such as bank as a financial institution or the side of a river
- Synonyms are words with similar meanings, such as big, large, and huge
- Antonyms are words with opposite meanings, such as hot and cold
Word Choice
- Connotation is the emotional association of a word, such as the warm feelings associated with the word "home"
- Denotation is the literal meaning of a word, such as the definition of "home" as a place of residence
- Idioms are phrases or expressions with a figurative meaning, such as "break a leg" meaning "good luck"
Vocabulary Building Strategies
- Learning common roots and prefixes can help decipher unfamiliar words
- Using context clues, such as surrounding words, can help infer the meaning of an unknown word
- Learning word families, such as words with common prefixes, roots, or suffixes, can expand vocabulary
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Test your understanding of word formation techniques like compounding, blending, and derivation, as well as word types like homophones and homographs.
