Vocabulary

Identify multiple meanings of words such as "back" and "park."

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Use the most frequently occurring inflections (-s, -ed, and -ing) as a clue to the meaning of a word.

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Demonstrate understanding of frequently occurring verbs by relating them to their opposites (e.g., "stop" and "go").

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Demonstrate understanding of frequently occurring adjectives by relating them to their opposites (e.g., "big" and "little").

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Use sentences as context to understand the meaning of a word or phrase.

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Use common affixes, such as re-, un-, and -ful, as clues to the meaning of a word.

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Categorize words logically.

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Explain nouns through using their key attributes, such as "A bird is an animal that flies."

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Differentiate between shades of meaning with verbs and adjectives, such as "small" and "tiny."

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Identify the relationship signaled by frequently occurring conjunctions (e.g., "because," "or," "and").

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Use sentences as context to understand the meaning of a word or phrase.

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Understand the meaning of a new word formed by adding a common prefix.

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Use the meaning of individual words to understand the meaning of compound words.

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Use glossary or dictionary entries to determine the meaning of words or phrases.

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Make real-world connections between nouns and their use or traits, such as "Water is wet."

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Differentiate between shades of meaning with verbs and adjectives (e.g., eat/gobble).

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Use sentences as context to understand the meaning of a word or phrase.

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Identify the meaning of a word formed when a known prefix or suffix is added to a known word (e.g., trust/distrust, enjoy/enjoyable).

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Use a known root word to determine the meaning of an unknown word with the same root (e.g., complete/completion).

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Use a beginner's dictionary to understand the meaning of words.

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Understand the difference between literal and figurative meanings of words or phrases.

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Make real-world connections between nouns and their use or traits, such as "Teachers are helpful."

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Differentiate between shades of meaning among words that describe mental states, such as "thought," "knew," "believed."

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Understand words and phrases that indicate spatial and/or temporal relationships, such as "after dinner" or "on the table."

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Use context clues to understand the meaning of words.

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Use Greek and Latin affixes to understand the meaning of words.

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Understand common idioms.

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Use antonyms to understand the meaning of words.

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Use synonyms to understand the meaning of words.

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Use context clues to understand the meaning of words.

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Use Greek and Latin affixes to understand the meaning of words.

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Recognize and explain the meaning of well-known adages.

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Use words and phrases that indicate logical relationships, such as "however," "similarly," or "in addition."

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Use context to understand the meaning of a word in a sentence.

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Use Greek and Latin affixes and roots to understand the meaning of words.

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Use the relationship between specific words in order to understand their meanings.

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Use Greek and Latin affixes and roots to understand the meaning of words.

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Use the relationship between words in a sentence (comparison) to better understand the meaning of a particular word.

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