This time, you will need to write your own meaningful sentence for the word. Pause the video when you come across one of the following vocabulary words: "exciting," "battle," "wicked," "exploring," "adventure," "amazing," "fortune," "appear," "auditions," "grand," "imaginary," or "success."Ĭomplete a Vocabulary Word Map for one of the words. Read along and listen to Amazing Grace by Mary Hoffman | Children's Read Aloud Story from Story Time for All Kids (below). You used your understanding of what people do when they are angry to figure out the meaning. How is someone probably feeling if she is yelling and stomping? She is probably feeling furious, extremely mad, or very angry, because sometimes people yell and stomp when they are feeling those emotions. What clues or hints can you use to figure out the meaning of "irate"? What was the toddler doing? She was yelling and stomping. *Meaningful Sentence: The irate toddler was yelling and stomping her feet.
When you are finished figuring out the meaning, look up the Definition of Irate () and find a Synonym for Irate (), a word that has the same meaning. Use the Vocabulary Word Map as you work through the process.
Practice using context clues and prior knowledge for the bold vocabulary word in the Meaningful Sentence* below. Print the Graphic Organizer - Vocabulary Word Map for this activity, found in Downloadable Resources in the right-hand sidebar. You can use a Vocabulary Word Map to organize your thoughts as you are studying vocabulary. Try using Word Central to search for the definition. You can use the dictionary to find the meaning. Watch the Context Clues Song (Context Clues by Melissa) video below to help you remember how to use context clues: You can use other words in the sentence or context that give you clues. You can infer or guess that "annoyed" means "mad." For example, if a sentence reads, "Jason was annoyed because he could not keep his shoes tied.", what does the word "annoyed" mean? Well, you may have had a similar problem with your shoelaces and know that you were irritated, angry, or mad. You can think about what you already know to help you find the meaning of a new word. Pictures can help you figure out the meanings of words. Shocked and surprised are synonyms, words that have the same meaning. For example, if a character is shocked, she might have a surprised look on her face. You can use the pictures and text to figure out the meaning. There are several ways to learn vocabulary as you are reading: In this lesson, you will learn how to study and understand vocabulary words to help you become a better reader. The more vocabulary words you understand, the better you understand a story or a book. Vocabulary is very important to reading comprehension.
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