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VOCABULARY KNOWLEDGE

FOR EFFECTIVE READING

Guessing meaning form context in sentences

George winked to me from


across the room. It was a signal
not to say anything about what
we had seen.
What does ‘wink’
mean?
I’ve only known one cat that
could wink and that was Tinker.
She really could close just one of
her eyes and she did it often.

The singer was so terribly off


pitch that it hurt my ears to
listen.
What does “pitch”
mean?
The ambulance siren was at such
a high pitch that we all jumped.
VOCABULARY KNOWLEDGE
FOR EFFECTIVE READING

Guessing meaning form context in sentences

The old man walked slowly along,


all stooped over and leaning on a
stick.
What does ‘stoop’
mean? When I stooped down to get a
better look, I realized that it
was dead rabbit. It must have
been hit by a car.

What an imp he was! Little


Tommy was always getting into
trouble, but making us laugh
about it.
What does “imp”
mean?
With her pointed little chin,
bright eyes and impish
expression, we didn’t know
whether to believe the child.
VOCABULARY KNOWLEDGE
FOR EFFECTIVE READING

Using grammr to guess word meaning

Look at the grammatical structure of the sentence and


decide what the grammatical function of the word is and try
to guess the meaning.

Grammatical function of
Her father looked askance at the
askance :
idea od civil marriage in the city
hall. He wanted his daughter to be
married in a religious ceremony. Approximate meaning :

Grammatical function of
We’ll have to buckle down if we buckle down :
want to get this finished by the end
of the month.
Approximate meaning:

Grammatical
function of helter
When the robber pulled out skelter :
his gun, everyone in the bank
ran helter skelter for cover.
Approximate
meaning:
VOCABULARY KNOWLEDGE
FOR EFFECTIVE READING

Using grammr to guess word meaning

Grammatical
The unhappy girl continued function of carp :
to carp at her mother,
blamming her mother for all
Approximate
her problems.
meaning :

Grammatical
After the war, Gunther went
function of rubble :
back to his hometown to look
at the pile of rubble where
his house had been. Approximate
meaning:

The strange bulge under Grammatical


Timmy’s blanket frightened function of bulge :
him for a moment until he
realized it was his teddy
Approximate
bear.
meaning:
VOCABULARY KNOWLEDGE
FOR EFFECTIVE READING

Recognizing words that connect ideas


PRONOUNS

Write the
In the United States, about 10 million referent for:
computers are thrownn away every
year! Because most unwanted
computers are sent to a dump, they 1. they :
(1) have caused a problem. The
computer industry and the
government are working on ways to
solve it (2). They (3) have concluded 2. it :
that there must be changes in the
way computers are built. They (4)
must be made in ways that will allow
3. They :
their parts to be recycled. These
parts include the electronic parts,
the glass screen of the monitor, and
parts of the printer.
4. They :
VOCABULARY KNOWLEDGE
FOR EFFECTIVE READING

Recognizing words that connect ideas


PRONOUNS

Write the
A new company has started to referent for:
recycle computer parts. When old
computers and computer parts are
received at the company, they (1) 1. they :
are carefully broken down into
parts. These (2) include circuit
boards, bits of aluminium, gold, and
electronic chips. Sometimes it takes 2. These :
an hour to break an old personal
computer down into parts.
Eventually, they (3) are all carefully
3. they :
sorted and stored. Then the
company sells them (4) to many
customers it has found for used
parts.
4. them:
VOCABULARY KNOWLEDGE
FOR EFFECTIVE READING

Recognizing words that connect ideas


SYNONYMS

Circle the synonym for the underlined word. Sometimes,


the synonym will be more than a single word.

Every year, am all-Estonian song festival is held. This


event is a century-old tradition much loved by
everyone.

On the square in the center of old Tallinn stands the old


city hall. This beautiful medieval buiding is used now for
concerts and special events.

The Estonians are especially proud od their historic


capital city. The walls and gates of the old Tallinn date
back to the 13th century.

Tartu, a smaller city to the southeast of Tallinn, is the


home of Estonia’s oldest and largest educational
institution. Tartu University is the only university in the
world where Estonian is language of institution.
VOCABULARY KNOWLEDGE
FOR EFFECTIVE READING

Recognizing words that connect ideas


THE ORDER OF SYNONYMS

Write each of these groups of words in order, from


specific to general

State Street Bank, financial


institution, loan department, bank

office equipment, personal


computers, modern technology, disks

baseball, skiing, sports, football,


outdoor activities

Big Mac with fries, meal, lunch

Jungarian, languages, Finnish, Estonian,


Finno-Ugric language family
VOCABULARY KNOWLEDGE
FOR EFFECTIVE READING

Recognizing words that connect ideas


SUMMARY WORDS

Write the summary word (or phrases) for each list

Mars
Uranus
Jupiter
Saturn
Nercury

verb
noun
adjective
pronoun
adverb

get a shovel
dig a hole in the ground
put lots of water in the hole
unwrap the roots of the tree
place the roots in the hole
be sure the tree is straight
cover the roots with lots of soil
stamp down the soil
add more water

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