Determining Word Meanings Flashcards
1
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Contextual analysis
A
Determining the meaning of a word by analyzing the sentence.
2
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Homophones
A
Two words that sound the same but spelled differently.
Example: Ate/eight
3
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Homographs
A
Words spelled the same but have different meanings/pronounciation
Content- state of peace
Content- something contained
4
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Syntax
A
Rules that create structure of a sentence.
5
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Antonyms
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Words that have opposite meanings.
Fast/slow
6
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Synonyms
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Words the have similar meaning.
Big/Large
7
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Homonyms
A
Words pronounced the same with different meaning.
Turn right (direction)
That’s the right decision
8
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Analogies
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Compare two things based on like qualities
Right::left
Calm::chaos
