Vocabulary Tool Belt
* Notice if a word has multiple uses and try to come up with the meaning in
this context, based on uses we are already familiar with. (ie. Network.
Kids might say �I�ve heard of TV networks,� or �The internet has something
to do with networks.�)
* Use prior knowledge to apply to the context of the unknown word.
* Identify the meanings of a prefix or suffix.
* Identify a root word and its meaning.
* Look at other words that you know in the word that you do not know. Use
all the words around the word, the context, as clues to the meaning.
* For two word terms, pull the words apart and define each separately. Put
those words back together in their context and decide on the meaning � For
example, �cash crop�. Each word is defined separately and then applied to
the context and understanding of colonial trade. Cash = money, Crop =
something grown. The meaning of the term in the context of colonial
economy is a crop grown for economic gain or trade.
Greek and Latin Root Words
http://www.awrsd.org/oak/Library/greek_and_latin_root_words.htm