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Download and print/draw this table in your books (with enough lines for all the nonsense words)

■For each nonsense word, write the word class.

■Find an alternative word that fits.

■There are no right or wrong answers as long as it makes sense.

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This video (by an American) defines and gives examples of the different type of context clues you might see in a reading passage.

BTW: Payton Manning is a famous quarterback in American football .

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How to Use Context to Determine the Meaning of Words

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Watch this video to revise the meaning behind prefixes and suffixes. Also goes through common prefixes/suffixes.

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In this lesson Marc will explain what prefixes and suffixes are. They are considered very important for vocabulary learning. Marc will provide you with a diagram with a list of the most common #prefixes and #suffixes adding two examples each. This lesson is intended for elementary students and above who wish to improve their vocabulary learning.

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'Jabberwocky' being read by Benedict Cumberpatch.

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Jabberwocky By Lewis Carroll - Read by Benedict Cumberbatch

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Download and print (or just copy into your books) this document. For each text, identify and define (WITHOUT a dictionary) at least two-five unfamiliar words.

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Here's the powerpoint for this lesson

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BIGGER list of prefixes, suffixes and root words

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BIGGER list of prefixes, suffixes and root words

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Head to this website for an awesome list of common prefixes, suffixes and root words

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Many English words are formed by taking basic words and adding combinations of prefixes and suffixes to them. A basic word to which affixes (prefixes and suffixes) are added is called a root word because it forms the basis of a new word. The root word is also a word in its own right. For example, the word lovely consists of the word love and the suffix -ly.

In contrast, a root is the basis of a new word, but it does not typically form a stand-alone word on its own. For example, the word reject is made up of the prefix re- and the Latin root ject, which is not a stand-alone word.

Common Latin and Greek roots

Download a copy of the Common Latin Roots chart shown below.

Download a copy of the Common Greek Roots chart shown below.

Affixes

One method of understanding the meanings of new words is to analyze the different parts of the word and the meanings of those parts. Many new words are formed by adding an affix to the beginning or end of a Latin or Greek root or root word. When affixes are added to the beginning of roots or root words, they are called prefixes For example, the most common prefix is un-, which meant not or opposite of. If you add un- to the word happy, the new word becomes unhappy, which means not happy. When affixes are added to the end of roots or root words, they are called suffixes. The most common suffixes are -s and -es, which mean more than one (or the plural) of the word. Adding -es to wish, changes the meaning o the word to more than one wish.

Download a copy of the Common Prefixes chart shown below.

Download a copy of the Common Suffixes chart shown below.

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Many English words are formed by taking basic words and adding combinations of prefixes and suffixes to them. A basic word to which affixes (prefixes and suffixes) are added is called a root word because it forms the basis of a new word. The root word is also a word in its own right.

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Complete this task to practice using context clues for unfamiliar vocabulary.

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Practice Using Context Clues in Literature

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Practice Using Context Clues in Literature

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Now, try the same thing with an excerpt from Jane Eyre.