Connect oral vocabulary to words in print (RI.2.4; L.2.4)
- Use new vocabulary in speaking and writing
Determine the relationships among words (L.2.5)
- Classify and categorize related words into groups
- Identify and use antonyms in context
Use context to determine word meanings (L.2.4)
- Distinguish multiple-meaning words and apply the appropriate definition to a context
Apply common affixes and roots to determine word meaning (L.2.4)
- Identify and explain how adding the affixes “un-,” “re-,” “-ly,” “-er,” and “-est” change the meaning of a root or base word1
Use resources to determine the meaning and pronunciation of an unfamiliar word (L.2.2; L.2.4)
- Use a standard dictionary or multimedia resource to find words
English learner and bilingual footnotes
1 Many of these morphemes have direct equivalents in Spanish.
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