Use the drop-down menus and your knowledge of context clues, word roots, and affixes to determine the meaning of the words in this passage.
Use the drop-down menus to identify the root in each difficult word.
✔ gratify
un✔ tenable
Use the drop-down menus and the context clues in the sentences to define these words:
✔ to conquerto give in toto accept
a new type of lizarda person who discovers new animals✔ a scientist who studies reptiles
Use the drop-down menus to answer this question. Which type of context clue helped you determine the words' meanings on the previous slide?
definitionexample✔ synonymantonym
✔ definitionexamplesynonymantonym
Read the passage from Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass and use context clues to figure out the meaning of the word chattel. Use the drop-down menus to answer these questions.
the duties of a slaveholderthe relation of a mere chattel✔ as a human being was wrong
definitionexamplesynonym✔ antonym
Read this passage from Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass and then look for a synonym context clue that helps you understand the meaning of bestow. Use the drop-down menus to answer these questions.
to take away✔ to give toto exchange with
Look for antonym context clues to help you determine the meaning of the word callous and then choose the meaning of callous from these choices.
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tender
Use the drop-down menus and your knowledge of prefixes to choose the correct word in each sentence.
logical✔ illogical
✔ depressedrepressed
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