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Use the drop-down menus and the context clues in the sentences to define these words:

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Conveyances means .:vehicles

Vanquish means .:to conquer

Herpetologist means .:a scientist who studies reptiles

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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.

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That synonym is .:give

Using the synonym context clue from the last question, you know that bestow means .:to give to

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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.

A

unfeeling

B

bloody

C

sensitive

D

worry

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⇒ tender

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Use the drop-down menus and your knowledge of prefixes to choose the correct word in each sentence.

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After completing my test, I wanted to all my answers.:review

He thought the question did not make sense and was very .:illogical

Each jump on the bed made the mattress more .:depressed

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Use the drop-down menus and your knowledge of suffixes to choose the correct word in each sentence.

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is the practice of steering ships.:Navigation

The king was supported by who believed in a royal leader rather than a democracy.:monarchists

The actor was an person who volunteered to help the poor.:admirable

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Use your knowledge of context clues, word roots, and affixes to determine the meaning of the word abolitionist.

A

a person who likes to set fires

B

a person who wants to take slavery away

C

a slave resisting his or her owner

D

a slave fighting back against his or her masters

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Which two languages does the word “abolition” come from?

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Greek and Latin

B

Greek and French

C

French and Latin

D

French and Old English

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Use your knowledge of context clues, word roots, and affixes to determine the meaning of the word dehumanizing.

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making humans unequal

B

making people more human

C

taking a person’s humanity away

D

taking people’s choices away

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✔ to conquerto give in toto accept

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✔ to conquer

B

to give in to

C

to accept

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definitionexample✔ synonymantonym

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definition

B

example

C

✔ synonym

D

antonym

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to take away✔ to give toto exchange with

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to take away

B

✔ to give to

C

to exchange with

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logical✔ illogical

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logical

B

✔ illogical

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a monarchy✔ monarchists

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a monarchy

B

✔ monarchists

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a new type of lizarda person who discovers new animals✔ a scientist who studies reptiles

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a new type of lizard

B

a person who discovers new animals

C

✔ a scientist who studies reptiles

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✔ definitionexamplesynonymantonym

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✔ definition

B

example

C

synonym

D

antonym

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✔ depressedrepressed

A

✔ depressed

B

repressed

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✔ admirableadmiration

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✔ admirable

B

admiration

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Use the drop-down menus to identify the root in each difficult word.

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Automatic::auto

Gratify::grat

Untenable::ten

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✔ gratify

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✔ grat

B

ify

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un✔ tenable

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un

B

✔ ten

C

able

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Use the drop-down menus to answer this question. Which type of context clue helped you determine the words' meanings on the previous slide?

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To understand conveyances::example

To understand vanquish::synonym

To understand herpetologist::definition

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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.

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Chattel means .:property

Selection 2:as a human being was wrong

Selection 3:antonym

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the duties of a slaveholderthe relation of a mere chattel✔ as a human being was wrong

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the duties of a slaveholder

B

the relation of a mere chattel

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✔ as a human being was wrong

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definitionexamplesynonym✔ antonym

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definition

B

example

C

synonym

D

✔ antonym

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⇒ ist

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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.

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Anthropologists are studying many ancient cultures, such as the Maya and the Etruscans. New advances in technology may facilitate their studies by making it easier to learn what ancient people ate, wo:people who study ancient people

Anthropologists are studying many ancient cultures, such as the Maya and the Etruscans. New advances in technology may facilitate their studies by making it easier to learn what ancient people ate, wo:make easier

Anthropologists are studying many ancient cultures, such as the Maya and the Etruscans. New advances in technology may facilitate their studies by making it easier to learn what ancient people ate, wo:able to be proven

Anthropologists are studying many ancient cultures, such as the Maya and the Etruscans. New advances in technology may facilitate their studies by making it easier to learn what ancient people ate, wo:helping make possible

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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.

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Anthropologists are studying many ancient cultures, such as the Maya and the Etruscans. New advances in technology may facilitate their studies by making it easier to learn what ancient people ate, wo:people who study ancient people

Anthropologists are studying many ancient cultures, such as the Maya and the Etruscans. New advances in technology may facilitate their studies by making it easier to learn what ancient people ate, wo:make easier

Anthropologists are studying many ancient cultures, such as the Maya and the Etruscans. New advances in technology may facilitate their studies by making it easier to learn what ancient people ate, wo:able to be proven

Anthropologists are studying many ancient cultures, such as the Maya and the Etruscans. New advances in technology may facilitate their studies by making it easier to learn what ancient people ate, wo:helping make possible

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✔ make easiermake hardermake confusing

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✔ make easier

B

make harder

C

make confusing

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shown to be impossible✔ able to be provenable to be predicted

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shown to be impossible

B

✔ able to be proven

C

able to be predicted

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✔ helping make possiblekeeping from happeningmaking larger

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✔ helping make possible

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keeping from happening

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making larger

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