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What is context?

What are the five strategies for using context clues to determine the meaning of an unfamiliar word?

What is a morpheme? (pronounced mor-feem)

A____ _____can stand on its own as a word.
How does a prefix change a word?

How does a suffix change a word?

Adding the prefix "im." to the word "proper" changes the meaning to mean ________ proper.

Adding the suffix "-ly" to the word "proper" changes the part of speech from a noun to an _____

Please keep everything simple. Like 1 sentence and fill in the blanks

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What is context?
Context is the information surrounding a word or phrase that helps determine its meaning.

What are the five strategies for using context clues to determine the meaning of an unfamiliar word?

  1. Definition clues
  2. Synonym clues
  3. Antonym clues
  4. Example clues
  5. Inference clues

What is a morpheme?
A morpheme is the smallest unit of meaning in a language.

A ____ morpheme can stand on its own as a word.
free

How does a prefix change a word?
A prefix adds meaning to the beginning of a word.

How does a suffix change a word?
A suffix alters the meaning or part of speech at the end of a word.

Adding the prefix "im." to the word "proper" changes the meaning to mean ________ proper.
not

Adding the suffix "-ly" to the word "proper" changes the part of speech from a noun to an _____.
adverb