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LESSON

PLAN

infer the meaning of Compound Words Using Context Clues

Inferring the Meaning of Compound Words Using Context Clues

The girls are halfway up the tree, and when the floodwater hit it midway, they held on as tightly as they could.

Reaching the hillcrest, they saw the destruction made by the busted dam including the trees and plants on the other hilltop.

activity

instructions

Identify the 5 compound words used in the sentence

Standards

halfway

floodwater

midway

answers

hillcrest

hilltop

definition

Compound Words

two different words joined together to form a new word with a new meaning

ice + berg

= iceberg

son + in + law

= son-in-law

types

closed

someone, seaplane, newspaper

types

open

mother tongue, hot dogs, time zone

hyphenated

mother-of-pearl, son-in-law, passers-by

Remember!

Compounding is joining two or more words together to make them one word with a new meaning

it may be in closed (written as one), open (written with space between words) or hyphenated (connected by a hyphen)

types

the meaning of compound words can be inferred through the context clues with the use of synonyms and antonyms

context clues

synonyms

one of two or more words of the same language that have the same meaning

synonyms

antonyms

words of opposite meaning

what's more!

Look for the meaning of the compound word from the rectangular box

choices

  • mother of one's spouse
  • homeland
  • head of an editorial staff
  • schoolhouse
  • freelance
  • lazy
  • toys
  • property
  • diligent
  • front page
  • significant
  • crinkled, decorative paper

homework

ACTIVITY

Answer the Assessment on page 9 of your module 2. be able to submit it on the personal messenger account of the teacher on or before October 30, 2020.

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