English Language Arts
ELA2021 (2021)
Grade: 1
| 12. Ask and answer questions about unfamiliar words and phrases in discussions and/or text.
a. Identify possessives and plurals and use them as clues to the meaning of text.
Example: Jack's coat, mom's car; pigs, pig's, pigs'
b. Identify meaningful parts of words (morphemes) and use them as clues to the meaning of unknown words, including frequently occurring affixes and inflections -s, -es, -ed, -ing, -er, and -est.
Examples: Explain that adding suffix -s changes a singular noun to a plural noun and adding suffix -ed changes a verb to past tense.
c. Describe word relationships and nuances in word meanings, including relating them to their opposites and distinguishing shades of meaning in similar or related words.
Examples: look, peek, glance, stare, glare; big, large, gigantic, monstrous
Act out tiptoe, creep, and march to distinguish shades of meaning in words related to walk.
Discuss synonyms and antonyms. |
English Language Arts
ELA2021 (2021)
Grade: 2
| 17. Analyze meaningful parts of words and phrases in discussions and/or text.
a. Identify possessives and plurals and use them as clues to the meaning of text.
Example: girl's dress; boys' game; cats, cat's, cats'; houses, house's shutters
b. Identify meaningful parts of words (morphemes) and use them as clues to the meaning of unknown words, including base words, compound words, and frequently occurring affixes and inflections.
Examples: -less, -ful, -est
Note: Adding suffix -est changes an adjective to a superlative adjective; adding suffix -ful changes the part of speech. |