English Language Arts
ELA2021 (2021)
Grade: K
| 19. Ask and answer questions about unfamiliar words in discussions and/or text.
a. Describe the relationship between words, including relating them to synonyms and antonyms. |
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. |