Developing a strong vocabulary has many benefits. Increasing your vocabulary increases your ability to think critically about new information. Knowing more words means you not only increase your reading comprehension, you also develop your listening comprehension. There are two important ways to figure out the meaning of unfamiliar words without having to immediately consult a dictionary:
=============================================================================================== Authors use different types of context clues in their writing to help you define an unfamiliar word.
=============================================================================================== Word Parts. More than 50% of English vocabulary comes from ancient Greek and Latin, so when you learn some words parts that come from the original Greek and Latin words, you can figure out many English words.
A suffix is a word part attached to the end of a word. Suffixes usually do not change the meaning of a word as much as prefixes do, though they can change verbs to the present, past, or future tense. Did you know that different verb tenses use suffixes (-ed and -ing)? For example, the verb stay can be stayed yesterday or will be staying tomorrow. A suffix can also change the way words are used. For example, the verb laugh can be changed to an adjective by adding the suffix -able, which means “able to be”:
prefer + -ing → preferring
A word's root is its most basic part. As word parts, roots can be found anywhere in a word, whereas prefixes typically appear at the beginning and a suffix typically at the end. It provides the reader with the core meaning of a word. Specialized Vocabulary is words common to specific disciplines. All course subjects have their own unique vocabulary. In order to do your best in your courses, it is important for you to learn the language of your discipline or field of study. There are methods you can use to help you make connections with unfamiliar words. You can create word maps, use a card review system, and sound it out. Remember that making strong connections will allow you to create pathways for easy access to the meaning of new words. It is also important to understand new words beyond their definitions, like knowing what part of speech a word is, for example, whether it is a noun or a verb. SOURCES:
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