When you find your word, skim through the whole entry and find the most relevant meaning. If you can’t understand what you’re reading after using the above steps, pause and turn to the dictionary or the textbook’s glossary list. Or maybe you will see the meaning reflected in the next idea, or just be able to tell the meaning by the way the passage continues. You may find that an informal definition is worked in somewhere near. ![]() Guess at the word’s meaning from the way it is used in the sentence. Look for familiar word parts, and see if you can tell how the prefixes and suffixes shape the root meaning. You might recognize the word when you hear it. Use simple phonics to attempt saying the word-try a couple of ways. (Eventually you will confirm your guesses with a dictionary.) You’ll acquire some real understanding of how words are used rather than just long vocabulary lists and a dog-eared dictionary. Mark unfamiliar words, but try these tactics for making an “educated guess” at the meaning as you go. ![]() ![]() A key point is that you don’t need to interrupt your reading to look up every hard word right away in the dictionary-in fact, experts say it’s actually better to guess first.
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