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Figuring Out New Words

English · Vocabulary

Sometimes you read a word you do not know. Stop and ask, 'What does that word mean?' Asking is smart, not silly.

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Mia reads about a giant. The book says the giant is 'enormous.' Mia asks, 'What does enormous mean?' She looks at the picture. The giant looks huge. Enormous means really really big.

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Follow these steps when you meet a new word.
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You can also connect new words to words you know. Enormous is like saying super big. That helps you remember it.

Ask what a word means. Use clues and connect it to a word you know.

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You read a word you don't know: 'gigantic.' What should you do?