Figure Out New Words
Aligned to L.2.4 — Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.
What this lesson teaches
You can find what a word means from the sentence, from word parts, or from a glossary.
Worked example
The word 'unhappy' has 'un-' meaning 'not,' so 'unhappy' means 'not happy.'
Practice questions
- Use a sentence to guess the meaning of a new word.
- Break a word with 'un-' or 're-' into parts to find its meaning.
- Look up a word in a glossary to check its meaning.
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Every lesson comes with a video taught in English and Spanish — the same video the QR code in the printed workbook opens.
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Descubre palabras nuevas
Puedes descubrir qué significa una palabra por la oración, por las partes de la palabra o por un glosario.
Ejemplo: La palabra 'infeliz' tiene 'in-', que significa 'no', así que 'infeliz' significa 'no feliz.'
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