Continue to use previously learned strategies to distinguish among multi-meaning words and to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words. 0801.1.14

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1. Context is the Key - students use context clues to determine the meaning of a word
2. A Feast of Homonyms - a Quia quiz
3. Homographs - a two person Quia quiz
4. Homonym Practice - a Quia quiz
5. Homonyms Exercises - This section will help you review and strengthen your knowledge of Homonyms. The 30 exercises are grouped into beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels. Determine your level of knowledge and then select an exercise from the lists below
6. Multiple Meaning Words - long list of words to use as writing prompts, students write two sentences for each word using the word as a noun and then as a verb
7. Multiple Meanings Game - lesson plan from Education World, print pairs of cards and have students search for the student matching their word, 6th to 8th grade word list included
8. Say it Another Way - Fill in the blank with a synonym for the missing word.
9. Using Context Clues - This section will help you review and strengthen your knowledge of using context clues. The 30 exercises are grouped into beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels. Determine your level of knowledge and then select an exercise from the lists at the site.
10. Using Multiple Meanings - students decide which sentences use a word correctly
11. Word Parts - This section will help you review and strengthen your knowledge of root words, prefixes, and suffixes. For each topic, exercises are grouped into beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels. Determine your level of knowledge and then select an exercise from the lists below. The 87 exercises are grouped into beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels.
12. Words with multiple meanings - students fill in the blanks from a word list

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