Unknown Words

bite at or nibble something persistently.

• gnaw

• naw

• knaw

• nauw

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

a feeling of uncertainty or lack of conviction.

• dout

• doubt

• doght

• dought

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

• blow in the wind

• to sink

• to die quickly

• to grow well

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

• confusion

• wildness

• excitement

• sickness

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

An_______is an unknown word. 

• unfamiliar word 

• context clue 

• multiple meaning word 

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

• weekly

• awesome

• yearly

• boring

An_______is an unknown word.

• unfamiliar word

• context clue

• multiple meaning word

• synonym

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

Which of the following strategies can help you understand an unknown word in a text?

• Skipping the word

• Using context clues

• Ignoring the sentence

• Guessing randomly

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

What is a synonym for the word 'unknown'?

• Familiar

• Recognized

• Unfamiliar

• Known

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

When you encounter an unknown word, what should you do first?

• Look it up in a dictionary

• Ask a friend

• Use context clues

• Ignore it

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D