READING SKILLS

Session 1

A pesky fly kept buzzing by my ear!My brother likes to design and fly paper airplanes.

multiple-meaning words

sees, seas, seizefor, four, forethrough, threwtoe, tow

words that sound or look alike

He collapsed after another arduous day of work in the mine.

synonyms and antonyms

sees, seas, seizefor, four, forethrough, threwtoe, tow

Base word Words made by adding partsthink thinking, rethink, unthinkable, thinker

prefixes and suffixes

Prefix Meaning Examplesub under submarine, underwater vesselun- not unbelievable, not to be believed

Suffix Meaning Examples-less without sleepless, clueless, hopeless-ly in that way gladly, quickly, immediately

Root Origin English exampledict Latin for say dictionspect Greek for observe inspect

Squeeze one, two chicks on a raft—wreck ’em, shingle with a shimmy and a shake, and city juice—86 the hail.

One orange juice, two eggs on toast—scrambled, buttered toast with jam, and water—hold the ice!

terminology and jargon

context clue

Most American can only speak one _____.Europeans, however, _____ several. As a result, Europeans think _____ are unfriendly and unwilling to communicate with them.

SOMETIMES AUTHORS NEED or want to use words they know will be unknown by their readers.She ran to the escarpment. Could she climb down the steep hill in time to escape?

SOMETIMES AN AUTHOR JUST WANTS readers to understand the context of a word, not necessarily the exact meaning.Dan was surprised that he hadn’t won the election. “That’s implausible!“ he whined.

snakeDenotation: scaly, legless reptileConnotation: danger, evil, disloyal person

denotation and connotation