Zooming in on words

Last updated: 15/11/2023
Contributor: Teachit Author
Zooming in on words
Main Subject
Key stage
Category
Developing vocabulary: Understanding new words
Resource type
Student activity

A PowerPoint presentation which demonstrates how students can work out the meaning of unfamiliar and new words in the following ways:

  • identifying prefixes or suffixes or other word parts we recognise
  • using the context
  • connotations.

There are short practice exercises alongside each explanation.

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14/03/2021

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10/01/2021

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14/09/2019

A very useful resource. Thank you. With a little adaptation i will be using this will a middle ability year 11 class. Hopefully this will be another tool for the exam techniques tool box!

15/03/2017

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14/03/2021

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10/01/2021

5

14/09/2019

A very useful resource. Thank you. With a little adaptation i will be using this will a middle ability year 11 class. Hopefully this will be another tool for the exam techniques tool box!

15/03/2017

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