Vocabulary Help Part of speech Know them and

Vocabulary Help

Part of speech (Know them and the different forms!) l Be sure the word is the right part of speech: l The ____ of the answer confused me. (You know you need a noun here because of the “the. ”)

Sentence Clue: Restatements l Lists – l “and” (comparisons) – l The judge was ____, closed-minded, and unsympathetic. (You want a word that means something close to the two listed adjectives. ) The judge was fair and _____. (You want a synonym for “fair. ”) Direct Definition, …, – The ____, the surrounding circumstances, set the tone. (The appositive is actually the definition of the word!)

Sentence Clue: Comparison/contrast l Comparisons (“and”) l Contrasts (“or, ” “but”) – The teacher was _____, but the principal was fair and objective. (Look for an antonym [opposite] for “fair and objective. ”)

Sentence Clue: Cause/effect l “Because” or “since” – Because my mom found out I ____ the story, she grounded me. (What word [in this case a verb] would most likely result in a grounding in this situation? )

Sentence Clue: Example l Example appears in sentence (look for “when”) – The teacher was ______ when he assumed I didn’t know the answer. (How would a teacher behave if a student know an answer? )

POE! l Be sure to also use the Process Of Elimination!

Use These: l Restatements (definition, lists, “and”) l Comparison/contrasts (“or, ” “but”) l Cause/effects (“because, ” “since”) l Examples (“when”)