1. Common Core State Standards
2. ELA/Literacy
3. Grade 6
4. Language

Vocabulary Acquisition and Use

Outcomes

• 6.L.4.a
  Use context (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence or paragraph; a word's position or function in a sentence) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.
  Play Activities 7
  Examples
• 6.L.4.b
  Use common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., audience, auditory, audible).
  Play Activities 4
  Examples
• 6.L.5
  Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
  Play Activities 31
  Examples
• 6.L.5.b
  Use the relationship between particular words (e.g., cause/effect, part/whole, item/category) to better understand each of the words.
  Play Activities 7
  Examples
• 6.L.5.c
  Distinguish among the connotations (associations) of words with similar denotations (definitions) (e.g., stingy, scrimping, economical, unwasteful, thrifty).
  Play Activities 7
  Examples