Verify the preliminary determination of the meaning of a word or phrase.
Common Core State Standards:
Literacy.L.8.4d
Georgia Standards of Excellence (GSE):
ELAGSE8L4d
Kentucky Academic Standards (KAS):
L.8.4.d
Mississippi College- and Career-Readiness Standards:
L.8.4d
New York State Next Generation Learning Standards:
8L4d
Wisconsin Academic Standards:
L.8.2.a
Verify the preliminary determination of the meaning of a word or phrase (e.g., by checking the inferred meaning in context or in a dictionary).
North Carolina - Standard Course of Study:
L.8.4.d
reference materials
Tennessee Academic Standards:
8.L.VAU.4.d
Use etymological patterns in spelling as clues to the meaning of a word or phrase.
Florida - Benchmarks for Excellent Student Thinking:
ELA.8.V.1.3
Apply knowledge of context clues, figurative language, word relationships, reference materials, and/or background knowledge to determine the connotative and denotative meaning of words and phrases, appropriate to grade level.
Arkansas Academic Standards:
8.V.3
Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases, choosing from a range of effective techniques:
Use common Greek or Latin affixes and roots (i.e., morphology),
Trace the origins of words (i.e., etymology),
Use context,
Consult reference materials to clarify pronunciation and/or parts of speech, and/or
Use word relationships such as cause and effect, part to whole, and item into category to clarify the meaning of each word.
8th Grade Writing - Multiple Meaning Words Lesson
Multiple Meaning Words
A multiple meaning word is also called a homonym. Homonyms are words that are spelled the same and sound the same but have more than one meaning.
There are many multiple meaning words in the English language. Here are some common multiple meaning words:
Due – expected or planned for at a certain time; a payment or fee
Dense – closely compacted substance; not smart, dull
Bow – a knot tied with two loops and two loose ends; bend down into the shape of a bow
Scrambled – move quickly or awkwardly; make something jumbled or muddled
Tend – watch or take care of; regularly or frequently act in a certain way
Mole – a small, furry mammal; a spy; a small blemish on the skin
Hail – pellets of frozen rain that fall during a storm; call out to someone to stop; come from or originate
8th Grade Writing - Multiple Meaning Words Lesson