Building a

powerful
vocabulary
means more
than learning
new words.
It means
learning new
ways to
think about
words.

Well learn to
guess the
meaning of
unknown words.
And we will
learn how to
use synonyms
and pronouns to
help us
understand
what we read.

What will we
learn in
Building a
powerful
vocabulary?

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Building
a Powerful
Vocabulary

Using the
context

Guessing
unknown
words from
the context
Guessing word
meanings from
the context

Using
pronouns
and
synonyms
Pronouns

Synonyms :
general
and

Using the context

The context is the sentence or
sentence around a word. The
context can tell us a lot about a
new word, what kind of word (noun,
verb, adverb, or adjective). It can
also give you some idea of the
meaning of the word.
We will learn it without dictionary.
Bram.bum

Guessing unknown words from the

context
Some unknown words arent always worth
trying to understand.
The meaning of many words can often be
worked out from the context.
So, we must find
what kind of
strategies that used
to guess words from
the context.

Guessing unknown words from

the context
Substitute a word that you know in the space with
use the context. This word will probably be
similar in meaning to the word that you dont
know, as long as the sentence still makes sense.
If you had little trouble choosing word to
fill in the blanks, so fill the blanks with
word that makes sense in the sentence.
In many cases, the word you choose will
be close in meaning to the word you
dont know.

Example
Youve gone diet after diet yet still havent
. those unwanted pounds or worse your
weight it actually going up!
Only one answer
a. taken in
will makes sense
when you
b. taken of
substitute it in the
c. put on
sentence
d. put
You will choose

Guessing word meanings from

the context
Use the context if you want
to guess the meaning of a
new word.
There are 7
!!!
Tell us

ways or
more to
guess the
meaning of
new word
from the
context to
find clues

 Definition

A definition gives the meaning of words. The writes may

use words, phrases, or statements to define something.
(key word : is , are, etc.)

Restatement

The writer may use other words, phrases, or sentences

to provide the meaning of difficult words. (key word :
or, etc )

Punctuation marks
Contrast

You can guess the meaning of new words by using signal

words of contrast. They will show the opposite meaning
of the new words.

 Similarity
You can guess the meaning of new words by using
signal words of similarity. (key words: same, as,
etc.)

Surrounding Words
If you cannot find any signal words or key words as
stated before, look around new words may help you
to understand the new words.

Experience and background knowledge

Reading researchers confirmed hat experience and
back ground knowledge play an important role in
reading comprehension

Example
Although Daniel and Sue are very close friends but
they are very diferent. Daniel spends a lot of
money to buy things while Sue loves to
economize.
Economize is save money
In Bangkok on Monday morning, most streets are
very crowded, so Willy came to school late
because she was trapped in traffic
You may try to
use many
Trapped is Caught.
strategies as
stated
previously
words.

Using Pronouns and Synonyms

Writers use a pronoun
instead of repeating a
noun or phrase (group of
words). Or they usually use
a synonyms (another word
that means the same
thing) to make their write
be interesting for the
reader.

Pronouns
Pronouns can be used instead of nouns.
Pronouns are small worlds, but they are
very important when we are reading cause
these small words tie ideas to each other
in a passage.
Sometimes a pronoun can take the piece
of several words or phrases, or even a
sentence.

Some Pronouns
No

Subject

Object

Possessive

1
2
3
4
5
6
7

I
we
you
he
she
they
it

me
us
you
him
her
them
it

mine
ours
yours
his
hers
theirs
its

When the tornadoes touch

the ground, they move along
at about 35 to 45 kilometers
per hour. No one knows
which way they will go.

EExxaam
mpple
le

In some races, the winners get

large amounts of money. In
other races, they only get their
picture in the newspaper.

The referent
is The
winners

The
referent is
tornadoes
.

Synonyms : General and

specific
Synonyms are different words or phrases
that refer to the same idea. A writer uses
synonyms to tie ideas together
Example:
Astronauts all have one problem: They got
motion sickness. This illness makes it
difficult to do their work.
Synonym is illness.

By:
Meriskal Abi
Husin Iriwandi
Muzami Ansori
Arbayani
Rizky Tiara Ayu
Yulita Sari

See You
in the
next
meeting