L.3.4
Common Core State Standards · 3rd Grade
Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning word and phrases based on grade 3 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.
Child standards (4)
- L.3.4.aUse sentence-level context as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.
- L.3.4.bDetermine the meaning of the new word formed when a known affix is added to a known word (e.g., agreeable/disagreeable, comfortable/uncomfortable, care/careless, heat/preheat).
- L.3.4.cUse a known root word as a clue to the meaning of an unknown word with the same root (e.g., company, companion).
- L.3.4.dUse glossaries or beginning dictionaries, both print and digital, to determine or clarify the precise meaning of key words and phrases.