vocabulary instruction

Question 1

what is the bottom tiers in the 3 tiers of words

Answer 1

basic words

Question 2

what is the middle tiers in the 3 tiers of words

Answer 2

academic vocabulary

Question 3

what is the top tier in the 3 tiers of words

Answer 3

specialized terms

Question 4

The most basic words. Rarely require direct
instruction and do not have multiple meanings; words of
everyday speech

Answer 4

tier 1

Question 5

High frequency words that occur across a variety of
domains; mature language situation such as adult conversions and literature. CONTAIN MULTIPLE MEANINGS, have multiple synonyms

Answer 5

tier 2

Question 6

Technical words that are content specific and often
abstract. Specific to hobbies, subjects, occupations, geographic
regions, technology, weather, etc.

Answer 6

tier 3

Question 7

– Students don’t
recognize the word.

Answer 7

unknown words

Question 8

Students have seen
or heard the word or can pronounce it,
but they don’t know the meaning

Answer 8

initial recognition

Question 9

Students
know one meaning of the word and can
use it in a sentence

Answer 9

partial word recognition

Question 10

Students know
more than one meaning of the word and
can use it in several ways

Answer 10

full word knowledge

Question 11

interest in learning and using words

Answer 11

word consciousness

Question 12

– Students repeat
words with the same beginning
consonant or vowel sound
within a phrase or sentence.

Answer 12

alliteration

Question 13

Words that refer to
places, things, and actions that
have been named after an
individual.

Answer 13

eponyms

Question 14

Students create
exaggerated statements

Answer 14

hyperbole

Question 15

Students
notice words or phrases that
read the same forward and
backward.

Answer 15

palindrones

Question 16

Students
combine two normally
contradictory words to
create a paradoxical image.

Answer 16

oxymoron

Question 17

Students
use words that imitate
sounds.

Answer 17

onomatopoeia

Question 18

Students
endow inanimate objects
with human traits or
abilities.

Answer 18

personification

Question 19

Students
commonly use words that
were created by fusing two
words to combine the
meaning of both words

Answer 19

portmanteau

Question 20

– Students
switch sounds in words,
often with a humorous
effect

Answer 20

spoonerisms

Question 21

WORDS THAT HAVE
NEARLY THE SAME MEANING

Answer 21

synonyms

Question 22

WORDS THAT
EXPRESS OPPOSITE MEANINGS

Answer 22

antonynm

Question 23

• words that sound alike but are spelled differently

Answer 23

homophones

Question 24

are words that are spelled the same but pronounced differently

Answer 24

homograph

Question 25

words that are spelled the same, and sound the same

Answer 25

homographic homophones

Question 26

* words that can stand alone in English; words that have meaning on their own, but they can also have prefixes and suffixes added to them to make new words. * Also call free morphemes

Answer 26

base words

Question 27

typically come from Greek or Latin words and may or may not stand alone

Answer 27

root word

Question 28

Letters generally added to the beginning or end od a root or base word * Also called bound morphemes

Answer 28

affixes

Question 29

added to the beginning of words

Answer 29

prefixes

Question 30

added to the end of words

Answer 30

suffixes

Question 31

what are the 4 most common prefixes in the English language

Answer 31

un, re, dis, in

Question 32

metaphorical or uses figures of speech

Answer 32

figurative meaning

Question 33

– the explicit, dictionary meaning of a word

Answer 33

literal meaning

Question 34

– groups of words, such as "in hot water" that have a special meaning

Answer 34

idioms

Question 35

liken something to something else

Answer 35

comparisons

Question 36

comparison signaled by the use of like or as

Answer 36

simile

Question 37

compares two things by implying that one is the other, without using like or as

Answer 37

metaphors

Question 38

a group of words that are displayed on a wall, bulletin board, chalkboard, or whiteboard in a classroom.

Answer 38

word wall

Question 39

students choose a word and write it on a poster; then they draw a picture to illustrate it. They also write a sentence using the word

Answer 39

word posters

Question 40

students choose a word and then identify 3 or 4 words to sequence before or after it to make a chain

Answer 40

word chains

Question 41

focus on a specific term and visually represent its place in a conceptual hierarchy

Answer 41

concept/word map

Question 42

students sort the words into categories that make sense to them

Answer 42

open sort

Question 43

categories are provided usually by the teacher

Answer 43

closed sort

Question 44

Strategy for graphically representing concepts. * Allows students to conceptually explore their knowledge of a new word by mapping it with other related words or phrases similar in meaning to the new word.

Answer 44

semantic map

Question 45

Students receive a paper divided into 6 equal squares.

Answer 45

concept cube