What does a vocabulary-in-context item ask you to do?

Determine what a word means as it is used in the passage, using context clues

What does a suffix most often change about a word?

Its part of speech (for example, -tion to a noun, -ize to a verb, -ible to an adjective)

'Thrifty' has a positive connotation (careful); 'stingy' has a negative one (mean)

Denotation is the literal dictionary meaning; connotation is the feeling or association a word carries

The list of supplies is on the desk

The team celebrated their victory

After the storm passed, we cleaned the yard

Because the bus was late, we ran to class.

Substitute 'it is'; if it fits, use 'it's,' otherwise use the possessive 'its'

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What does a vocabulary-in-context item ask you to do?
In 'The decision was final and could not be revoked,' what does 'revoked' most nearly mean?
The prefix 'mal-' in malfunction, malnourished, and malicious most likely means:
What does a suffix most often change about a word?
A writer calls a person 'thrifty' rather than 'stingy.' Both relate to spending little. What is the difference?
What is the difference between denotation and connotation?
A character is told to 'keep it under your hat.' This idiom most nearly means:
Which sentence has correct subject-verb agreement?
Which sentence uses the correct word?
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
Which is a complete, correct sentence?
Two complete sentences are joined with only a comma. What is this error called?
How can you test whether to use 'its' or 'it's'?