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Vocabulary in Context Review

Targeted skill review · Easy · 15-20 min

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This board helps players review English / ELA · Vocabulary skill through a Jeopardy-style game format on Kleveroo. It includes categories such as Context Clues, Word Parts, Meaning, Academic Words, Challenge Words. It is useful for classroom review, team trivia, family game night, test prep, and group play.

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  • Context Clues

    What clues help readers figure out unknown words?

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    Context clues

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  • Word Parts

    What is the main meaning part of a word called?

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    Root

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  • Meaning

    What is a word's dictionary meaning called?

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    Denotation

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  • Academic Words

    What does analyze mean in school directions?

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    Break down and examine

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  • Challenge Words

    What word means brief and to the point?

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    Concise

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Context Clues

$100 — What clues help readers figure out unknown words?
Context clues
$200 — What clue gives the meaning directly in the sentence?
Definition clue
$300 — What clue gives a word with a similar meaning?
Synonym clue
$400 — What clue gives a word with the opposite meaning?
Antonym clue
$500 — What clue gives an example that helps explain the word?
Example clue

Word Parts

$100 — What is the main meaning part of a word called?
Root
$200 — What word part comes before a root?
Prefix
$300 — What word part comes after a root?
Suffix
$400 — What does the prefix un- often mean?
Not
$500 — What does the suffix -able often mean?
Capable of

Meaning

$100 — What is a word's dictionary meaning called?
Denotation
$200 — What is a word's emotional or suggested meaning called?
Connotation
$300 — What word has the opposite meaning of another word?
Antonym
$400 — What word has a similar meaning to another word?
Synonym
$500 — What word has the same spelling or sound but different meaning?
Homonym

Academic Words

$100 — What does analyze mean in school directions?
Break down and examine
$200 — What does compare mean?
Show similarities
$300 — What does contrast mean?
Show differences
$400 — What does evaluate mean?
Judge using criteria
$500 — What does infer mean?
Conclude from evidence

Challenge Words

$100 — What word means brief and to the point?
Concise
$200 — What word means able to change easily?
Flexible
$300 — What word means harmful or damaging?
Detrimental
$400 — What word means existing everywhere?
Ubiquitous
$500 — What word means unclear or having more than one meaning?
Ambiguous

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