Alabama 3rd Grade ELA Standards in Vocabulary 

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Vocabulary

• 13 Utilize new academic, content-specific, grade-level vocabulary to make connections to previously learned words and relate new words to background knowledge.
  • 13.a Make connections to a word’s structure using knowledge of phonology, morphology, and orthography of the word to aid learning.
• 14 Describe word relationships and nuances in word meanings, including relating them to their opposites and distinguishing shades of meaning in similar or related words, including nouns, verbs, and adjectives.
  • 14.a Determine meaning of words using synonyms in context.
  • 14.b Determine meaning of words using antonyms as a clue.
  • 14.c Describe the similarities and differences between related words.
  • 14.d Use knowledge of homophones to determine appropriate use of words.
  • 14.e Interpret figurative language.
  • 14.f Identify relationships and nuances in word meanings to determine real-life connections between words and their use.
• 15 Analyze meaningful parts (morphemes) of words and phrases in discussions and/or text.
  • 15.a Identify meaningful parts of words (morphemes) and use them as clues to the meaning of unfamiliar words, including base words, roots, and frequently occurring affixes and inflections.
  • 15.b Apply knowledge of the changes in tense (-ed), number (-s), and degree (-er and -est) signified by inflected endings to determine the meaning of a word.
  • 15.c Identify common and derivational prefixes and suffixes and use them as clues to a word’s meaning.
  • 15.d Identify common Latin and Greek roots and use them to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words.
  • 15.e Sort words with shared and varied suffixes by parts of speech.
• 16 Use knowledge of grade-level academic and domain-specific vocabulary to gain meaning from text.
• 17 Use grade-level academic and domain-specific vocabulary in writing.