{"id":31,"date":"2015-02-02T22:45:51","date_gmt":"2015-02-02T22:45:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf3\/?post_type=chapter&p=31"},"modified":"2019-06-11T22:30:30","modified_gmt":"2019-06-11T22:30:30","slug":"bold-and-bright-sook-yin-lee","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf3\/chapter\/bold-and-bright-sook-yin-lee\/","title":{"raw":"Bold and Bright: Sook-Yin Lee","rendered":"Bold and Bright: Sook-Yin Lee"},"content":{"raw":"

Reading Strategy<\/span><\/h1>\r\n\"AUDIO-1-BT-44x44\"<\/a>\r\n\r\nIn the last chapter<\/a>, you learned how a bigger\u00a0vocabulary can help you read. One way to build your vocabulary is to study synonyms.\r\n\r\nSynonyms<\/strong> are words that have nearly the same meaning.\u00a0Think about the word strange<\/em>. This circle shows some synonyms for strange<\/em>:\r\n\r\n\"strange-e1422675778963\"<\/a>\r\n\r\nSome dictionaries give you a synonym along with the definition. Dictionaries often put SYN<\/strong> before the list of synonyms for a word.\r\n

Try this<\/h2>\r\n

1. Look up wonderful<\/em> in your dictionary. Does it give a list of synonyms? If not, ask your instructor for a thesaurus to do this task. A thesaurus<\/strong> is a book that gives synonyms for words.<\/p>\r\n

2. Ask your instructor for a SYN Circles<\/a> sheet, or open and print one from the link.<\/p>\r\n

3. Choose four words from the box\u00a0below. Put each of your words\u00a0into a\u00a0circle.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
violent<\/td>\r\nstrict<\/td>\r\nfearless<\/td>\r\nsmart<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
funny<\/td>\r\nsad<\/td>\r\njoyful<\/td>\r\nbold<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n

4. Find three\u00a0synonyms for each word that you chose. Choose synonyms that you can sound out. Add them to the correct circle.<\/p>\r\n

5. Write a\u00a0sentence for each word you picked from the box.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Ask your instructor to check your work.<\/span><\/div>\r\n

Word Attack Strategy<\/span><\/h1>\r\n\"AUDIO-1-BT-44x44\"<\/a>\r\n\r\nIn the last chapter, you learned about the suffixes -ar<\/strong>, -or<\/strong>, -er,<\/strong> and -est<\/strong>. In this chapter, you will learn about the suffixes -less<\/strong>\u00a0and -ful<\/strong>.\r\n
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Word Patterns<\/h3>\r\nThe suffix -less<\/strong> means \"without.\"\r\n\r\nFor example:\r\n