Reading-Structural Analysis
What is Structural Analysis in Reading? In order to derive the meanings of words, it is helpful to analyze the structure of the words in English: Is there a Latin or a Greek root word? Is the word a base word that can stand alone? Are there prefixes and suffixes added to the base word? What are the meanings of the affixes added to the base word? Is the word a shortened form of a longer word? Read More...
◂English Language Arts Worksheets and Study Guides Eighth Grade. Reading-Structural Analysis
Study Guide
Reading-Structural Analysis Worksheet/Answer key
Reading-Structural Analysis Worksheet/Answer key
Reading-Structural Analysis Worksheet/Answer key
Reading-Structural Analysis Worksheet/Answer key
Reading-Structural Analysis
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Language Standards
Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words or phrases based on Grade 8 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies. [L.8.4]
Use common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., precede, recede, secede). [L.8.4b]