Hey! What Do You Mean By Hey! What Do You Mean By That?That?

Sometimes one word can Sometimes one word can mean many different mean many different things. It can have things. It can have

different meanings. different meanings.

It is easy to figure out It is easy to figure out the meaning of a word by the meaning of a word by

reading around that reading around that word!word!

Don’t just choose a Don’t just choose a meaning that you meaning that you

know! It know! It mustmust make make sense within the sense within the

passage.passage.

Let’s try some Let’s try some together!together!

I was next in the line-up. The I was next in the line-up. The bases were loaded. I was hoping bases were loaded. I was hoping for a for a homehome run! I just had to pick run! I just had to pick out my bat and head to the batters out my bat and head to the batters box.box.

In this paragraph, the word In this paragraph, the word home home means:means:home: home: 1.a building in which people live 2. A place a 1.a building in which people live 2. A place a person feels comfortable 3. The plate in the game of person feels comfortable 3. The plate in the game of baseball where the runs are scoredbaseball where the runs are scored

You are right! You are right!

The word The word homehome in this in this paragraph means the paragraph means the base in which the runs base in which the runs are scored in baseball!are scored in baseball!

Way to use your brain!Way to use your brain!

I was next in the line-up. The I was next in the line-up. The bases were loaded. I was hoping bases were loaded. I was hoping for a for a homehome run! I just had to pick run! I just had to pick out my out my batbat and head to the and head to the batters box.batters box.

In this paragraph, the word In this paragraph, the word bat bat means:means:

batbat 1. A mammal that hangs upside-down in 1. A mammal that hangs upside-down in caves 2. A wooden or aluminum stick used caves 2. A wooden or aluminum stick used to hit the ball in the game of baseballto hit the ball in the game of baseball

YES! YES! YES!YES! YES! YES!

The passage is talking The passage is talking about a bat used in about a bat used in

baseball, because that is baseball, because that is what the paragraph is what the paragraph is

about!about!

After finding out that After finding out that George did not make the George did not make the team, his friends were team, his friends were very very blueblue..

In this paragraph, the word blue means:In this paragraph, the word blue means:

blueblue 1. Sad, or depressed (mood) 2. A 1. Sad, or depressed (mood) 2. A colorcolor

Great thinking!Great thinking!

See, with just a little See, with just a little thought about what thought about what you are reading, the you are reading, the easiest thing is the easiest thing is the

meaning!meaning!

Do you think you are Do you think you are ready for a little game to ready for a little game to

practice finding the practice finding the correct meaning of a word correct meaning of a word

used in a paragraph?used in a paragraph?

Let’s go!!!Let’s go!!!