Today, I tried using the "context clues" strategy to build my vocabulary. This means I looked at the words and sentences around a new word to guess its meaning before checking the dictionary. I used this strategy while reading an article about climate change.
One of the new words I found was "devastating". In the sentence, it said:
“The devastating floods destroyed homes and left many people homeless.”
From the sentence, I guessed that "devastating" means something very bad or harmful—and I was right! It means causing a lot of damage or suffering.
I also learned the word "resilient". The sentence said:
“The community was resilient and worked together to rebuild their town.”
I understood it meant strong or able to recover quickly. After