CULTURE

CULTURE IS DEFINED AS A WAY OF LIVING.

ITS COMPONENTS INCLUDE OUR LANGUAGE,
EDUCATION, ATTIRE, FOOD, MUSIC, BEHAVIOR,
BELIEFS, AND TRADITIONS, AMONG OTHERS.
LANGUAGE
LANGUAGE IS A TOOL TO COMMUNICATION IS AN
IMPORTANT ASPECT OF OUR CULTURE. WITH THE ONSET
OF THE DIGITAL AGE AND COMMUNICATIONS, IT HAS
BECOME POWERFUL, A PRICED COMMODITY. THUS, LIKE
MONEY IT SHOULD BE SPENT WISELY.
ARRIVING AT THE MEANING OF WORDS

THERE ARE MANY WAYS WE CAN USE

TO GET THE MEANING OF WORDS.
1. DICTIONARY
PART OF SPEECH, TO
PRONUNCIATION, ETYMOLOGY, AND
DEFINITION
2. THESAURUS
SYNONYMS (FOR SIMILAR
MEANING OF WORDS)
ANTONYMS (FOR OPPOSITE
MEANINGS)
3. WORD STRUCTURE ANALYSIS OF ROOTS (BASIC PART)
AND AFFIXES-

 Prefixes-word parts,
letters or numbers place
before the root words
 Suffixes-…those placed
after
 WORDS OR PHRASES NEAR THE
4. CONTEXT CLUES UNFAMILIAR WORD THAT SERVE AS
AID IN GUESSING THE MEANING.
I-INFERENCE
D-DEFINITION
E-EXAMPLE
A-ANTONYM
S-SYNONYM
 5. CONTEXT
WORDS, PHRASES,
CLAUSES, SENTENCES, AND
PARAGRAPHS
SURROUNDING THE TARGET
WORD.