--- title: "4.L.V.3: Word Meaning and Purpose (Georgia English Language Arts standard)" code: 4.L.V.3 cite_as: Georgia Standards of Excellence, English Language Arts, 4.L.V.3 subject: ela grades: - grade-4 language: en canonical_url: https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/code/4.L.V.3 md_url: https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/code/4.L.V.3.md alternate_language_url: https://georgiahomeroom.org/es/standards/code/4.L.V.3.md source_url: https://case.georgiastandards.org/ims/case/v1p0/CFDocuments/391c3abe-c1ec-4a4a-a942-c9e152b35102 source_last_changed: 2025-11-14 data_built: 2026-09-18 publisher: Georgia Homeroom, a free public-interest project of Georgia Civic Data. Not affiliated with or endorsed by the Georgia Department of Education or any school district. up: https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/ela/grade-4.md index: https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/index.md --- # 4.L.V.3: Word Meaning and Purpose Make connections between words and phrases and use reference materials to determine or clarify word meanings in a variety of settings and for a variety of purposes. - Subject: English Language Arts - Appears in: Grade 4, https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/ela/grade-4.md ## Expectations - **4.L.V.3.a**: Use context (e.g., definitions, examples, or restatements in text) to determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple- meaning words and phrases. (I) - **4.L.V.3.b**: Demonstrate understanding of words by relating them to their synonyms, antonyms, homophones, and homographs. (I) - **4.L.V.3.c**: Distinguish shades of meaning among closely related adverbs (e.g., quickly, swiftly, rapidly). (I) - **4.L.V.3.d**: Use print and digital reference materials (e.g., dictionaries, glossaries, thesauruses) to check spelling and determine or clarify the precise meaning of words and phrases. (I) - **4.L.V.3.e**: Use knowledge of word relationships and learned vocabulary words and phrases to make precise word choices when speaking and writing. (C) ## Georgia Milestones coverage - English Language Arts Grade 4 (EOG). Language — Constructing Texts. Vocabulary Students engage in a wide range of written and spoken activities during which they expand and deepen their vocabularies, build word analysis skillsets (morphology), and determine or clarify the meanings of words and phrases. (about 20% of the test; 12 points; shared with other standards, so count these points once and never add them up per standard) - English Language Arts Grade 4 (EOG). Language — Interpreting Texts. Vocabulary Students engage in a wide range of written and spoken activities during which they expand and deepen their vocabularies, build word analysis skillsets (morphology), and determine or clarify the meanings of words and phrases. (about 10% of the test; 6 points; shared with other standards, so count these points once and never add them up per standard) ## What mastery looks like Georgia's Achievement Level Descriptors. The levels are cumulative: each includes the ones before it. Proficient is on grade level. - **Developing**: Use context within a sentence to determine the meaning of unknown or multiple-meaning words and phrases. Identify synonyms or antonyms for a provided word. - **Proficient**: Use context beyond a sentence to determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and/or multiple-meaning words and phrases. Demonstrate understanding of words by relating them to their synonyms or antonyms. Distinguish shades of meaning among closely related adverbs. Use print and digital reference materials to determine or clarify the precise meaning of words and phrases. Use knowledge of word relationships and learned vocabulary words and phrases to make precise word choices when speaking and writing. - **Distinguished**: Use multiple pieces of context throughout a text to determine or clarify the meaning of unknown words and multiple-meaning words and phrases. ## The same standard across grades - Kindergarten, K.L.V.3: **Meaning & Purpose** Make connections between words and phrases and use reference materials to determine or clarify word meanings in a variety of settings and for a variety of purposes. https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/code/K.L.V.3.md - Grade 1, 1.L.V.3: **Meaning & Purpose** Make connections between words and phrases and use reference materials to determine or clarify word meanings in a variety of settings and for a variety of purposes. https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/code/1.L.V.3.md - Grade 2, 2.L.V.3: **Meaning & Purpose** Make connections between words and phrases and use reference materials to determine or clarify word meanings in a variety of settings and for a variety of purposes. https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/code/2.L.V.3.md - Grade 3, 3.L.V.3: **Meaning & Purpose** Make connections between words and phrases and use reference materials to determine or clarify word meanings in a variety of settings and for a variety of purposes. https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/code/3.L.V.3.md - **Grade 4, 4.L.V.3 (this standard)**: **Meaning & Purpose** Make connections between words and phrases and use reference materials to determine or clarify word meanings in a variety of settings and for a variety of purposes. - Grade 5, 5.L.V.3: **Meaning & Purpose** Make connections between words and phrases and use reference materials to determine or clarify word meanings in a variety of settings and for a variety of purposes. https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/code/5.L.V.3.md - Grade 6, 6.L.V.3: **Meaning & Purpose** Analyze the denotative and connotative meanings of words and phrases and strategically apply those understandings when interpreting and constructing texts. https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/code/6.L.V.3.md - Grade 7, 7.L.V.3: **Meaning & Purpose** Analyze the denotative and connotative meanings of words and phrases and strategically apply those understandings when interpreting and constructing texts. https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/code/7.L.V.3.md - Grade 8, 8.L.V.3: **Meaning & Purpose** Analyze the denotative and connotative meanings of words and phrases and strategically apply those understandings when interpreting and constructing texts. https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/code/8.L.V.3.md - Grade 9, 9.L.V.3: **Meaning & Purpose** Analyze and craft nuanced words and phrases in a variety of texts and for a variety of purposes. https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/code/9.L.V.3.md - Grade 10, 10.L.V.3: **Meaning & Purpose** Analyze and craft nuanced words and phrases in a variety of texts and for a variety of purposes. https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/code/10.L.V.3.md - Grade 11, 11.L.V.3: **Meaning & Purpose** Analyze and craft nuanced words and phrases in a variety of texts and for a variety of purposes. https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/code/11.L.V.3.md - Grade 12, 12.L.V.3: **Meaning & Purpose** Analyze and craft nuanced words and phrases in a variety of texts and for a variety of purposes. https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/code/12.L.V.3.md Source: Georgia Standards of Excellence, published by the Georgia Department of Education at case.georgiastandards.org.