Thank You, Ma'am

Thank You, Ma'am

By recalling that the suffix “-er” means “a person who lives in,” use the base word “room” and the suffix “-er” to determine the meaning of roomers.Then use context clues to confirm the meaning of the word as it is used in paragraph 21 of “Thank You, M’am.” Write your definition of “roomers” here, and explain how you figured out the word’s meaning.

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Roomers refers to the people who pay to live in a boarding house. They have thier own separate rooms, but they share the other spaces.

She switched on the light and left the door open. The boy could hear other roomers laughing and talking in the large house.

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