Sentences
Jake has a pessimistic attitude. He tends to expect the worst, and he sees the worst in all situations.
What type of context clue is this sentence?
Definition Clue
The pen is broken. Throw it in the sama.
What does sama mean?
Trash
Leslie’s eyes narrowed. “I can expunge her name from this list.” She used the mouse to highlight Jennifer Moody’s name, and then she pushed the delete key. “There. It’s like her name was never even here.”
What type of context clue?
Synonym Clue
Other words are used in the sentence that have similar meaning.
Synonym Clue
How many types of context clues did we talk about?
5.
The animals feed on grasses, leafy plants, shrubs, and other vegetation.
What type of context clue is this?
Example Clue
Write this down because I don't want you to oblick it.
What is the meaning of oblick mean?
Forget
Taking umbrage at his classmate’s rude remarks, Sam stormed out of the room.
Inference Clue
The word's meaning is explained in the sentence.
Definition Clue
"There was no answer so I proceeded to the kitchen in search of clues. Could it be rotten food in the refrigerator?"
What word could replace proceed?
Continued
It's a shock that Hannah and Kate are such good friends. Hannah has a bad attitude all the time, and Kate is optimistic.
What does optimistic mean?
What type of context clue is this?
Always happy, very cheerful
Antonym
A lot of people do not like their woompapa. They don't like it because they don't want to be woken up in the morning!
Woompapa=
Alarm clock
“I can’t believe you believed those spurious rumors about me!” Sidney cried. “Not one of them was true!”
What type of context clue?
Antonym Clue
You have to look for clues, before or after the sentence.
Inference Clue
Ms. Hawkins REPRIMANDED a student for throwing paper airplanes in class. What does REPRIMANDED mean?
A. Rewarded
B. Arrested
C. Scolded
D. Seated
Scolded
Ben is so arrogant. He needs to learn to be humble like his little brother.
What type of context clue?
Antonym Clue
It's so cold outside. Don't forget to wear a coat, chiggs, and mal!
What is the meaning of chiggs?
What is the meaning of mal?
Scarf and Hat
Ben is so arrogant. He is always bragging about how great he is at sports.
What type of context clue?
Example Clue
The word is defined by giving the opposite meaning. Example: whereas, unlike, as opposed to
I was met with silence. The rotten smell seemed to increase. I felt like my nose hairs were starting to singe.
What does singe mean?
Burn
You don't want to work with Ben, unless you want to hear him talk about himself. He is so arrogant.
Inference Clue
jiji=
Investigating
Citizens of the United States have certain unalienable rights. These are rights that cannot be taken away.
What type of context clue?
Definition Clue
An example of the word is given, following the sentence or within the sentence.
Example Clue
If you have trouble understanding a word in a passage or sentence of a story, you may want to read previous words or the end of the sentence to determine what the word means. What is this strategy known as?
Context Clues