Context Clues
What are Context Clues?
Context clues are hints found within a sentence, paragraph, or passage that a reader can use to understand the meanings of new or unfamiliar words.
Mike takes care of cows, chickens, and pigs at his job. He has to wake up very early. And his boots are always muddy when he comes home. Michelle his wife always makes sure he takes his boots off every time he comes home from the farm.
What job do you think Mike does
A farmer
What are Multiple Meaning Words
words that have the same spelling and usually sound alike but have different meanings
Brett loves to lift weights, do push ups, and do sit ups. He does this almost every day.
What does Brett like to do?
Workout
Rachel loves to help people find the best place to go. She also has a lot of meetings and phone calls every day. What job do you think Rachel does?
Travel Agent
Melissa loves to watch a funny arfy on Christmas Eve. She does this every year. Her mom said” That this year the funny arfy is gonna be The Polar Express. She is really looking forward to it.
What is the meaning for arfy
Movie
Michael bakes a lot of cupcakes, cookies, ice cream, and milkshakes.
Where does Michael work?
At a bakery.
2 meanings for the word duck
An animal that quacks or to bend down under something
Bowen loves to shoot hoops, he plays games every Friday or Saturday. He practices every Tuesday. What sport does Bowen play?
Basketball
Kelly works for Royal Carribean. She has a lot of meetings, phone calls, and she has to be on the computer a lot. What do you think Kelly does for her job?
Helps people find cruises
Melanie loves hanging out with her fanga on Christmas. She is really excited that she gets to hang out with her fanga. She is going to sing some Christmas songs to everybody in their neighborhood.
What does Fanga mean?
What is another word/synonym for the word songs
Family and Carols
William loves this job because he gets to sit down and watch the game. He has a microphone he gets to wear. What do you think William does for his job?
A sports announcer.
2 meanings for the word bat?
Something you use to play baseball. And a nocturnal animal that sleeps in the day but stays awake at night
David loves animals. He works 5 days a week. He gets up every day at 8am to get dressed, brush teeth, and eat breakfast. He has to leave at 8:30 am. But today he was very late. Why do you think David was late?
He had a appointment or He slept in.
Paul has a lot of chores to do today. He has been helping pack the house today. Why do you think Paul has to do a lot of stuff today?
Because Paul and his family are moving to a new house.
John loves baking. So this year. John and his mom are going to bake garpacks for Christmas. So John got out the baking materials and looked in the book for recessives to follow the thing that John and his mother are going to make.
What does Garpack mean?
What kind of book do you think John and his mother are going to use?
What does recessives mean?
Gingerbread Men. Cookbook. and Reciepes
Works at a resturant
2 meanings for the word fall
a season or Jason falled off his bike
Zach gives people their order. It's A drive thru. Also, He loves his job. He works 24 hours a day. 5 days a week. The place has burgers, fries, drinks, and ice cream. What does Zach do?
He works at a fast-food resturant
Paul was very nervous to be at a new school. It was the first day. But Paul got on the bus anyway. What day do you think it is?
The 1st day of school
The children in Ms. Tufts class were great for the substitute. So Ms. Tufts gave all of her students candy.
Why don't you think Ms. Tufts wasn't there. Use your context clues.
She could be sick, have a doctor's appopintment, or was on vacation
Jason and Jonathan love to deliever packages to people. Put stuff in people's mailboxes.
What do you think Jason and Jonathan do?
Delivery Driver
2 meanings for the word Park
I parked my car. or A place that has slides and swings.
Michelle loves to show people houses that are on sale. She works every day. She has to get up at 6am. Because Michelle has a very important thing to do today. But usually Michelle has to get up at 8am.
Why do you think Michelle is getting up 1 hour earlier today?
Because she has to get ready for her meeting
Natalie works at a concession stand and cooks hot dogs, hamburgers, fries, chips, and she makes ice cream and make icees. Where do you think Natalie works?
At a movie theater.