Context Clues

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What are context clues?

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Words or phrases in a text that help readers understand the meaning of unfamiliar words.

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What is a synonym context clue?

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A clue that provides a word with a similar meaning to help understand an unfamiliar word.

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Give an example of a synonym context clue.

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In the sentence 'Joe begged his mom to let him stay up a wee bit later- only a few minutes,' 'wee' is a synonym for 'few.'

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What is an antonym context clue?

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A clue that provides a word with the opposite meaning to help understand an unfamiliar word.

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Give an example of an antonym context clue.

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In the sentence 'Unlike the slow-moving creek near the park, this river had a swift current,' 'slow-moving' is an antonym for 'swift.'

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What is a definition context clue?

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A clue that provides the meaning of an unfamiliar word directly in the text.

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Give an example of a definition context clue.

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In the sentence 'The men were exhausted after toiling in the dark mines all day. To toil means to work,' 'toil' is defined as 'to work.'

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What is an example/inference context clue?

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A clue that provides an example or allows the reader to infer the meaning of an unfamiliar word.

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Give an example of an example/inference context clue.

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In the sentence 'Jennifer is lithe and graceful. She makes those flips and twists on the balance beam look simple,' the context suggests that 'lithe' means flexible and graceful.

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What does chronological mean?

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A record of events starting with the earliest and following the order in which they occurred.