Context Clues

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What is a context clue?

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Clues that readers use to find the meaning of unknown words.

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What can you use as context clues?

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All of the above

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beverages

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drinks

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Pedestrians should look both ways before crossing the street

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walkers

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anxious
His mother gets anxious if he stays outside after dark.

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nervous

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affable Sally hopes her new boss is affable. Her old boss was very cold and grouchy, and it was impossible to talk to him.

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friendly and polite

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Disdain It is easy to see my brother's disdain for TikTok. When he sees me dancing, he starts to grumble and leaves the room.

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to have a strong dislike for something

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The sweltering weather made the baseball game very uncomfortable. We tried using paper fans, but it didn't help much.

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very hot

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demolish My parents decided to update their kitchen. So, yesterday my dad let me demolish the cabinets with a sledgehammer!

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break apart

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commence The parade will commence as soon as it stops raining.

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to start or begin