context clues

context clues by octavio

objective

I will be able to use clues in a passage to determine the mean in of wrods.

context and clues

• context is anything around a word or phrase

• context clues are hints in a passage that help you figure out what a word means

Type of Context Clue: Punctuation

• a punctuation is a ,commas ,dashes, hints a definition may be nearby

• Ex: During the song's crescendo, the part where the music gets louder, the trumpets can be heard over the singer's voice.

  
  

  Crescendo is a big word! If you don't know what it means, look at the hint after the comma. The hint is "the part where the music gets louder." This shows that crescendo must mean the same thing as "the part where the music gets louder."

Multiple Choice

Before it got out of hand ,we knew we had to stifle the hot fire .

what does the word stifle mean.

• to add appropriate fuel

• to put out by removing oxygen

Type of Context Clue: Key Word

• Key words: such as "or", and "that is" so may also give you a hint that a definition is nearby.

Multiple Choice

jared said he would do anything to not get caught,so I guess that is why he used me as a decoy.

what does the word decoy mean?

• Something used to draw attention away from another

• A person who is regarded as a leader

Multiple Choice

polly placed her gemstone in the cracked clay urn that belonged to her grandmother.

what does the word urn mean?

• a small keyhole or lock

• a vessel shaped like a vase