Context Clues

The only person who can stop you from reaching your goals is you.

​Jackie Joyner Kersee

Context Clues

Mrs. S. Beecher Jackson

​Objectives

​1. Define Context Clues

​2. List and explain four different types of context clues.

​3. Identify clue words and phrases for each type of clue.

​3. Explain at least one benefit of knowing how to use context clues.

​4. Use context clues to figure out the meaning of any unfamiliar word.

​Use clues in the following pictures to tell what is missing.

​Which animal lives here?

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How can you tell?

​What's the weather like?

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​How can you tell?

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• ​What type of person would eat this meal?

• ​How do you know?

Multiple Choice

How would you define context clues?

• Pictures

• words or sentences surrounding an unfamiliar word that help to define it.

• Clues a detective uses to solve a crime.

• a strange word.

​Context Clues

​The context of a word is the words and sentences that surround it. There are four types of context clues that can be helpful in figuring out the meaning of an unfamiliar word.

• ​Definition Clue

• ​Example Clue

• ​Comparison Clue

• ​Contrast Clue

​Definition Clue

​The definition of the unfamiliar word is stated in the sentence.

​Clue Words/phrases

• ​That is

• ​In other words

• ​Or

• ​Which means

  Example

• The soldiers tried to camouflage, or disguise, the tanks.

​Example Clue

​The unfamiliar word is explained through examples.

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​Clue Words/phrases

• Like

• ​Such as

• ​For Example

• For Instance

• Including​

​Example

​Wild animals use many forms of habitation, such as dens, burrows and nests.

​Comparison Clues

​The unfamiliar word is shown to be similar to a familiar word.

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​Clue Words/phrases

• Too

• ​Also

• ​Likewise

• Similarly​

​Example

​The lead driver accelerated; those behind him sped up too.

​Contrast Clues

​The unfamiliar word is shown to be different from a familiar word.

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​Clue Words/phrases

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• ​But

• ​On the other hand

• ​Unlike

• ​However

​Example

​The suspect evaded the police for several days, but they finally caught him.

​Why is learning Context Clues so important?

• ​It helps with quicker understanding.

• ​You may not have a dictionary at hand or internet access.

• ​It builds your vocabulary.

​Let's review what we've learnt.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyK01USxdg0​

Questions anyone?​

If you don't each ask me question, then I will​!

Now it's time to test what you've learnt...​