Context Clues

What are context clues?

• the moral of the story
• what the text is mostly about
• why an author writes a story
• clues that good readers use to find the meaning of unknown words

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

Which is an example of a context clue?

• Picture
• Book
• Carpet
• Pencil

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2E

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.5.6

CCSS.RF.K.3C

Which is NOT an example of context clues?

• Punctuation
• Words You Know
• Asking a friend
• Examples and Definitions

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

Synonyms are two words _______.

• that have the same meaning
• that have the opposite meaning
• that sound alike
• that sound different

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4A

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.5C

Antonyms are two words _______.

• that have the same meaning
• that have the opposite meaning
• that sound alike
• that sound different

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4A

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.4A

Which are examples of helping words?

• that, but, the, am
• or, like, are, called, such as
• my, friend, book, pencil
• me, boy, toy, roy

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CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

When do you use context clues?

• When you can't spell a word
• When you don't know where to find a word in a text
• When you don't know the meaning of a word while reading
• When you're bored

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

Context clues is a strategy that good readers use to find the meaning of ______________ words. 

• crazy
• perfect
• unusual
• unknown

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

"Jimmy was elated when he found out he won the contest."
What does elated mean based on the context clues?

• sad
• angry
• happy
• upset

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4A

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.5C

"A marsh, or swamp, was a wet and muggy place. 
What does marsh mean based on the context clues?

• forest
• farm
• swamp
• yard

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C