Context Clues & Decoding

Context clues are...

• Clues or hints that readers use to find the meaning of a word he/she does not know

• not useful to the reader unless they are writing an essay

• the message or lesson a story teaches

• the supporting details of a central idea

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

When using context clues, be sure to look at:

• examples

• pictures

• definitions

• all of the above

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

Sometimes authors use _______ to make sure readers understand what they are talking about in their text.

• Antonyms

• Synonyms

• Oxymorons

• Hyperboles

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

Authors sometimes use ______ or words that have the opposite meaning to help readers understand the meaning of a word used in the text.

• Antonyms

• Synonyms

• Oxymorons

• Hyperboles

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

This is an example of using what type of context clue: I moved swiftly to catch the falling vase, but I was not fast enough. In this sentence, the author uses the word fast as a ____ for the word swiftly because they have the same meaning.

• Noun

• Antonym

• Synonym

• Theme

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

This is an example of using what type of context clue: We want to move out of our small house and into a more spacious house. Small is an _____ of the word spacious. This shows the word spacious means big.

• Preposition

• Antonym

• Synonym

• Verb

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

Authors will sometimes use ___ to help clarify what a word means or a specific way something is used.

• Examples

• Sentences

• Pictures

• None of the above

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

Sometimes the author will include the actual ____ of an unknown word in the sentence the unknown word is found.

• Synonym

• Picture

• Definition

• Answer

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

True or false: Context clues help the reader infer the answer to a question that is being asked about a text or word.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

True or False: Good readers look for context clues BEFORE asking their teacher what a word means.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D