Context Clues

These are important words or phrases in a sentence that can help in identifying the meaning of difficult words or items in a sentence.

• Phrase clues

• Sentence clues

• Word clues

• Context clues

2. Identify the type of context clue used in the sentence.

3. Due to his misconduct, the employee is relegated or demoted.

• Synonym context clue

• Explanation context clue

• Inference context clue

• Antonym context clue

Identify the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence through the context clue.

3. The student was asked to clarify, his answers for everybody to understand his point.

• Call

• Explain

• Remove

• Stop

Identify the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence through the context clue.

Despite the heavy rains, the sea remains placid.

• Rough

• Wild

• Calm

• Wet

Identify the meaning of the unfamiliar word in the sentence through the context clue.

Bernadette precariously climbed the highest mountain in the country.

• Gracefully

• Dangerously

• Hopefully

• Lazily

Identify the type of context clue used in the sentence.

I love the palate of pasta, like my brother, who loves the taste of pansit.

• Example context clue

• Antonym context clue

• Inference context clue

• Comparison context clue

Identify the type of context clue used in the sentence.

She is an expert in portent, the science of signs on what is about to happen.

• Comparison context clue

• Definition context clue

• Antonym context clue

• Explanation context clue

This type of context clue shows contrast.

• Antonym context clue

• Synonym context clue

• Cause-effect context clue

• Example context clue

This type of context clue requires an educated guess.

• Synonym context clue

• Explanation context clue

• Inference context clue

• List of series of context clue

Identify the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence through the context clue.

The extremely dry weather sweltered the dry leaves in the backyard.

• Sunbathed

• Dried

• Slept

• Burned