Determine the Meaning of Words and Phrases

A word with a small number next to it is a ____, and it can be found at the ___ of a passage.

• footnote, bottom/end

• subscript, top/ beginning

• footnote, top/ beginning

• subscript, bottom/ end

What is an antonym context clue?

• A word, phrase, or name formed by rearranging the letters of another.

• A word or group of words that has the same meaning.

• An abbreviation formed from the initial letters of other words.

• A word or group of words that has the opposite meaning.

True or False: Context clues CANNOT be found in a different sentence than the word.

• True

• False

What does a word structure context clue allow us to do?

• Evaluating other words somewhere in the sentence that has a similar meaning to the unknown word.

• Analyze the parts of the word to determine the meaning. This includes looking at the origin, root word, prefixes, and suffixes.

• Change the meaning of the word by rearranging the sentence to meet the proper structure.

Select all that apply: For synonym context clues, the author may use signal words or phrases like...

• sometimes called

• instead

• never

• in other words

All of these strategies can be used to determine an unknown word, EXCEPT:

• Word structure context clues

• Prediction context clues

• Example/Inference context clues

• Definition context clues

What does the underlined word mean?

"The hikers hoped to reach the summit of the mountain by noon."

• shadow

• rest area

• top

Which context clue strategy would be used in this sentence:

"The students were incensed that their Halloween party was shortened because of their classmates's poor behavior."

• Example/Inference context clue

• Definition context clue

• Synonym context clue

Which strategy would be used in this sentence: "Hannah has a strong aversion to snakes, spiders, and mice. Whenever she sees one, she runs in the opposite direction."

• Antonym context clue

• Definition context clue

• Example/Inference context clue

Which strategy would be used in this sentence: "The two squirrels seemed to frolic as they ran up the tree. Frolic means to play in a fun way."

• Definition context clue

• Synonym context clue

• Example/Inference context clue