Determine the Meaning of Words and Phrases

Which strategy would be used in this sentence: "Jennifer is lithe and graceful. She makes those flips and twists on the balance beam look simple."

• Definition context clue

• Synonym context clue

• Example/Inference context clue

What does chronological mean, based on word structure context clues?

• The digital version of a textbook.

• A record of events starting with the earliest and following the order in which they occurred.

• The procedure they use when performing a root canal.

• Organizing words based on their importance to everyday language.

Which is an example of a synonym context clue?

• Joe begged his mom to let him stay up a wee bit later- only a few minutes.

• The men were exhausted after toiling in the dark mines all day. To toil means to work.

• Unlike the slow-moving creek near the park, this river had a swift current.

use the words or phrases near a word carefully for clues to determine the meaning of unknown words

• multiple meaning words

• homophones

• metaphor

• context clues

a word that means almost the same thing as an unfamiliar word

• sequence

• synonyms

• idioms

• antonyms

phrases that have a meaning different from the meaning of each word in them

• hyperbole

• similes

• idioms

• multiple meaning words

words that have more than one meaning

• homographs

• similes

• denotation

• multiple meaning words

another word or phrase that means the opposite of the unfamiliar word

• antonym

• synonym

• suffix

• prefix

added to the beginning of a word and changes the meaning of the word

• suffix

• prefix

• meter

• metaphor

a feeling or idea associated with the word

• denotation

• hyperbole

• connotation

• homograph