Context Clues Determine Meaning

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 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.

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 context clue strategy would be used in this sentence: "The sound of the two trains barreling down the tracks at once was deafening!"

• Word structure context clue

• Antonym context clue

• Example/Inference 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

Which strategy would be used in this sentence: "Gabe ran as fast as he could to greet his mom. Pat, on the other hand, sauntered over at a normal pace."

• Example/Inference context clue

• Antonym context clue

• Synonym context clue