Identifying Context Clues

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

• Passage

• Context Clues

• Phrase

• Clause

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

It is a type of context clue that provides readers with varying examples to allow them fully examine the unfamiliar words.

• Comparison or Sameness Clue

• Antonym or Contrast Clue

• Synonym or Restatement Clue is

• Explanation or Example Clue

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

It is a type of context clue that provides the synonyms of words to provide the meaning of an unfamiliar word or words.

• Synonym or Restatement Clue

• Antonym or Contrast Clue

• Inference or General Text Clue

• Comparison or Sameness Clue

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

It is a type of context clue that tells the opposite meaning of the difficult word. It shows contrast.

• Synonym or Restatement Clue

• Definition or Statement Clue

• Antonym or Contrast Clue

• Cause-and-Effect Clue

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

It is a type of context clue that provides direct statement or meaning of the unfamiliar word/s.

• Definition or Statement Clue

• Antonym or Contrast Clue

• Explanation or Example Clue

• Comparison or Sameness Clue

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

Identify the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence through the context clue. Bernadette precariously climbed the highest mountain in the country.

• hopefully

• dangerously

• lazily

• gracefully

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D

Identify the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence through the context clue. The extremely dry weather sweltered the dried leaves in the backyard.

• ate

• burned

• slept

• sunbathed

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D

Identify the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence through the context clue. Despite the heavy rains, the sea remains placid.

• wild

• rough

• calm

• wet

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

Identify the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence through the context clue. I am an advocate of anti-corruption movement in the country. I want to lessen corruption.

• opponent

• primer

• enemy

• supporter

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Identify the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence through the context clue. The student was asked to clarify his answers for everybody to understand his point.

• stop

• explain

• call

• remove

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A