Context Clues

words that appear in sentences to help understand the meanings of difficult words

• context clause

• context clues

• context claws

• content clues

a similar word with the same meaning of the unfamiliar word is placed with an object to be compared

• by Compression

• by Compare

• by Compassion

• by Comparison

a description is given to understand the meaning of the unfamiliar word

• by Definition

• by Description

• by Explanation

• by Answer

the meaning of the difficult word depends on the action- result relationship of other words as expressed in the sentence

• by Cause and Affect

• by Cause- Effect

• by Cause

• by Effect

to understand the meaning of the unknown word, it is included in a series of words given in a sentence

• by Example

• by series

• by Examples and Hint

• by List or Series of Clues

What type of context clues is use in the sentence:

When one shows hospitality, kind words and welcoming actions can be observed among Filipinos

• by Inference

• by Explanation

• by Description

• by Synonym

The stench of the garbage was like the smell of a rotten fish

• by Compassion

• by Comparison

• by Compare

• by Compression

People who are despicable should not be avoided, instead they should be love.

• good

• kind

• mean

• nice

An oracle is said to have the ability to foresee the future

• diviner

• fortune - teller

• priest

• scientist

Serenity, a state of being calm, is one of the important traits that a person should possess especially during difficult and stressful times.

• anxiety

• confusion

• imagination

• tranquility