Context Clues Introduction

What are context clues?

• Hints used to find meanings of words
  

• Pictures that show definitions
  

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  Words that are always difficult
  

• Sentences that are too long

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

Why are context clues important for readers?

• They help find the book's author
  

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  They make reading faster
  

• They help you understand unfamiliar words
  

• They tell you what the story is about

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

Which of the following is a type of context clue?

• Characters
  

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  Examples
  

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  Page numbers
  

• Titles

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D