Decoding Vocabulary Through Context Clues

What are context clues?

• A grammar rule

• A punctuation mark

• Hints or information to understand a new word

• A type of dictionary

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

How can pictures help in understanding complex words?

• By giving synonyms

• By providing a visual representation

• By showing the word's definition

• By offering antonyms

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

What is a synonym?

• A word that means the same

• A word that sounds the same

• A word that means the opposite

• A word that is spelled the same

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

In the sentence 'The old dog was quite feeble and weak,' what type of context clue is used?

• Antonym

• Example

• Synonym

• Definition

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

What does the word 'commotion' mean in the context: 'There was so much commotion going on I had to leave because I like peace and quiet'?

• Order

• Calm

• Noise

• Silence

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D

What does 'summit' mean in the context: 'The class celebrated when they reached the summit of the mountain'?

• Middle

• Base

• Side

• Top

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

What does 'blapple' mean in the context: 'The blapple child stole candy when no one was looking'?

• Kind

• Honest

• Naughty

• Generous

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

What does 'clumb' mean in the context: 'The sun quickly clumb when the storm clouds rolled in'?

• Rose

• Shone

• Faded

• Brightened

What does 'shaing' mean in the context: 'When I walked outside I started shaing and my shirt felt wet because it was so hot outside'?

• Snowing

• Freezing

• Sweating

• Raining

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

What does 'chly' mean in the context: 'We were only able to play chly because we ran out of time and had to go home'?

• Slowly

• Carefully

• Briefly

• Loudly

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A