This document provides an overview of context clues and how they can help readers understand the meaning of unfamiliar words. It defines different types of context clues, such as definition, restatement, contrast, comparison, example, list or series, cause and effect, and description or inference. Examples are given for each type. The document also includes a practice section where readers are asked to determine the meaning of words based on context clues in sentences.
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3. How Do You Guess The
Meaning Of An
Unfamiliar Word?
There are words or phrases around an
unfamiliar word that can help you
understand the meaning of a new word.
These words and phrases are called
context clues.
If you learn how to use these clues,
you can save yourself a trip to the
dictionary, increase your vocabulary, and
improve your reading comprehension.
4. CONTEXT CLUES
THERE ARE DIFFERENT TYPES OF
CONTEXT CLUES:
Definition
Restatement or Synonym
Contrast or Antonym
Comparison
Example
List or Series
Cause and Effect
Description or Inference
5. DEFINITION
The unknown word is equated to a
more familiar word or phrase;
usually a form of to be is used.
EXAMPLES:
**Entomology is the study of insects.
**Archaeology is the scientific study of prehistoric
cultures by excavation of their remains.
6. RESTATEMENT OR
SYNONYM
The meaning is usually right after the
unfamiliar word and often separated from
the rest of the sentence with commas,
dashes, or parentheses; sometimes, or
that is, or in other words is used.
EXAMPLES:
*Meat eaters, that are carnivores, are at the top of
the food chain.
*The goslings--those fuzzy baby geese--waddled
after their mother.
*She enjoyed biology (the study of living things).
7. CONTRAST OR
ANTONYM
The unfamiliar word is shown to be different from
or unlike another word, and is often an opposite;
but, however, although, otherwise, unless,
instead, on the contrary, on the other hand,
while, never, no, or not may be used to signal
contrast.
EXAMPLE:
*Mike’s parrot was loquacious, but Maria’s said
very little.
8. COMPARISON
The unfamiliar word is shown to be the
same as or like another word; too, like, as,
similar to, or in the same way may be
used to signal the comparison.
EXAMPLE:
*My brother is enthralled by birds similar
to the way that I am fascinated by
insects.
9. EXAMPLE
The unfamiliar word is cleared up by
giving an example; for instance, such as,
and for example may be used as signals.
EXAMPLE:
*The archeologist found different amulets, such
as a rabbit’s foot and bags of herbs, near the
ancient altar.
10. LIST OR SERIES
The unfamiliar word is included in a
series of related words that give an
idea of the word’s meaning.
EXAMPLE:
*North American predators include grizzly
bears, pumas, wolves, and foxes.
11. CAUSE AND EFFECT
The meaning of an unfamiliar word
is signaled by a cause-and-effect
relationship between ideas in the
text.
EXAMPLE:
*Due to a dearth of termites, the aardvark
starved to death.
12. DESCRIPTION OR
INFERENCE
The meaning of an unfamiliar word
can be inferred from the description
of a situation or experience.
EXAMPLE:
*The monkey’s vociferous chatter made
me wish I had earplugs.
13. CONTEXT CLUES
PRACTICE
Read each sentence or paragraph and circle
the correct answer.
1. The archeologist carefully removed the tome from its ancient
resting and proceeded to read the pages related to marriage in
ancient Greece. What does the word tome probably mean?
a. Pen b. weapon c. book d. sausage
2. The Navajo language is an unwritten language of extreme
complexity with no alphabet or symbols, and is spoken only on
the lands of the Navajo Nation in the American Southwest. During
World War II a Navajo code was created for the U.S. Navy. This
code was virtually undecipherable to anyone except Navajo
speaking persons. What does the word virtually probably mean?
a. Pleasant b. almost c. never d. always
14. CONTEXT CLUES
PRACTICE
Cont.
3. Lakes occupy less than two percent of the Earth’s surface, yet
they help sustain life. For instance, lakes give us fish to eat, irrigate
crops, and generate electrical power. What does the word sustain
probably mean?
a. support b. obstruct c. prolong d. destroy
4. The ancient Greeks pioneered many of the kinds of writing we
consider standard today. They wrote speeches, plays, poems,
books about science and learning, long histories of the things
that happened to them. What does the word pioneered probably
mean?
a. complicated b. developed c. destroyed d. explored
15. CONTEXT CLUES
PRACTICE
Cont.
5. Fifty-five mostly prominent, male delegates attended the
Philadelphia Convention in 1787. About seventy-five percent of
the delegates had served in Congress and others were important
people in their home states. These men are often referred to as
the Framers of the Constitution. What does the word prominent
probably mean?
a. unimportant b. unknown c. common d. important
6. Bats that eat fruit and nectar spread seeds and help flowers
grow. Without bats many important plants would not thrive. What
does the word thrive probably mean?
a. flourish b. die c. wither d. deteriorate
16. CONTEXT CLUES
MORE PRACTICE
Read the passage
ARMADILLOS and
complete the chart:
Apara
Arid
Buoyant
Carrion
Dwindled
Nocturnal
Placenta
Sparse
Word Definition Context Clue Type of
context clue