Types of Context Clues

1. Enrich your Vocabulary

2. Chaos

3. Anxiet

4. Garnish

5. Opponen

6. Fragile

7. Context Clues

8.  Context Clues are words in the same
sentences or passage that gives you
clues to what an unfamiliar words
means.
 These words help you understand the
meaning of the unknown words in the
story or passage.
CONTEXT CLUES

9. It is a similar words that is
placed in the same sentence
to know the meaning of the
unfamiliar words.
SYNONYMS or RESTATEMENT

10. Example:
It is common for Filipinos to
feel compassion or pity for the
suffering of their fellowmen.
Synonyms

11. The unfamiliar words is
define in the sentence.
DEFINITION

12. Example:
A treasure hunter is a person who searches for
treasures from sunken ships and ancient
tombsto obtain valuable relics and artifacts.
(definition: a person who searches for treasures)
Definition

13. An opposite words are
place in the same
sentence.
ANTONYMS

14. Example:
Among the siblings of thin body
structure, Isabel is the only one
who is portly.
(Antonym: thin)
Antonyms

15. Samples are provided in
the sentence to
understand the meaning
of the unfamiliar words.
EXPLANATION or EXAMPLE

16. Example:
In ancient times, some of our forefathers
believed in amulets, such as pearl of the
crocodile, pearl of ax, bullet necklace, and bag
of herbs to protect them from harm.
(Example: pearl of the crocodile, pearl of ax, bullet necklace, and bag of
herbs)
Explanation or Example

17. The meaning of the difficult
word depend on the cause-
effect relationship of other
words as expressed in the
sentence.
CAUSE AND EFFECT

18. Example:
Since only few followed the
wearing of the mask, it was made
mandatory by the government
(Cause: only few followed the wearing of the mask)
Cause and Effect

19. A similar word with the
same meaning of the
unfamiliar word is place with
an object to be compared.
COMPARISON

20. Example:
The stench of garbage was like
the smell of the rotten fish.
(Comparison: Rotten Fish)
Comparison

21. To understand the meaning
of the unknown word, one
has to make a guess based
on the description given in
the sentence.
INFERENCE

22. Example:
Shiela despises eating vegetables
like broccoli. She thinks that they
are not delicious and not worthy
to it.
Inference

23. 1. Vicissitudes, such as circumstances,
developments, or life journeys, can change
a person forever.
Type: Example
a. Families
b. life experiences
c. vacations
Exercises

24. 2. The student replied to the teacher with a
witty answer and the class laughed.
Type: Inference
a. funny
b. mean
c. word
Exercises

25. 3. Our Girl Scout troop took an excursion,
a short journey to the museum.
Type: Example
a. Trip
b. Painting
c. Class
Exercises

26. 4. Jerry is very clumsy, but his sister
Jenny is adroit.
Type: Antonym
a. Pretty
b. Graceful
c. Robot
Exercises

27. 5. The harlequin, like circus clown, is a
clown who like to perform.
Type: Synonym
a. Shadow
b. Clown
c. Animal
Exercises