This document discusses context clues, which are hints an author provides to help readers figure out the meaning of unknown words. It identifies 6 types of context clues: 1) synonyms, which use similar words to restate the meaning, 2) definitions, which directly define the word, 3) antonyms, which provide the opposite meaning, 4) explanations, which give examples, 5) cause and effect relationships, and 6) comparisons, which note similarities. Examples are given for each type of context clue to illustrate how they can help determine a word's meaning.

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CONTE
XT
CLUES

2. Most Essential
Learning
Competencies
 Identify different kinds of
context clues
 Use them in determining
the meaning of words
and/or expressions

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C H A O S

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A N X I E T Y

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G A R N I S H

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O P P O N E N T

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F R A G I L E

13.  These are hints an
author gives the readers
to help figure out the
meaning of the
unknown words
 It helps people to
become better and
Context Clues

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OF
CONTEX
T CLUES
SYNONYM
Restatement Clue
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01
DEFINITION
Statement Clue
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ANTONYM
Contrast Clue
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EXPLANATION
Example Clue
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CAUSE AND EFFECT
Reason-Result Clue
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15. TYPES
OF
CONTEX
T CLUES
COMPARISON
Sameness Clue
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INFERENCE
General Text Clue
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16. Synonyms
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17. Words that provides the same
meaning of an unfamiliar
word/s.
Synonyms
(Restatement Clues)

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Fast = Quick
beautiful = pretty
sleepy = tired

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Example:
 Rena shouts continuously, or all the
time, and it makes me uncomfortable
 The director felt remorse, or shame
for hiring some incompetent
employees.

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Definition

21. Words that provides the direct
meaning of an unfamiliar
word/s.
Definition
(Statement Clues)

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Example:
 Ossicles are the three small bones in
the middle ear.
 Her voice is inaudible: no one could
hear it.

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Antonym

24. Words that provides the
opposite meaning of an
unfamiliar word/s.
Antonym
(Contrast Clues)

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Example:
 Jonathan is gregarious unlike his
shy brother.
 The feral cat would scratch the wall,
unlike the friendly cat.

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Explanation

27. Words that provides the varying
examples to allow the readers to
fully examine the meaning of an
unfamiliar word/s.
Explanation
(Example Clue)

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Cause and Effect

29. Words that explains the reason
and result of an event or action.
Cause and Effect
(Reason-result Clue)

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Example:
 The government has implemented
community quarantine because
experts want to stop or slow down
the increase in the number of
COVID-19 cases.

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Comparison

32. Presents the similarities in
meaning or contexts.
Comparison
(Sameness Clue)

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Example:
 I love the palate of pasta like my
brother who loves the taste of
pansit.
 Jonna is fond of mountain
escapade the same way with
Patrick who goes on beach

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Inference

35. Provides the meaning of the
words that can be guessed from
the description of the situation.
Inference
(General Text Clue)

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Example:
 I wish I had earplugs to avoid
monkey’s vociferous noise.
 The criminal’s belligerence led to
the death of four innocent children.