GROUP 1

In the space provided, write the correct answer for each underlined word as it is
used in context.
Synonym
1. Meat eaters, that is 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).
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Example Clues

2. The archeologist found different amulets, such as a rabbit’s foot and bags of
herbs, near the ancient altar.
North American predators include grizzly bears, pumas, wolves, and foxes.

Antonym
3. Mike’s parrot was loquacious, but Maria’s said very little.
Some city dwellers are affluent while some live in poverty
The gentleman was portly, but his wife was thin.

Definition/Description Clue

4. Entomology is the study of insects.

Archaeology is the scientific study of prehistoric cultures by excavation of their
remains.

Cause and Effect Clue

5. Due to a death of termites, the aardvark starved to death.

Shemi was a hardworking man for several jobs to earn money, as a result he
had a very Lux car.
Mary had been sick for three weeks, so she went to the drugstore for her
Medicine.
 GROUP 2
Use the following words in a sentence. Follow the types of context
clues below.

1. Gloomy-melancholy (Antonym)

2. Happiness- a state of joy, pleasure, goodness, or satisfaction.

(Definition)

3. Saltwater animals, such as coelacanth, megalodon, reptiles,

titanoboa, roamed our world a million years. (Example clues)

4. Loquacious-talkative (Synonym)

5. Dengue-constant mosquito bites (cause and effect)

GROUP 3
Make a concept map/graphic organizer of the different types of
context clues.
Reminder: This “context clues” should be at the center of the
graphic organizer.
Explain each of following types of context clues.
 GROUP 4
Make a concept map/graphic organizer of the different types of
context clues.
Reminder: This “context clues” should be at the center of the
graphic organizer.
Explain each of following types of context clues.

GROUP 5
Make a concept map/graphic organizer of the different types of
context clues.
Reminder: This “context clues” should be at the center of the
graphic organizer.
Explain each of following types of context clues.