CONTEXT CLUES

Writers include words or phrases to help with the understanding of unknown words
or expressions.

These words or expressions are referred to as context clues, synonyms,

definitions, examples and inferences are important to deduce the meaning of these
unfamiliar words.

It is impossible for you to know the exact meaning of every word you read, but
developing your guessing ability you will often to understand enough to arrive at
the total meaning of a sentence or paragraph.
Activity: keeping in mind what you understood from context clues
answer the following exercises
1. After dropping his cellphone in the toilet, Robert repeatedly pressed and
held the power button, but the device was unresponsive
Definition:
2. Dad spent countless hours caring and manicuring his grass, so he hated
when his neighbors neglected their lawns.
Definition:
3. After studying twelve hours straight, rob was growing weary.
Definition:
4. Contrary to my mother’s opinion that I should state at home on graduation
night, I would like to go to a large party
Definition:
5. Whenever bob was more than an hour late, Janice became very anxious
Definition:
6. Chris could see nothing but the sky over the fields as he wandered through
the desolate plains
7. Al had a hope with his extraordinary athletic abilities he would get a college
scholarship, but he injured his knee junior year.