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English 5

Inferring the Meaning of

Unfamiliar Words Using Text Clues
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English – Grade 5
Learners’ Activity Sheets
Quarter 1 -Week 2: Inferring the Meaning of Unfamiliar Words Using Text Clues
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Learners’ Activity
Sheets
English 5
Quarter 1 – Week 2
Inferring the Meaning of
Unfamiliar Words Using Text Clues
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LEARNERS’ ACTIVITY SHEETS IN ENGLISH 5
Quarter 1 Week 2

Name: _____________________________________ Grade & Section: __________

School: ____________________________________ Date: __________________
Teacher: ___________________________________ Score: _________________

I. Title: Inferring the Meaning of Unfamiliar Words Using Text Clues

II. Learning Competencies:

Infer the meaning of unfamiliar words using text clues (EN5WC-IIj-3.7)
III. Instructions:
This activity sheet focuses on inferring the meaning of unfamiliar words using
text clues. Studying text clues allows you to learn new words and to better
comprehend the text you read. Below are the activities with regard to this topic. Read
the instructions in every activity and answer the questions that follow.
IV. Activities

Activity 1

Study the following strategies in using text clues to understand word meaning.
 Aside from using a dictionary, a reader can get or guess the meaning of
unfamiliar word with the help of textual clues.
Types of Text Clues
1. A definition clue gives statement on explaining or describing.
Ex. A moat is a water canal built around the castle to keep enemies away.
2. A synonym clue gives similar meaning to the unfamiliar word.
Ex. Mario was glad that the examination was over. He was also happy for his
classmates.
3. An antonym clue gives opposite meaning to the unfamiliar word.
Ex. The water in the river is calm but becomes rough when there is a storm.
4. An explanation clue gives explanation within the sentence or immediately after the
unfamiliar word.
Ex. Mario is so arrogant. He is always bragging about how great he is in sports.
5. An examples clue gives specific examples in the sentence that helps define the
term.
Ex. He is good in ball games such as volleyball, basketball and soccer.

Activity 2

Copy the sentences on your paper and underline the text clue that helps you
guess the meaning of the italicized word.

Ex. My friend is overweight. He may suffer from diabetes and heart disease.

1. Bodies of water such as river, ocean, and lake should be freed from pollution.
2. My friend is smart. He can’t easily be tricked.
3 The house and lot she bought was huge. The backyard was also big.
4. The herbivores are animals that get its energy from eating plants.
5. The learner is unruly in school but behaved when at home.

Activity 3

Write on your paper the text clue used in the sentence and identify the type of
text clue used whether it is a definition, a synonym or an antonym, an explanation or
an example.

1. Mario is so boastful. He is always talking proudly on his achievements in sports.

2. The mall is crowded during holidays, however, only few comes in weekends.
3. Flower boxes are shaped in rectangular design. It is composed of four sides.
4. Mara lives in slum of Davao. It is highly populated area inhabited by very poor
people.
5. The boy looks tidy in his outfit. He also keeps his handwriting neat and clean.

Activity 4
Infer the meaning of italicized word in each sentence. Write the letter of the
correct answer on your paper.

1. Ana is vigorous; she is full of energy to hang out with her friends.
a. active b. sickly c. unhealthy d. weak

2. The basketball players attended the rigid practice. They play hard the whole day.
a. easy b. light c. relax d. tight

3. COVID-19 symptoms are more severe to vulnerable persons such as children,

elderly, and pregnant women.
a. energetic b. healthy c. strong d. weak

4. Some wild plants are edible but become poisonous when uncooked.
a. harmful to eat b. safe to eat c. toxic to eat d. unhealthy to eat

5. Maria saw the starving street children who need food to eat.
a. dying of hunger b. over-fed c. satisfied d. well-fed
V. Closure
Tell the importance of recognizing the text clues within the sentence by
completing the prompt below. Write your answer on your paper.

It is important to recognize the context clues within the sentence to ________

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Answers Key

Activity 2

1. Bodies of water such as river, ocean, and lake should be freed from pollution.
2. My friend is smart. He can’t easily be tricked.
3 The house and lot she bought was huge. The backyard was also big.
4. The herbivores are animals that get its energy from eating plants.
5. The pupil is unruly in school but behaved when at home.

Activity 3

1. He is always talking proudly on his achievements in sports. (Explanation)

2. few (Antonym)
3. It is composed of four sides. (Definition)
4. It is highly populated area inhabited by very poor people. (Definition)
5. neat and clean. (Synonyms)

Activity 4

1. a
2. d
3. d
4. b
5. a
Reference:
English Expressways Grade 5 p. 43
Merriam Webster dictionary