WEEK 2

D AY 3
COMPETENCY:
EN7RC-IV-b-12.3:
Use lexical and
contextual clues in
understanding
OBJECTIVES:
1. Identify the different
kind of Context Clues
2. Use contextual clues in
understanding unfamiliar
words and expressions;
and
 T E

C TEXT N C U
O L
A hop, skip, and a jump.
Who am I?
The career I choose
keeps me on my toes.
I’ve been practicing
since a very young age.
Now I travel around and
perform on the stage.
Who am I?
A hop, skip, and a jump.
Who am I?
The career I choose
keeps me on my toes.
I’ve been practicing
since a very young age.
Now I travel around and
perform on the stage.
Who am I?
Hot shot! Who am I?
Danger is my best
friend and enemy.
When I’m summoned to
duty, I’m often alarmed.
Still I help lots of people
stay safe and
unharmed. Who am I?
Hot shot! Who am I?
Danger is my best
friend and enemy.
When I’m summoned to
duty, I’m often alarmed.
Still I help lots of people
stay safe and
unharmed. Who am I?
My future is up in the air.
My career is really taking
off but there’s more to it
than that. For I can take
you far away in 30
minutes flat. Who am I?
My future is up in the air.
My career is really taking
off but there’s more to it
than that. For I can take
you far away in 30
minutes flat. Who am I?
David’s family was renting
a house at the bend of the
road?

What is the meaning of the word

bend in the sentence?
What is the meaning of the
word bend in the sentence?

a. to move your body so that it

is not straight

b. corner or curve
D AY 3
LEXICAL CLUE
•It is also known as “dictionary
definition”
•It is any definition which
explains how a word is actually
used
LEXICAL CLUE
•the meaning of the base word in
the set of inflected forms
paradigm.
In the paradigm "throw, throws,
throwing, threw, thrown," the
lexical meaning is "throw”
CONTEXT
•refers to the sentence
or paragraph in which
you find a word.
 CONTEXT CLUES
• These are hints that an author gives to help
define a difficult or unusual word.
• The clue/s may appear within the same sentence
as the word to which it refers, or it may follow in
a preceding sentence.
• are bits of information within a text that will
assist you in deciphering or decoding the
meaning of unknown words
1. DEFINITION OR RESTATEMENT
•Words and punctuation marks
signal a restatement or a definition
include : who is, which is, that is, in
other words, or dashes, commas,
and parentheses
 EXAMPLE:
•Words that show local color
are printed in italics, which is
a slanted type of printing.
2. EXAMPLE
• a new word is related to a
familiar word or words. The new
word may be an example of a
familiar term or a familiar term
maybe an example of a new
word.
 EXAMPLE:
•Microscopic pathogens, such
as viruses, bacteria and fungi,
constantly threaten our health
as we go about our daily lives.
3. ANTONYMS
•A word opposite in meaning to the
new word appears in the same
sentence or in one nearby. Often,
the antonym appears in the same
position in the sentence as does the
new word.
 EXAMPLE:

•Unlike his quiet and low key

family, Brad is garrulous
SYNONYMS
•A word with a similar
meaning to the new word
is included in the context.
EXAMPLE:

•She is cautious
crossing the street also
careful riding her bike.
COMPARISON AND CONTRAST
•Sometimes, ideas are
compared and contrasted. One
part of a comparison or a
contrast may give a clue to the
meaning of the new word.
EXAMPLE:
1. The inclement weather was similar to
the rough conditioned we experienced a
week ago.
2. Although the language is archaic, the
literary piece is a recent output.
INFERRING MEANING
•Even without specific clues, you
can infer the meaning of the
word through the other words
in the context.
 EXAMPLE:
•Bob is quite versatile; he is a
good student, a top athlete,
an excellent car mechanic and
a gourmet cook.
TELL WHAT KIND OF
CONTEXT CLUE IS USED.
1. He will destroy our house
with his lightning. Hush
child. He does not smite the
dwelling of little children.
2. Abundance shall be
heaped upon those who
have suffered.
3. When the old year
dies in silence, and the
new year in revel is
born
 Archeology is the scientific
study of prehistoric
cultures by excavation of
their remains.
My brother is enthralled by
birds similar to the
way that I am fascinated by
insects.
EVALUATION:
•Give the meaning of the
underlined words using
context clues and identify
each type
1. Lucinda is very adroit on the balance
beam, but Constance is rather clumsy.
2. I saw the entomologist, a scientist who
studies insects, cradle the giant dung
beetle in her palm.
3. Lance’s comments about politics were
irrelevant and meaningless to the
botanist’s lecture on plant reproduction.
4. Before I left for my trip to the Czech
Republic, I listened to my mother’s
sage advice and made a copy of my
passport.
5. His rancor, or hatred, for socializing
resulted in a life of loneliness and
boredom.
time.