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CONTEXT CLUES
“Tom decided that he really needed
the glockum because he had to
solve the problem.”

 Confusing word?
 Parts of Speech?
 Guess! Clues?
 ANOTHER EXAMPLE
Jack quickly entered the didot and
cleaned the various wuipit he had been
using to repair the engine. He had often
thought that this job was extremely
yullning. However, he had to admit that
this time things seemed to be a bit
easier. When he finished, he turned on
his redick and start listening to his
favorite songs. Then, he lied down on the
comfortable new pogtry. He felt lucky he
had bought the pogtry. Only 300 yagmas!
 TYPES OF CONTEXT CLUES
1. Definition: Osteoporosis is a disease
in which the bones get thin and weak.
2. Explanation: The farmers use weed
killers to kill other wild grass disturbing
the growth of rice plan
3. Restatement: Because of smoking,
40% of men and 28% of women
die prematurely, before their time.
4. Example: When camping, he always
brings insect repellents such as
Baygon and Autan.
 TYPES OF CONTEXT CLUES
5. Punctuation: Carbon monoxide interferes
with our respiratory – breathing – system.
6. Contrast: Unlike the apoplectic parents
shouting at the administrator, Mr. Wallaby
stood still, enjoying the unexpected
entertainment.
Signal words: unlike, but, although, on the
contrary, on the other hand, dissimilar, on the
other hand, in contrast to, however, while.
7. Cause and Effect: The intrepid warriors
attacked the well-guarded fort.
Signal words: because, since, consequently,
therefore, when, as a result.
 MORE EXAMPLES
What’s the meaning of the underlined
words? What are the clues?
1. Since the burglar planned his robbery at night
he chose dark clothes and mask to conceal him.
He believed even if the bank had cameras he
would not be identified. [to shorten / to
challenge / to make obvious / to hide]
2. Students! Students! Please stop chattering and
listen to me. Class has begun. [sleeping /
talking / working / typing]
3. The little girls began to chortle when they saw
the boys walk by. When the boys heard the
chortling, they said nothing even though it
made them angry. [work / sleep / cry / laugh]
 PRACTICE 1 …
What’s the meaning of the underlined words?
1. The tiger's roar could be heard in villages far
away. [a food / a dream / an ear / a sound]
2. The thought of eating a rat is abhorrent to most
people. [fun / terrible / delicious / sweet]
3. My absent-minded teacher loses his keys, his
book and his chalk almost every day! [hateful /
forgetful / intelligent / different]
4. You can trust the salesmen at that store because
they always do business in an aboveboard
manner. [honest / secret / terrible / strange]
5. Petra has so many friends because she is a
gregarious person. [selfish / shy / friendly / rude]
 … PRACTICE 1
6. The lovely egret is in danger of extinction because
clothing manufacturers use their long, beautiful tail
feathers to make ladies' hats. [a child / a food / a sound /
a bird]
7. I can't believe it! Right in the middle of our
conversation, Peter turned around abruptly and walked
out of the room! [formally / slowly / suddenly / quietly]
8. After the harvest, we had an abundant amount of apples.
We could make apple pie, apple sauce, and apple juice!
[unavailable/ not enough / very red / a lot of]
9. When Sara was sick, her voice was almost inaudible. We
couldn't hear what she was trying to say clearly. [easy to
hear / hard to hear / strange / shy]
10.The hill was too arduous for us to climb. We had to walk
our bicycles up the hill. [quick / fun / easy / difficult]
 PRACTICE 2 …
1. Joan loves to buy exotic foods: vegetables and
herbs from China, spices from India, olives from
Greece, and cheeses from France. [expensive /
taste/ rare / from other places]
2. Emotionally disturbed people may be troubled
by morbid thoughts. For instance, they may
often think about suicide or murder. [disturbing
/related to death / psychologycally ill / scary ]
3.  At first, the surgery seemed to be successful.
But several hours later, the patient’s condition
began to deteriorate, and it continued to
worsen over the next few days. [stabilize /
surprise everyone / change / drop]
 … PRACTICE 2 …
4. In Dickens’ A Christmas Carol,
the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge is visited by three
spirits who changed him into a generous man.
[unkind / old / unhappy / wealthy]
5.  Raul is an indulgent father. For instance, he
lets his daughter stay up as late as she likes and
he never insists that she does her homework.
[caring / stupid / disciplined / tolerant]
6. The decision Veronica made to study instead of
going out for pizza with her friends
was prudent. She got an A on the exam, while
her friends all got D’s. [anti-social / wise /
selfish / manipulative]
 … PRACTICE 2.
7. My father died when I was a baby, but Mom told me
so many stories about him that I feel I knew him well.
For example, one anecdote was about how he cried
with joy when I was born. [medicine / true story /
example / joke]
8. Ivan is a wonderful piano player. But Jerri is
more versatile; she sings, acts, paints and writes
poetry, and also plays the piano. [talented / show off /
better skills / many abilities]
9. This third grade was full of precocious children. One
child had learned to read at 3 and another could do
algebra at age 6. [backward / intelligent / active /
pretty].
10.I expected truthfulness from a doctor; I was shocked
by his mendacity. [knowledge / skill / lies / kindness]