WORD OF THE DAY:

passenger | noun
MEANING:
a person traveling from one place to another in a
car, bus, train, ship, airplane etc.
SENTENCE:
There were two passengers in the car in
addition to the driver.
 PRONUNCIATION DRILL:
accept accidentally ambulance
entrance envelope especially
establish example excitement
exercise experience familiar
faucet fierce following
 REVIEW:

What is viewpoint?
Infer meaning of content
specific terms using
-context clues
Guess what?
Sounds like raft
5 letter words
The beginning letter is D
It has multiple meanings
Sometimes it means scratch,
soometimes act of pulling.
DRAFT
A context clue is a clue or hint from the sentence that helps
you to figure out words that you don’t know.

• When we use context clues in learning the meaning of a

word, we read the words that follow it and then derive its
meaning from them or from the context.

- Sometimes words have multiple meanings that is why we

need to look for context clues in order to know the correct
meaning of the word.
Example:

The heavy rain muffles the loud music in the

bedroom that’s why the baby’s sleep remains
undisturbed.

• Which word in the sentence means “to deaden

the sound of” or “to keep down”?
Study the following sentences. Find out the correct
meaning of draft by studying the context.
• Let’s look at its meaning by studying the context.
(1) draft – a current air
(2) draft – a plan
(3) draft – a written order for money payable to a
bank
(4) draft – to select or draw money
(5) draft – to drink or something taken in.
1. A strong draft had blown the window open. With
aloud clutter, it blew away the window shutter.
2. Shivering, Cindy got up the bed to draft a
temporary replacement for the shutter until
daybreak.
3. As soon as the bank opened, she would encash
the draft her mother had sent so she could buy a
good window shutter.
Study the following sentences. Find out the correct
meaning of draft by studying the context.
• Let’s look at its meaning by studying the context.
(1) draft – a current air
(2) draft – a plan
(3) draft – a written order for money payable to a
bank
(4) draft – to select or draw money
(5) draft – to drink or something taken in.
4. Then she would draft her friends to help put up
the shutter.
5. She would reward her friends with a cold draft of
fruit juice.
Guided Practice:
Choose the appropriate meaning of the word in the italics in the following
sentences.
COUPLE
A. A grouping of two persons as a married of engaged pair,
lovers, or dance partners.
B.More than one but indefinitely small in number.
C.Joined or connected for combined effect.

____1. I still have a couple of things to do before I go to work.

____2. I made my own recipe for the party and with
confidence coupled with a smile I proudly showed it.
____3. Mario and Aida are the oldest couple in our city.
Independent Practice:
Use the context clues to the sentences to find the meanings
of the bold faced words.
1. Jane was a wizard at games. She mastered them in no time
and seldom last.
a.evil-magician
b.gifted person
c. average player
2. The holiday was so special that she was sure she’d never
forget it. The memory would be imprinted forever in her
mind.
a.found
b.weighed
Independent Practice:
3. “John will believe anything anyone tells him,” his teacher
said. “He’s a very impressionable young man.”
a. easily influenced
b. unhappy
c. unintelligent
4. “Do you really think it’s prudent to spend all your money on
clothes?” his mother asked crossly.
a. foolish b. wise c. funny
5. “Your plan has merit,” Elizabeth’s father said. “Let me give
it some thought.”
a. value b. awards c. kindness
Application:
Choose the appropriate meaning of the word in the italics in
the following sentences.
APPROACH
A.To come within range for compassion
B.To make contact with
C.Coming near or close
____1. Our company needed to approach the customers with
an offer.
____2. Cars should approach a curve carefully.
____3. I heard from the news that a typhoon is fast
approaching.
Generalization:
What is context clue?

A context clue is a clue or h____ from

the sentence that h___ you to f____ o___
w____ that you don’t know.
Evaluation:
For each sentence, write the letter of the pair of words
that complete the meaning of the sentence.
1. Their profits have been __________, and they wish to
__________ their situation.
a. decreasing - excuse c. comfortable – redness
b. declining - remedy c. service – harmful

2. Rats provide a __________ in reducing garbage, but this is

outweighed by their __________ activities.
a. help - useful c. service – harmful
b. trouble - dynamic
Evaluation:
3. Fact and Fancy were so _________ that no one could
_________ them.
a. connected – separate c. respected – want
b. necessary – use
4. If one is to understand the __________, one must study the
_________. c. service – harmful

a. facts – unnecessary c. whole- parts

b. unusual – sentences
5. His father __________ him, for he realized the interest was
more than a __________ fancy.
a. encouraged – childish c. helped – mature
b. berated – sincere
Assignment:
Answer activities on
your workbook on pages
c. service – harmful

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