Co nt e x t c l ue s

th e w o r d s o r s e nt e nc e s
-Are
g t h e u n fa m ilia r w o r
surroundin
e h in ts o n it s m e a n in g .
that giv

o r p h r a s e t h a t sig n a l
-Words
c lu e s in c lu d e s u c h a s , li k
example
, f o r i n s ta n c e , a n d a s
for example
illustration.
 Synonym or definition
clues

-Meaning of an unfamiliar words given in

the sentence if a similar word it also used to
make the meaning clearer.
GENERAL CLUES

-making sense of a word’s

meaning by largely depending on
your common sense requires you
to use your knowledge and
experience.
 Antonym or contrast
clues,
the meaning of an
unfamiliar word is
given in the sentence
- signal words for
antonym clues are
but , however, on the
 Example Clues
are easy to spot. The
author will a mention
a word or give an
example
Signal words such as,
like, for example ,for
instance.
 WORD STRUCTURE

PREFIXES
SUFFIXES
ROOT WORDS