What’s Up with Context

Clues
Objectives
1. Identify the types of context clues;
2. Visualize the types of context clues
3. Appreciate lines in a literature using
context clues
Types of context clues
1. DEFINITION CONTEXT CLUES
-give the meaning of the unfamiliar word right in the sentence.
-It is equated to a more familiar word or phrase. In literary pieces, authors
include a definition to help the reader understand the meaning of a word.

Example:
The galabia (dʒəˈlɑːbiə), a loose – fitting hooded
gown or robe worn by men in North Africa, is usually
worn during festivities.”
2. INFERENCE CONTEXT CLUES
-Usually require readers to look beyond the sentence they’re reading for
understanding, sometimes even at the entire passage, the topic of the literary
piece or the illustrations.

Example:
“ Karen bought nine lottery tickets one day and quit work the next.”
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3. ANTONYM OR CONTRAST CLUES
-use a word with an opposite definition to give the meaning of the
vocabulary word. The author uses another word or phrase that means the
opposite of an unfamiliar word.

Example:
“ Lena’s parrot was loquacious but Jim’s said very little.”
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4. SYNONYM OR RESTATEMENT CLUES
-are used when the author uses a word having the same meaning as
another word or other words in a sentence. The words or ideas mean the
same.

Example:
“ After seeing the photos of people infected with corona virus, we all
felt compassion or pity for their heartbreaking situation.”
5. EXAMPLE CONTEXT CLUES
-are used when the author employs specific examples to define the term.
Several words or statements that give clues t the word’s meaning are
provided.

Example:
“ Poisonous snakes like Temple Pit Viper, King Cobra, Yellow-Lipped
Sea Krait, are just some of the most dangerous snakes in the
Philippines.
1. Context clues that give the meaning of the unfamiliar word right in the
sentence is ___________________.

a. Inference
b. example
c. definition
d. synonym
e. antonym
2. Context clues that usually require readers to look beyond the sentence
they’re reading for understanding, sometimes even at the entire passage,
the topic of the literary piece or the illustration is___________________

a. inference
b. example
c. definition
d. synonym
e. antonym
3. Context clues that use a word with an opposite definition to give the
meaning of the vocabulary word is ___________________

a. inference
b. example
c. definition
d. synonym
e. antonym
4. Context clues that are used when the author uses a word having the
same or nearly the same meaning as another word or other words in the
sentence is ___________________

a. inference
b. example
c. definition
d. synonym
e. antonym
5. Context clues are used when the author employs specific examples to
define the term is___________________

a. inference
b. example
c. definition
d. synonym
e. antonym
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