DAY 2

CONTEXT CLUES
AFFIXES AND ROOTS

Prepared by:

Ms. Jennifer B. Rescuber

 REVIEW
Let’s make a review about
Tone and Mood
 DEFINITION
 Tone and mood are often confused,
so now would be a good time to
make sure you understand
the difference between the two.
 If tone is the author's attitude
toward a subject, then mood is
how we are made to feel as readers,
or the emotion evoked by the
author.
 How would you describe the tone or attitude
of this author?
A. Angry
B. Detached
C. Sympathetic
D. Evidence

Evidence: ________________________
 How would you describe the tone or attitude
of this author?
a. Disgruntled
b. Nonchalant
c. Serious

Evidence: ____________________________
CONTEXT CLUES
MOTIVATION
 DEFINITION
Context clues are hints
that an author gives to help
define a difficult or unusual word.
The clue may appear within the
same sentence as the word to
which it refers, or it may follow
in a preceding sentence.
 THE 5 TYPES OF CONTEXT CLUES

 Definition/Explanation Clues
Sometimes a word's or phrase's meaning is
explained immediately after its use.
 Restatement/Synonym Clues
Sometimes a hard word or phrase is said in a
simple way.
 Contrast/Antonym Clues
 Inference/General Context Clues
 Punctuation
SAMPLES OF CONTEXT CLUES
Try to get the meaning of these figures of
speech using context clues. Write the
meaning on the lines provided for.

Oh, my! You could have

knocked me down as a
feather when you passed by.

_______________________________
 I had to swim across
a lake just to get to
school.
________________________________________________________
 This pair of shoes is
killing me.

____________________________
 That’s an interesting idea.
You could have just kept it to
yourself.

_______________________________
 You are too early for
tomorrow’s class.
______________________________
 The carpenter’s house
needs repair.

___________________________
 GROUP ACTIVITY
Grade 6 pupils should be
able to read these words
correctly. Read the words
together, then by groups,
and finally by yourself.
GROUP I
Hydrogen

Cyst

Crystal

Patients

Improbable

Illogical

Circulate

Infect

Pollution

Stimulant
GROUP II
Mean

Volume

Median

Radius

Circumference

Equation

Commutative

Percentage

Circumference

Probability
GROUP III
Cruise

Adapt

Irrational

Access

Benign

Chord

Interrupt

Neighborhood

Competitive

Classification
Can you use any five
words above in your
own sentences?
GET THE MEANING OF ITALICIZED
WORDS THROUGH CONTEXT CLUES.
1. The little girl wound the thread
around the spool to the delight of
her parents.
2. The shepherd sought out the sick
sheep from among the healthy ones.
3. Call the police to stop the
disturbance that man is causing in
this village.
4. A shiny pearl is attached to the cuff
of her sleeves.
AFFIXES AND ROOTS
 DEFINITION
 In addition to context clues, the meaning
of words can be derived through analysis.
This means breaking down the word into
smaller parts.
 One of these parts is the affix which
can be at the beginning, prefix or at the
end, suffix. Study also the remaining
letters after the affix is taken away. Get
the meaning of these words through the
use of affix.
VIDEO FOR PREFIX AND SUFFIX
ANSWER THE TABLE BELOW.
Affix Meaning of Affix Word Meaning

non- not nonsense

ab- away from abduct

epi- after epilogue

pseudo- false pseudonym

im- into implant

ultra- beyond ultramodern

-ship skill of swordsmanship

-ary place for infirmary

With your partner, add five
more words to the list. Choose
words with affixes, write their
meanings then use them in
sentences.
Word Meaning Sentence
EXPLAIN THE MEANING OF
WORDS IN ITALICS.
1. Since to flutter means to flaps rapidly,
what does fluttering means?
2. The ballerina made sprightly
movement on stage.
3. I love to walk in solitude away from
the crowd.
4. Don’t disturb her. She is in a pensive
mood today.
5. The pupils are happy for their teacher
has jocund personality.