English

Quarter 2
Module 1:
Week 1
Using Context Clues to
Find the Meaning of
Unfamiliar Words:
Definition,
Exemplification
 Read each riddle. Try to
find out the answer from
the given picture clues.
1. Two little holes in the side of a hill Just as
you come to the cherry red mill.
2. To cross the water, I’m the way
For water I’m above
I touch it not and truth to say
I neither swim nor move.
3. Three eyes have I, all in a row,
when the red opens, all freeze.
4. This is a root vegetable
That can be red, white or green
It can make you cry a lot
Even though it is not mean
5. What gets wetter and wetter the more it
dries?
Do you know what detectives,
investigators, doctors, and
readers have in common?
They all search for some
clues.
Detectives and investigators
use clues to solve crimes.
Doctors
use clues to solve medical problems
Readers
use clues from contexts to understands
words and details
 Do you want to be like them?

It is your turn now to be a

detective and follow the clues!
Underline the word or group of words that
show the meaning of the italicized word in
each sentence.
 Con + text = Context
come from the prefix con - which
means “with” or “thoroughly,” and
text, what surrounds an item.
 Clues
are pieces of information in the text that
help readers understand word and
details.
 Context clues
are hints about a word or phrase that help
readers understand its meaning.
Usingdefinitionand exemplification clues
help comprehend a given phrases,
sentences, passages or selections.
This is where we base the meaning of
unknown words from the hints given
that surround it. Many times, the clues
to the meaning are indirect and require
you to make a lot of readings.
1. My family sells root crops
like sweet potato and
cassava.
2. There are berries,
grapes and cranberries,
planted in Auntie Lilia’s
urban garden.
How did the author make you
understand what root crops
and berries are?
The author gave examples.
Potato and cassava are examples of root
crops
grapes and cranberries are examples
of berries
 Exemplification Clues
are words in the form of
examples provided to help you
understand the meaning of an
unfamiliar word.
1. We used to make cupcakes,
small cakes baked in a muffin tin.
2. The mural on the left is beautiful
but somber. It lacks some color
unlike the other murals.
How did the author make you
understand what cupcakes and
somber are?
 The author used definition.
Cupcakes are defined as small cakes baked
in a muffin tin

somber means lacks some

color
Exemplification and
definition clues are helpful in
unlocking the meaning of
unfamiliar words.
Here is the step-by-step guide on how
to use context clues
 Muning, Our Loving
Feline
By: Syrelle France S. Paterter
Muning is one of our domesticated,
accustomed to home life, pets. Unlike the
other felines in the house, it was a rescued
cat. I found it a year ago, near the
riverbank, clinging to one of the tree’s
roots.
Since then, Muning has been our happy
pill. It loves to be caressed, stroked
gently, until it falls asleep on our laps.
Even with the new quadruped,
having four feet, pets in the house,
Muning will still remain as our
loving feline.