ENGLISH 8

CHESTER DAVE D. CAÑEDO

ENGLISH TEACHER
OBJECTIVES
-define context clues;
-share one’s insight about context
clues; and
-apply the lesson through identifying
the meaning of the unfamiliar words.
EnglisHero
What is your pseudonym?
PSEUDONYM
-a fictitious name,
especially one used by an
author
Example:
My pseudonym is
Charles Fortress
HIDDEN
Give me the synonyms of the
following words…
beautiful radiant
enchanting stunning
acquired obtained
CONTEXT
CLUES
CONTEXT CLUES
-piece of information that appears near
a word or phrase
-offers direct or indirect suggestions
about its meaning
-using context clues allows you to figure
out a word that you do not know
 Example (Direct suggestion):
Filipino: Sinubukan gamitin ni Inay sa aking iba
pang bahagi ng aking katawan ang alcohol,
upang linisin ang iba pang mikroboy na nasa
iba pang parte ng aking katawan.

What is the meaning of the word, ‘alcohol?’

 Example (Direct suggestion):
English: Some people say that Maria is
beautiful, because her appearance is
radiant, and charming.

What is the meaning of the word, ‘beautiful?’

 Example (Indirect suggestion):
Speaking rudely to the barangay officials was a rash
behavior.
a. disguise to hide something
b. funny action
c. lack of consideration
c. lack of consideration
d. an itchy condition
 Example (Indirect suggestion):
Some people tend to hoard the materials in the
room.
a. hide
a. hide
b. open
c. obvious
d. carry
 Let’s Try!
1.Secede is the opposite of __________
(withdraw, join, recall, way)
2.Alleviate is the opposite of _________
(reduce, large, intend, worsen)
 Let’s Try!
1. Dr. Roque ignored Mary’s particular symptoms instead he
administered a holistic treatment for her condition. What is the
meaning of the word, ‘holistic?”
a. Concerned with the whole body
b. insensitive to patient’s need
2. The doctor was struck by the symmetric patterns of scarring the
patients back. What is the meaning of the word, ‘symmetric?’
a. geometrically shaped
b. occurring in corresponding parts at the same time
 Let’s Apply!
How will you apply context clues in the
following situation?
a. meeting;
b. in a conversation with a friend; and
c. family
Let’s Answer!
Identify the
meaning of the
underlined word.
 Let’s Answer!
1. All medical practitioners including the army & police
forces are our frontliners in this pandemic. They are the ones
leading the fight against covid 19 disease.
a. followers
b. leaders
c. observers
d. participants
 Let’s Answer!
2. Covid 19 like Spanish influenza is an ailment
that strictly requires home quarantine and physical
distancing.
A. Curse
B. Disaster
C. Virus
D. Plague
 Let’s Answer!
3. The effects of the Covid 19 pandemic can
be seen worldwide.
A. Circumstance
B. Disease
C. Predicament
D. Situation
 Let’s Answer!
4. Maria saw the scintillating lights in the
sky.
A. dark
B. floating
C. dimming
D. shining
 Let’s Answer!
5. Social media is ubiquitous on all places.
A. found everywhere
B. missing
C. experimented
D. free-flowing
Assignment
1. Read A Desire To Serve The
People by Mary Benson
2. Read about Nelson Mandela
3. Inside your notebook, list down
the different types of context clues.