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Understanding Context Clues

Keys to becoming a better reader


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Essential Questions

What is context?

How can I use context to learn new words?


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What does context mean?

Contextis the set of ideas that surround a word or situation

Look at the picture. What

words or phrases might

fit the context?


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tropical

warm

stormy

hot

palm trees

These words fit the context. They go

along with the idea of the picture.


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A word like icy would

not fit the context. Why

not?


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Using context clues

We can use a words contextto help us understand text.

The waves crashed

along the _____.

What is the missing word?

How do you know?


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Using context clues

We can use a words contextto help us understand text.

The waves crashed

along thebeach.

How did the context help you

to figure out the missing

word?


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Using context cluesA black snake ___________ out from the underbrush.

This ones a little

harder! Several words

could fit the context.

slithered, poked,

crawled


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But all of these words

have something in

common. They show

movement.


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A word like leaf

would not fit the

context. Why not?


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Context clues and reading

Sometimes, context clues can help us to understand new words.

A purple coneflowerbloomed in the meadow.

What is a purpleconeflower? Why do you

think so?


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A purple coneflower bloomed in the meadow.

How did the context helpyou to figure out the

word?


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A purple coneflower bloomed in the meadow.

How did the context helpyou to figure out the

word?


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Using context cluesWe can take what we know to help us understand new words in text.

The purple coneflowers

bloomedprofuselyin the

garden, their purple blooms

clustered together.


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Using context cluesWhat mightprofuselymean? Look at the context clues!




clustered together.


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clustered together.

Profuselytells about how

the flowers are blooming


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clustered together.

Profusely shows that the

flowers are bloomingin great

number.


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bloomedprofusely in the


clustered together.

We used the context to figure

out the meaning.


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Think about it!

What have you learned about context so far?


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Using context cluesWhen we try to figure out words from their context, we have to use our prior

knowledge. We can make inferencesabout what the word might mean.


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Try using context clues

The waves destroyed the elaboratesand castle, turning it into a simple sand mound.

What might the word

elaborate mean?


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What might the word

elaborate mean?

Try to visualize the sentence.

It seems to say that the castle

once was elaborate, but now

is not.


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What might the word

elaborate mean?

Elaborateprobably means the

opposite of simplefancy or

complex.


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How did the context

help you to understand

the word?


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How did you use what

you know to figure out

the meaning ofelaborate?


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Understanding context

Like a giraffe, an okapi has aprehensiletongue.

Hmmthis sentence

really doesnt include

enough to explain what

prehensile means.


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Understanding context

Like a giraffe, an okapi has aprehensiletongue. This tongue helps it to grasp the

branches and leaves that it eats.

How does the second

sentence give us moreinformation about the

context?


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When you read

When you are reading on your own, remember that you might sometimes have to read

on for a sentence or two to figure out the meaning of a word.


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Context clues on tests

On tests, you might be asked to choose a word that can replace another word in a

sentence.

If you dont know

the words, dont

panicuse

context clues to

help you out!


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Which word?

Which word can replace the underlined word in the sentence below?

Carl was perplexedby the mazes many twists and turns.

A. sorry

B. relieved

C. concerned

D. confused


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Which word?

Think about the context. Which word goes alongwith how you might feel in a maze?

Carl was perplexedby the mazes many twists andturns.

A. sorry

B. relieved

C. concerned

D. confused


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Which word?

Think about the context. Which word goes alongwith how you might feel in a maze?

Carl was perplexedby the mazes many twists andturns.

A. sorry

B. relieved

C. concerned

D. confused


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Which word?

Try substituting confusedin the sentence. Does it make sense?


A. sorry

B. relieved

C. concerned

D. confused


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Which word?

You have used the context to figure out a word that you didnt know!


A. sorry

B. relieved

C. concerned

D. confused


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Which word?

The park at sunset was a tranquil place,

disturbed only by the sounds of the chirpingbirds.

A. peaceful

B. wet

C. noisyD. silent

Hint: Try substituting eachword into the sentence. Does it

make sense? Does it sound

right?


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Which word?

The park at sunset was a tranquil place,

disturbed only by the sounds of the chirpingbirds.

A. peaceful

B. wet

C. noisyD. silent

Why do the other words not fitthe context of the sentence?


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Which word?

The miniscule toads hopped all around our

feet, making walking difficult. We wereafraid we would accidentally step on one!

A. exotic

B. enormous

C. dangerous

D. tiny

Be sure to read both

sentences. Try to visualize

what is going on.


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Which word?



A. exotic

B. enormous

C. dangerous

D. tiny

Try substituting each word

into the sentence. Does it still

make sense?


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Which word?



A. exotic

B. enormous

C. dangerous

D. tinyDoes the picture match your

mental image? Why or why

not?


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What have you learned?

What does the word contextmean?

How can context clues

help you to learn new

words?

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