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You celebrate the day you were born on your __.
Birthday
birth
The event of being born.
both
Two of something. I can’t decide, so I’ll take __
What you might take to get clean. bath
Strong anger. wrath
Vines or flowers woven in a circle and used for
decoration. wreath
7. To destroy or ruin something. wreck
8. A stone. rock
9. An open framework for holding things.rack
10.In autumn, you
leaves. rake
11.What you have at your birthday party. cake
Why did the lady go outside
with her purse open?
She expected
change in the
weather
Context clues notes
Context Clues Notes
• You don’t always have to have a dictionary to
learn the meanings of new words in your reading.
You can often use context to figure out the
meaning of a word.
• Context are the words and sentences surrounding
the unknown word.
• Textbooks tell you a word’s meaning; they italicize
or bold terms and give definitions and examples
of those terms.
• 4 major types of context clues
Benefits of using context clues
• Saves you time when reading
• After you figure out the meaning of the same
word more than once through context, it may
become part of your working vocabulary
Examples
• Provide clues to what a word means
• Key words to signal example context clues
– For example
– For instance
– Including
– Such as
Examples
All animals share the same vital needs, such as
food, water, and shelter.
a. Unimportant
b. Necessary
c. Surprising
Jean is a difficult roommate because her moods are so
volatile. One day she’s on top of the world; the next
day she’s in the depth’s of despair.
a. Insensitive
b. Indirect
c. Changeable
Synonyms
• Words that mean the same as an unknown
word – may provide clues to meaning
In the United States, shaking hands is the
appropriate way to greet someone; in China,
bowing is the right way.
a. proper
b. artificial
c. insulting
Synonym examples
• The heat wave enervated the kids. They were
too tired to play outside.
a. Frightened b. Exhausted c. Awakened
Children may believe they are the only ones who
are happy to see summer vacation arrive, but
their teachers feel exuberant also.
a. Fearful
b. Bored
c. Overjoyed
Antonyms
• Words that mean the opposite of an
unknown word- may help figure out a
meaning
Winners in life take an active role in making
things happen, instead of being passive and
waiting for good luck.
a. insincere
b. inactive
c. flexible
Antonyms
• Key words to signal antonym context clues
– However
– But
– Yet
– On the other hand
– Instead of
– In contrast
Antonyms Examples
• Who says that cats and dogs are enemies? Our
dog and two cats live together in the most
amicable way.
a. Hostile
b. Peaceable
c. Cute
The two women who were waiting to hear the test
results were quite different. One was a bundle
of nerves while the other seemed quite placid.
a. Tense
b. Untroubled
c. Sad
General sense of the sentence
• Sometimes you need the entire sentence to
provide clues to meaning
General sense of the sentence
Examples
• The students asked if they could use their notes
during the test. They were pleased when the
teacher acquiesced.
a. Consented
b. Refused
c. Was puzzled
A person suspected of a crime has the prerogative of
refusing to answer questions unless his or her
lawyer is present.
a. Choice
b. Duty
c. Belief
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