Guessing Word Meaning Teacher Anothai Wannathong SRINAGARINDRA THE PRINCESS MOTHER SCHOOLPHUKET Under the Royal Patronage of Her Royal Highness Princess MahaChakriSirindhom

Context Clue “CONTEXT” helps you to get the meaning of the unknown word. We often come across some unfamiliar words when we are reading, but sometimes we don’t have to look up the meaning of the words in a dictionary. We can GUESS the meaning through CONTEXT CLUES. TYPE 1 : DEFINITION TYPE 2 : RESTATEMENT TYPE 3 : CAUSE AND EFFECT TYPE 4 : CONTRAST TYPE 5 : MODIFIERS TYPE 7 : SENTENCE OR PARAGRAPH TYPE 6 : EXAMPLES

TYPE 1 DEFINITION 1. A one-story house is called a bungalow. DEFINTION CLUE UNKNOWN WORD

TYPE 1 DEFINITION 2. A Person who repairs shoes is a cobbler. DEFINTION CLUE UNKNOWN WORD

TYPE 1 DEFINITION 3. International relations, that is relations between people, are important. UNKNOWN WORD CLUE DEFINITION

TYPE 1 DEFINITION The explanation of each of the unknown words is given in the sentence by an expression that comes right after of before it. These expressions. Be(is / are)be called (is / are called) means consist of that isrefer to is / are said to …….meaning to say

TYPE 2 RESTATEMENT SIGNAL The rich old man endowed, or some money to the school every year. UNKNOWN WORD clue RESTATEMENT gave,

TYPE 2 RESTATEMENT We can find the meaning of the unknown word from the idea repeated in the known word. The repetition of idea is shown by: orthat is that is to say in the other wordsto put in another way,(comma)-(dash)-………..- dash (…..)(parentheses)

TYPE 3 CAUSE AND EFFECT CAUSE EFFECT so he sailor got out the boats and abandoned the ship. clue UNKNOWN WORD The ship hit a big rock and began to sink,

TYPE 3 CAUSE AND EFFECT The meaning of the unknown words are not directly given, but they are shown through the cause and effect relationship of the situation. The clues which indicate the cause and effect relationship of the situation are : becausedue toas a resultso thereforethusconsequentlyas such so thathenceaccordinglyresult in(v) causethat is whymean (v)

TYPE 4 CONTRAST clue Both of his daughters are studious, his son is. UNKNOWN WORD meaning (opposite)

TYPE 4 CONTRAST In some sentences we will find two words with opposite meanings. If we know the meaning of one word, we will be able to guess the meaning of the other word. Clues that indicate the contrasting ideas are : Butyethoweveralthough Neverthelessthougheven thoughwhile Whereason the other handin contrast

TYPE 4 CONTRAST TYPE 5 MODIFIERS UNKNOWN WORD Buffalos, cows and horses are herbivorous animals MODIFIER (Clause) feed only on plants that

TYPE 4 CONTRAST TYPE 5 MODIFIERS In the first sentence the meaning of the unknown word is explained by the modifying clause that comes right after. In the second the word is explained by a phrase. The CLAUSES are headed by : which, who, where……etc. The PHRASES are headed by : Verb + ing V – ed (V3)

TYPE 4 CONTRAST TYPE 6 CONTRAST UNKNOWN WORD Some boys are trained to help their mother with chores, examples clue such as Washing dishes, cleaning, ironing, etc.

TYPE 4 CONTRAST TYPE 6 CONTRAST The examples given in the sentence explains the meaning of the unknown word. The EXAMPLE usually follow one of the expressions below : such asfor examplelike for instance

TYPE 4 CONTRAST TYPE 7 CONTRAST Most girls are more studious than boys. UNKNOWN WORD The sentences or paragraph that comes after or before the unknown word explains what the word means. They always study hard for their exams.

TYPE 4 CONTRAST EXERCISE Read the following information and choose the correct meaning for each underline word. 1.Needle and thread are indispensable tools for a tailor; without them he would not be able to work. a. important b. valuable c. essential d. suitable

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TYPE 4 CONTRAST EXERCISE Read the following information and choose the correct meaning for each underline word. 2. At the first start of the game the two boys seemed to get along well, but half an hour later they began a dispute which led to a big fight. a. quarrel b. teammate c. contest d. conversation

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TYPE 4 CONTRAST EXERCISE Read the following information and choose the correct meaning for each underline word. 3. People who work well and live happily with others are cooperative. a. happy and friendly b. able to work hard c. willing to pay d. willing to share ideas with others

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TYPE 4 CONTRAST EXERCISE Read the following information and choose the correct meaning for each underline word. 4. A person will become weak if he does not get sufficient food for his body. a. suitable b. delicious c. useful d. enough

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TYPE 4 CONTRAST EXERCISE Read the following information and choose the correct meaning for each underline word. 5. She was wearing such gaudy clothes that it was easy to find her in the crowd. a. beautiful b. too bright c. torn d. common

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