Ways to solve the Mystery of What Words Mean Types of Context Clues.

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Ways to solve the Mystery of What Words Mean Types of Context Clues

1. Definition/Explanation Clue The meaning of a word or phrase is revealed by an explanation immediately following. Example: “The city holds a souk, or market, every other Saturday.” What is a SOUK ?

2. Restatement/Synonym Clue The meaning of a word or phrase is revealed by a simple restatement or synonym. Example: “The remote site was far away from our current location.” The sentence provides a synonym, far away, for the adjective remote.

3. Contrast/Antonym Clue The meaning of a word or phrase is revealed by a statement of the opposite meaning. “I am so glad my classroom is capacious, since I feel awful being in cramped places. Capacious means the opposite of cramped, so it must mean..?

4. Inference/General Context Clue The meaning of a word or phrase is revealed elsewhere in the text, not within the sentence containing the word. Relationships, which are not directly apparent, are inferred. Example: “The haberdashery was Lou’s favorite place. He loved shopping for nice suits and hats. The people who worked there were so friendly and helpful.” The meaning comes from the next two sentences. A haberdashery is a:

5. Tone and Setting Clue The meaning of a word or phrase is revealed by the actions or setting. Example: “The antagonistic dog barked at everyone and everything in sight. He even thought a piece of trash was an enemy, so he barked at it, too.” Antagonistic might mean____________ based on the clues.

6. Root Words, Prefixes and Suffixes By looking at the related words, you may be able to figure out the meaning of the word. The lawyer gathered the beneficiaries to read out my grandfather’s will. Beneficiaries sounds like benefits and it seems like it might be a person. Based on the root word benefit+ a person, beneficiary might=