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Context Clues
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To find context clues you have to think like a shark!
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You have to look all around to find clues to the meaning of the word!
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Use these 4 strategies to help you attack the word and find its meaning.
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You might find a word with the same meaning.
#1 Find a Synonym You might find a word with the same meaning. The homework was more complicated, or difficult than she had first thought.
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Even though some of the dogs were very docile, others were very mean.
#2 Find an Antonym You might find a word with the opposite meaning. Even though some of the dogs were very docile, others were very mean.
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Jo was so exhausted, she could hardly keep her eyes open.
#3 Find an Explanation The word might be explained in the sentence before or after the unfamiliar word. Jo was so exhausted, she could hardly keep her eyes open.
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Sometimes, right after the word, an example will be given.
#4 Find an Example Sometimes, right after the word, an example will be given. Celestial bodies, such as the sun, moon and stars can be seen in the sky.
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If you still can’t read the word, leave it and just keep reading!
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