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TYPE OF CONTEXT CLUES
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THERE ARE 5 TYPES OF CONTEXT CLUES: Definition Synonym Antonym Inference Punctuation
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DEFINITION CLUE What does this mean? Sometimes a word’s meaning is explained immediately after its use. Example: Haberdashery, which is a store that sells men’s clothing, is becoming more popular today.
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SYNONYM CLUE What does this mean? Sometimes, the sentence might use a word that means the same thing as the unfamiliar word. Example- The slender woman was so thin, her clothes were too big on her.
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ANTONYM CLUE What does this mean? Sometimes, the sentence will use words that have the opposite meaning of the unfamiliar word. Example: Unlike Cory’s room, which was immaculate, N’Vaughn’s room was extremely messy.
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INFERENCE CLUE What does this mean? Word meanings are not directly stated in the sentence, but need to be inferred. Example: Angel’s pugnacious behavior made her opponent back down.
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PUNCTUATION CLUE What does this mean? You can use punctuation such as dashes, quotation marks, parentheses or brackets to show a word’s definition. Example: In the story, Voldemort’s father was a haberdasher- or men’s shop keeper.
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CONTEXT CLUES ACTIVITY You are going to be assigned 1 of the types of context clues. Step 1- Create your own word and come up with a definition. Example- My made up word is poodlepuff. Definition- an exotic flower Step 2-Use your word in a sentence with the type of context clue I assigned you. Example- The poodlepuff, an exotic flower, smells like peaches. What type of context clue did I use???
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