Context Clues

Context Clues

Warm Up- Pair/Share Discuss what you know about using context clues.

Choose and say one of the three sentence frames to discuss with your partner.

1 ) I know that using context clues means to______.

2 ) I think that using context clues means to______.

3) I do not know what using context clues mean but I can make an educated guess that it has something to do with___________.”

Using Context Clues

To find context clues you have to think like

a shark!

Sometimes when you read and come to a difficult word. Look for clues in the text to help understand your word.

Using Context Clues

You have to look all around to find clues

to the meaning of the word!

Use these 4 strategies to help

you attack the word and find its meaning.

#1 Find a SynonymYou might find a word with the same

meaning.

The homework was more complicated, or difficult than she had

first thought.

#2 Find an Antonym

Even though some of the dogs were very

docile, others were very mean.

You might find a word with the opposite meaning.

#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.

#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.

If you still can’t read the word, leave it and

just keep reading!

Using Context Clues What are the 4 Strategies

1. Synonym2. Antonym

3. Explanation4. Example

4 StrategiesFind a . . .