CONTEXT CLUES

- ARE THE WORDS OR SENTENCES

SURROUNDING THE UNFAMILIAR WORD THAT
GIVE HINTS ON ITS MEANING.
TYPES OF CONTEXT CLUES

1. EXAMPLE CLUES

2. SYNONYM OR DEFINITION CLUES
3. ANTONYM OR CONTRAST CLUES
4.GENERAL CLUES
EXAMPLE CLUES ARE EASY TO SPOT!. FIRST,
THE AUTHOR WILL MENTION A WORD AND
THEN GIVE EXAMPLES THAT EITHER
DESCRIBE OR EXPLAIN IT.
 SUCH AS
 LIKE
 FOR EXAMPLE
 FOR INSTANCE
 AS AN ILLUSTRATION
EXAMPLE

CARBOHYDRATES SUCH
AS PASTA, BREAD, AND
RICE MAY CONTRIBUTE
WEIGHT GAIN.
SYNONYM OR DEFINITION CLUES- THE
MEANING OF THE UNFAMILIAR WORD IS
GIVEN IN THE SENTENCE.
OR
IN OTHER WORDS
THAT IS
BY THIS WE MEAN
THAT IS TO SAY
ALSO KNOWN AS
EXAMPLE:

CAUGHT IN AN EPIPHANY, THAT

IS, A SUDDEN, STRONG, AND
CLEAR REALIZATION, I
SUDDENLY KNEW HOW TO
SOLVE MY DILEMMA.
ANTONYM OR CONTRAST CLUES- THE
MEANING OF UNFAMILIAR WORD IS GIVEN
IN THE SENTENCE.
BUT
HOWEVER
ON THE OTHER HAND
NEVERTHELESS
YET
IN CONTRAST/CONTRARY
EXAMPLE:

CONTRARY TO THE INANE

PROJECT THAT YOU FIRST
PROPOSED, THIS ONE IS SO
SENSIBLE AND REMARKABLE!
GENERAL CLUES- MAKING A
SENSE OF A WORD’S MEANING
BY LARGELY DEPENDING ON
YOUR COMMON SENSE
REQUIRES YOU TO USE YOUR
KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE.
THE MORE YOU READ THE MORE
YOU WILL KNOW. AND THE MORE
YOU KNOW, THE STRONGER YOUR
CAPABILITY TO FIGURE OUT THINGS
BASED ON WHAT YOU ALREADY
KNOW.
EXAMPLE:
PAUL KNEW HE JUST MADE A
CULTURAL FAUX PAS WHEN HE
KISSED THE MUSLIM WOMAN
ON THE CHEEK AND HE WAS
MET WITH A DEAD, STUNNED
STARE!
FAUX PAS- AN EMBARRASSING OR
TACTLESS ACT OR REMARK IN A
SOCIAL SITUATION.
“DEAD, STUNNED STARE” IS AN INDICATOR
THAT THE ACTION OF KISSING IS NOT
ACCEPTABLE BASED ON THE PRIOR
KNOWLEDGE AND THIS EXPRESSION IS A
MARK OF A DISPLEASED BEHAVIOR OR
REACTION.
I MISS THE HALCYON, IN
OTHER WORDS, PEACEFUL
AND UNDISTURBED
COLLEGE DAYS AT THE
PROVINCE.