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Reading Skill Guessing meaning from context If you come across a word you dont understand in a book or article you are reading you can use the context to help you understand the meaning of the word The context is the words near the unknown word Looking up every new word in ID: 423551

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Context CluesSlide2

Reading

Skill:

Guessing meaning from context

If you

come across

a word you don’t

understand

in

a book or article you are reading,

you can use the context to help you understand the meaning of the word. The context is the words near the unknown word. Looking up every new word in the dictionary will slow your reading.

Slide3

Context and Context Clues Slide4

What is missing in the picture?

Context Clues:

He is holding a baseball bat.

He is wearing a baseball mitt.Slide5

What is missing in the picture?

Yes! You’ve guess it. It is a baseball.

Talk about Handout 1 Slide6

Guessing the meaning of an unknown word using

context clues

Jack’s

funny

anecdote

about his Uncle Dave was our favorite of all of his stories.Slide7

Guessing the meaning of an unknown word using context clues

Jack’s

funny

anecdote

about his Uncle Dave

was

our favorite

of all of his

stories

.

From “funny,” we know “anecdote” is a noun.

I

t is about uncle Dave and it is our favorite story. So we know “anecdote” means story. Slide8

Let’s watch a videoSlide9

Closure

Strategy 1:

When

you see a word you don’t know, it’s usually sounded by the words you do know. So look at those words you know and see if they can help you figure out the meaning of the unknown words.

After dinner, the group of

mummers

entertained the guests by acting out the story of an evil wizard.Slide10

Closure

Strategy 2:

Sometimes, a mystery word can be defined by its antonyms, or opposites

.

Unlike his

genteel

brother, Hubert displayed poor manners and crude behavior.Slide11

Closure

Strategy

3:You can also figure out a mystery word by looking for synonyms, or the words that mean the same thing.

King Adenoid had married the

comeliest

woman in the realm, far lovelier and more beautiful than anyone in the Twelve Counties.Slide12

Closure

Strategy 4:

Sometimes

, a mystery word will be sounded by examples that tip off its meaning.

Royalton City was filled with cathedrals, castles, and other huge

edifices

.