Reading:

Vocabulary
Development
Context Clues

What word does this picture mean?

SAND

Sandbox!

SAND
How do you know? What clues in the picture help you know?

How about this one:

man
board

Man overboard!
man
board

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Context clues . . .
are words and sentences around an unfamiliar
word that provide clues to the words meaning

Example:
The stranded hikers ran out of food and had to
forage for more by searching through the woods.
by searching through the woods
These words give a context clue that explains what
people do when they forage.
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You try it!

Which of the following words from the sentence
provide a clue to the meaning of the word
unwitting?

Maria walked on stage by

accident and so had an
unwitting part in the play.

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You try it!

Which of the following words from the sentence
provide a clue to the meaning of the word
unwitting?

Maria walked on stage by

accident and so had an
unwitting part in the play.

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Now, try this one:

Suddenly the monster vanished. It had toppled
over the brim of the cylinder and fallen into the pit,
with a thud like the fall of a great mass of leather.
Based on the context clues in this paragraph, what
can you infer is the meaning of the word brim?
A.
B.
C.
D.

the rim of a hat

the top edge of a pit
to fill something to the top
to have a boundless supply of
something
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Now, try this one:

Suddenly the monster vanished. It had toppled
over the brim of the cylinder and fallen into the pit,
with a thud like the fall of a great mass of leather.
Based on the context clues in this paragraph, what
can you infer is the meaning of the word brim?
A.
B.
C.
D.

the rim of a hat

the top edge of a pit
to fill something to the top
to have a boundless supply of
something
http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQkKg__X98658641too9d-btBaYyNFFIzsOjb8qYJ1pKLY4egw:thesefantasticworlds.files.wordpress.com/2014/02/the
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Lets continue to practice!

Match the definitions to the words in the
paragraphs:

gotten
frown
farm
young

Review:
Context clues . . .
are words and sentences around an unfamiliar word that provide
clues to the words meaning

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Complete the multiple

choice handout

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