ENGLISH_Q1_week1

• Context clues


  Hints found within a sentence, paragraph, or passage that the reader can use to understand the meaning of new or unfamiliar words
• Types of context clues

  • Definition clue
  • Synonym clue
  • Antonym clue
  • Comparison clue
  • Example clue
  • Explanation clue
  • Cause-effect clue
  • List or series clue
  • Inference clue
• Definition clue


  • The unfamiliar word is defined in the sentence
• Synonym clue


  • A similar word is placed in the same sentence to indicate the meaning of the unfamiliar word
• Antonym clue


  • An opposite word is placed in the same sentence to indicate the meaning of the unfamiliar word
• Comparison clue


  • The unknown word is compared to a more familiar word using signals like "similar to", "also like", "as in the same way", "likewise", and "resembling"
• Example clue


  • Samples are provided in the sentence to understand the meaning of the unfamiliar word
• Explanation clue


  • A description is given to understand the meaning of the unfamiliar word
• Cause-effect clue


  • The meaning of the difficult word depends on the cause-effect relationship of other words in the sentence
• List or series clue

  • The unknown word is included in a series of words given in the sentence
• Inference clue


  • One has to make a guess based on the description given in the sentence to understand the meaning of the unknown word
• Adverbs are words that modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs by providing more information about how, when, where, or to what extent.
• Adjectives are words that describe or modify nouns or pronouns.
• Context clues


  Hints found within a sentence, paragraph, or passage that the reader can use to understand the meaning of new or unfamiliar words
• Types of context clues

  • Definition clue
  • Synonym clue
  • Antonym clue
  • Comparison clue
  • Example clue
  • Explanation clue
  • Cause-effect clue
  • List or series clue
  • Inference clue
• Definition clue


  • The unfamiliar word is defined in the sentence
• Synonym clue


  • A similar word is placed in the same sentence to indicate the meaning of the unfamiliar word
• Antonym clue


  • An opposite word is placed in the same sentence to indicate the meaning of the unfamiliar word
• Comparison clue


  • The unknown word is compared to a more familiar word using signals like "similar to", "also like", "as in the same way", "likewise", and "resembling"
• Example clue


  • Samples are provided in the sentence to understand the meaning of the unfamiliar word
• Explanation clue


  • A description is given to understand the meaning of the unfamiliar word
• Cause-effect clue


  • The meaning of the difficult word depends on the cause-effect relationship of other words in the sentence
• List or series clue

  • The unknown word is included in a series of words given in the sentence
• Inference clue


  • One has to make a guess about the meaning of the unknown word based on the description given in the sentence