Context Clues:

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Context Clues

• Determining the meaning of unknown words

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Have you seen these words before? sharned asne
ddes mechneer
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A Manatee Story
Manatees are sharned when boaters carelessly run
over them with their propellers. Some say these
gentle asneddes need protection or they may
become extinct. Why save the manatees? Like all
animals, manatees have an important place in
their environment. It is vital that we make sure
boaters are careful around manatees and give them
the chance to mechneer.
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Manatees are sharned when boaters carelessly run
over them with their propellers.
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Some say these gentle asneddes need protection
or they may become extinct.
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Why save the manatees? Like all animals, manatees
have an important place in their environment.
It is vital that we make sure boaters are
careful around manatees and give them the chance
to mechneer.
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A Manatee Story
Manatees are harmed when boaters carelessly run
over them with their propellers. Some say these
gentle animals need protection or they may become
extinct. Why save the manatees? Like all animals,
manatees have an important place in
their environment. It is vital that we make sure
boaters are careful around manatees and give them
the chance to survive.
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Context Clues

• If you see a word you dont know, you can find
  clues to its meaning by studying the rest of the
  sentence.
• The rest of the sentence and/or story is what we
  mean by context.
• Practice this skill by choosing the correct
  meaning of the nonsense words in the following
  sentences using context clues.

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1. Mark was tired, and his muscles ached from the
shemanss climb. a. straight b.
favorite c. difficult
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2. The jufeate children hammered, jumped, ran,
and played instruments. a. noisy b. young
c. crowded
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3. The spies went behind the wall and bushes to
their missdwet meeting. a. first b.
secret c. noisy
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4. The luscten mayor had taken bribes and stolen
money. a. happy b. dishonest c. huge
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5. Sheila orthended each word clearly at the
debate. a. spoke b. helped c. swam
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6. The engfet dragon breathed fire between large,
sharp teeth. a. easy b. sticky c.
frightful
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7. Lying in a hammock, the kadscet man avoided
his chores. a. cooking b. red c. lazy
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8. Joes explanation was plietras because he told
both sides of the story. a. silly b. new
c. believable
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9. When Evelyn came to the thokadbe, she smiled
before going in. a. entrance b. dungeon
c. bed
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10. After Jason cut the ropes, the horse was
upkeitle. a. brown b. freed c. hot
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Word Drop
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Grading Scale
Eight wrong 50 Nine wrong 44 Ten wrong
38 Eleven wrong 32 Twelve wrong 26 Thirteen
wrong 19 Fourteen wrong 13 Fifteen Wrong
6 Sixteen wrong 0
Zero wrong 100 One wrong 94 Two wrong
88 Three wrong 82 Four wrong 76 Five wrong
70 Six wrong 63 Seven wrong 57