Context Clues

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Context Clues

• Amy Johnson
• Updated 2006

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General Objective

• District Curriculum
• CA 7-5, Objective A
• Use context clues to determine the meaning of
  unknown words.
• GLE
• CA 2, 3 1.5, 1.6

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Concept Map
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What are context clues?
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The Plunket and the Blumper

• Copy the list of words in your Readers Log.
• blumper bipple
• plunket cloopy
• glug piffle
• morkles shorg
• whoosher flum

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Dictionary

• Get a dictionary.
• Look up the meanings of each word.
• You may have to use a different dictionary if you
  cannot find the word.

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Listening for Clues

• Listen for the words as I read the story.
• Pay close attention.
• Using context clues, write one word for what you
  think each word means.

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Word to Meaning

• blumper
• plunket
• glug
• morkles
• whoosher
• bipple
• cloopy
• piffle
• shorg
• flum

• race
• nap
• slow
• hare
• grass
• late
• tired
• tortoise
• animals
• run

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Click on the box below and complete the
following activities.
SMART Notebook
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More Practice
Word Association
Word Usage
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Mark was tired, and his muscles ached from the
arduous climb.

• straight
• favorite
• difficult

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The clamorous children hammered, jumped, ran and
played instruments.

• noisy
• young
• crowded

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The spies went behind the wall and bushes to
their clandestine meeting.

• first
• secret
• dangerous

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The corrupt mayor had taken bribes and stolen
money.

• angry
• dishonest
• huge

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Sheila enunciated each word clearly at the debate.

• spoke
• screamed
• whispered

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The formidable dragon breathed fire between
large, sharp teeth.

• red
• beautiful
• frightful

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Lying in the hammock, the indolent man avoided
his chores.

• hot
• sick
• lazy

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Joes explanation was plausible, because he told
both sides of the story.
a. silly b. witty c. believable
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When Evelyn came to the threshold, she smiled
before going in.

• entrance
• dungeon
• doctors office

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After Jason cut the ropes, the horse was
unfettered.

• killed
• freed
• sold

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Key Skill

• Number your paper 1 12
• Starting with page 10, write the answers (using
  the letter only).
• When answers are written down, use your CPS
  keypad to enter your answers.

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Summary
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Career Areas

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• Report/Newspaper Editor
• Teacher