Context Clues

1
Context Clues

• When you read there are words you do not
  know. A context clue will help you figure out the
  meaning of the unknown word.
• We will practice looking at surrounding words
  and hidden clues to help find the meaning.

2
Read the paragraph below. Look at the surrounding
words or hidden clues to figure out the meaning
of the underlined word.

• Yesterday I saw a pollo in my yard. We dont
  have any pollos, so I was surprised. It ran all
  around clucking like crazy. Then it laid an egg
  on my foot!
• What is a pollo? How do you know?

3
Read the sentence below. Look at the surrounding
words or hidden clues to figure out the meaning
of the underlined word.

• Last night, after dinner, we had chocolate
  cake for postre.
• What is postre? How do you know?

4
Read the paragraph below. Look at the surrounding
words or hidden clues to figure out the meaning
of the underlined word.

• Saturday I caught a big pescado in the
  pond. He put up quite a fight before I reeled him
  in.
• What is a pescado? How do you know?

5
Read the paragraph below. Look at the surrounding
words or hidden clues to figure out the meaning
of the underlined word.

• One of my favorite things to drink is
  leche. My sister likes chocolate leche, but I
  like mine plain.
• What is leche? How do you know?

6
Last time read the sentence below. Look at the
surrounding words or hidden clues to figure out
the meaning of the underlined word.

• For breakfast this morning I had bacon,
  huevos, and toast. Boy was it good!
• What are huevos? How do you know?