Context Clues

An __________ is a conclusion that you come to based on provided information. Clear meaning is not given in the text, so you have to use clues.

• inference

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A __________ is the meaning of a word. The meaning of the word is usually explained in the sentence or a surrounding sentence.

• inference

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An __________ is something that shows what something else is like; a copy. It is often found in the sentence or a surrounding sentence.

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An __________ is a word with the opposite meaning of another word. A word with opposite meaning is often found in the sentence or a surrounding sentence.

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A __________ is a word with the same or similar meaning of another word. A word with similar meaning is often found in the sentence or a surrounding sentence.

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What is a context clue?

What does the word "morsel" mean?

"Mrs. Holman ate every morsel of chocolate. She didn't even leave a crumb."

• large

• wrapper

• piece

• hunk

What does the word "effortless" mean?

"The class found playing Fortnite and Roblox to be effortless. It wasn't hard for them at all. "

• easy

• difficult

• severe

• tough

What does the word "disposition" mean?

"We know the dog has a kind disposition because we’ve never seen her bite or scratch anyone."

• temper

• dislike

• toy

• walk

What does the word "inspection" mean?

"The manager wanted a weekly inspection, which is a look over of all the equipment."

• use

• cleaning

• game

• checkup