Context Clues Using Inference, Definition and Examples

Hints the author gives in a piece of writing that help define an unusual word.

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• Context Clues

• Definition

Read the following sentence and determine what type context clue is used.

A mallet, similar to a hammer, is a great tool to crush some peppermint for hot chocolate.

• Synonym

• Antonym

• Inference

• Definition

Read the following sentence and determine what type context clue is used.

Daniella is pleasurable, unlike her twin brother who is annoying and troublesome.

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• Antonym

• Inference

• Definition

Read the following sentence and determine what type context clue is used.

Something in the refrigerator is so putrid that a wave of odor wafted out when we opened the door.

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• Antonym

• Inference

• Definition

Read the following sentence and determine what type context clue is used.

He knew his future was very precarious and likely to fall apart.

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• Antonym

• Inference

• Definition

Read the following sentence and determine what type context clue is used.

Lola hums continuously, or all the time, and it annoys Daniella.

• Synonym

• Antonym

• Inference

• Definition

Read the following sentence and determine what type context clue is used.

Constellations, such as The Little Dipper and The Big Dipper, can be seen in the night sky.

• Synonym

• Examples

• Inference

• Definition

Read the following sentence and determine what type context clue is used.

The museum had many artifacts, including, pottery, art, and statues from many old places.

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• Examples

• Inference

• Definition

Words that are similar in meaning

• Synonym

• Example

• Context Clues

• Definition

Words that are opposite in meaning

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• Context Clues

• Antonym