Context clues are hints that an author gives

² ² ² the pictures the surrounding sentences any synonyms or antonyms given any

explains the meaning of the word You can tell Mrs. Leonard is benevolent by

gives an example of the word Mrs. Leonard is a benevolent person and feeds

gives a word with the same meaning as the unknown word Mrs. Leonard is

gives a word with an opposite meaning for the unknown word Mrs. Leonard is

thinking about what makes sense I know Mrs. Leonard will want to help feed

Sometimes there might be a word or phrase in a sentence that connects a

I learned in school that rain, sleet, hail, and snow are types of precipitation

When I looked at the weather forecast, the meteorologist, or weatherman, said that it

Since it will probably rain, I thought it would be smart for me to

Unlike me, who thought ahead, my brother Sammy was not as clever. He got

Sammy was so cantankerous when he got home, his cranky attitude put everyone in

I told Sammy that he needs to buy an accessory, like a raincoat or

The word portly means… skinny tall overweight The word lithe means… pretty bendable stiff

The word sublime means… inspiring awful long Another condiment would be… packets hot dogs

Janna is afraid of heights. Her teacher, Mr. Thomas, told her not to worry

Kirk seemed to trip over everything! Even when paying close attention, he bumps into

Jody learned something new from watching the news. She learned that there are many

Some people who live in cities are affluent, while others live in poverty. rich,

Some reading genres include fairy tale, fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. type, sort, kind, category

I wonder if that fruit on the tree is edible, or able to be

The mountain path was a tortuous road, winding and twisting like a snake around

Mary thought watching golf was very vapid. She always yawned and thought about other

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Context clues are hints that an author gives to help define a difficult or unusual word. The clue may appear within the same sentence as the unknown word or the clue may be in a surrounding, or nearby, sentence. You must hunt for the clues!

² ² ² the pictures the surrounding sentences any synonyms or antonyms given any word parts used the examples & definitions given any helping words used

explains the meaning of the word You can tell Mrs. Leonard is benevolent by the way she treats everyone kindly.

gives an example of the word Mrs. Leonard is a benevolent person and feeds the homeless every Saturday.

gives a word with the same meaning as the unknown word Mrs. Leonard is benevolent and generous to others who are in need.

gives a word with an opposite meaning for the unknown word Mrs. Leonard is benevolent, but her brother is uncaring.

thinking about what makes sense I know Mrs. Leonard will want to help feed the homeless. She is very benevolent.

Sometimes there might be a word or phrase in a sentence that connects a word to its meaning. A word might contain a prefix, suffix or root word that helps give meaning to that unknown word. like, such as, or, are, called, named re- , un-, -ful, -ness, -bi , -aqua- There are so many strategies I can use to solve unknown words!

I learned in school that rain, sleet, hail, and snow are types of precipitation in our environment. The word precipitation means: condensation in the atmosphere Context Clue: example

When I looked at the weather forecast, the meteorologist, or weatherman, said that it might rain. A meteorologist is a: weatherman Context Clue: definition

Since it will probably rain, I thought it would be smart for me to take my bumbershoot to keep me dry. A bumbershoot is an: umbrella Context Clue: inference

Unlike me, who thought ahead, my brother Sammy was not as clever. He got soaking wet outside! The word clever means: smart Context Clue: antonym

Sammy was so cantankerous when he got home, his cranky attitude put everyone in a bad mood. The word cantankerous means: cranky or irritable Context Clue: synonym

I told Sammy that he needs to buy an accessory, like a raincoat or umbrella, and use it the next time it rains. An accessory is an: item or piece of clothing to be used Context Clue: example

The word portly means… skinny tall overweight The word lithe means… pretty bendable stiff

The word sublime means… inspiring awful long Another condiment would be… packets hot dogs ketchup

Janna is afraid of heights. Her teacher, Mr. Thomas, told her not to worry about being frightened of anything. He said that many people have a phobia such as fear of water, fear of tight spaces, and fear of the dark. What does the word phobia mean, and how did you figure it out? Turn & Talk to a buddy! Be ready to share!

Kirk seemed to trip over everything! Even when paying close attention, he bumps into things. Kirk was very gawky. He was known as having “two left feet”. He was much different than his sister, Amelia, who was very graceful. What does the word gawky mean, and how did you figure it out? Turn & Talk to a buddy! Be ready to share!

Jody learned something new from watching the news. She learned that there are many people and animals in the world that are famished. Other people sometimes feel sorry for them and will give them food to eat. What does the word famished mean, and how did you figure it out? Turn & Talk to a buddy! Be ready to share!

Some people who live in cities are affluent, while others live in poverty. rich, wealthy, well-off or prosperous antonym

Some reading genres include fairy tale, fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. type, sort, kind, category example

I wonder if that fruit on the tree is edible, or able to be eaten. eatable (able to be eaten), digestible definition

The mountain path was a tortuous road, winding and twisting like a snake around the trees. twisting, winding, bendy synonym

Mary thought watching golf was very vapid. She always yawned and thought about other things. dull, uninteresting, unexciting, boring inference