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Context Clues

Filza Putri Dhanyssa is a student in class 19C taking an Advanced Reading course at NPM 19040076. The document discusses the different types of context clues that readers can use to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words, including definition clues, example clues, synonym clues, contrast clues, mood clues, experience clues, analysis clues, inference clues, and cause and effect clues. Context clues are hints found within text that allow readers to make educated guesses about unknown word meanings based on the context provided. There are 9 different types of context clues identified.

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Context Clues

Filza Putri Dhanyssa is a student in class 19C taking an Advanced Reading course at NPM 19040076. The document discusses the different types of context clues that readers can use to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words, including definition clues, example clues, synonym clues, contrast clues, mood clues, experience clues, analysis clues, inference clues, and cause and effect clues. Context clues are hints found within text that allow readers to make educated guesses about unknown word meanings based on the context provided. There are 9 different types of context clues identified.

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Name: Filza Putri Dhanyssa

NPM: 19040076
Class: 19C
Course: Advanced Reading

Context Clues
Context clues are hints found within a sentence, paragraph, or passage that a reader
can use to understand the meanings of new or unfamiliar words. Context clues are a way of
guessing the meaning of a word based on the context of the reading. So basically we are just
guessing the meaning of the word. The steps we can take are as follows:

There are several different types of context clues. Some of them are:
1. Definition / Description Clue
The new term may be formally defined, or sufficient explanation may be given within
the sentence or in the following sentence. Clues to definition include “that is,” commas,
dashes, and parentheses.

2. Example Clues
Sometimes when a reader finds a new word, an example might be found nearby that
helps to explain its meaning. Words like including, such as, and for example, point out
example clues.

3. Synonym Restatement Clue


The reader may discover the meaning of an unknown word because it repeats an idea
expressed in familiar words nearby. Synonyms are words with the same meaning.

4. Contrast / Antonym Clue


Antonyms are words with opposite meanings. An opposite meaning context clue
contrasts the meaning of an unfamiliar word with the meaning of a familiar term. Words
like “although,” “however,” and “but” may signal contrast clues.

5. Mood / Tone Clue


The author sets a mood, and the meaning of the unknown word must harmonize with
the mood.

6. Xperience Clue
Sometimes a reader knows from experience how people or things act in a given
situation. This knowledge provides the clue to a word’s meaning.

7. Analysis or Structure Clue


The parts used to construct a word can be direct clues to meaning. Knowledge of
prefixes, roots, and suffixes can aid a reader in using this type of context clue. Learning
one word part can add dozens of words to a reader’s vocabulary. The power of word parts
lies in the ability to combine the roots and affixes with the context in which a word is
used to discover the author’s meaning.

8. Nference Clue
Sufficient clues might be available for the careful reader to make an educated guess at
the meaning.
9. Cause And Effect Clue
The author explains the reason for or the result of the word. Words like “because,”
“since,” “therefore,” “thus,” “so,” etc. may signal context clues.

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https://www.mdc.edu/kendall/collegeprep/documents2/context%20cluesrev8192.pdf
https://blog.bahaso.com/context-clues

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