Grade 8 English Lesson about context clues and types of context clues. Some examples are provided for each type of context clue. There are learning tasks included.
2. Sometimes when we are
reading, we don’t know what a word
means! What do we do?
Just like a detective, we must
use clues! There are words or
phrases around unfamiliar words
that can help us understand the
3. We Make Guesses Based on the
Information We Know!
Let’s Try It…
11. Learning Task 1
Directions: Examine the
jumbled letters given to you.
Then identify the words
referred to using the
provided meanings. Post the
word on the board.
12. 1. (o c a s h)
Meaning: complete
disorder and
confusion
13. 2. (t x a y n i e)
Meaning: a painful or
apprehensive
uneasiness of mind
14. 3. (s a g r i n h)
Meaning: to decorate
a dish or a food
15. 4. (p n t o p e n
o)
Meaning: a person you
are playing or fighting
16. 5. (g f l e a r i)
Meaning: easily
broken or damaged
17. 1. (o c a s h)
Meaning: complete
disorder and confusion
chaos
18. 2. (t x a y n i e)
Meaning: a painful or
apprehensive uneasiness
of mind
anxiety
19. 3. (s a g r i n h)
Meaning: to decorate a
dish or a food
garnish
20. 4. (p n t o p e n o)
Meaning: a person you are
playing or fighting against
in a game or a competition
opponent
21. 5. (g f l e a r i)
Meaning: easily broken
or damaged
fragile
22. How did you get
the answers in
Learning Task 1?
23. Learning Task 2:
Directions: Read the sentences carefully.
Identify the meaning of the highlighted
words without the use of any dictionary.
Tell me the correct meaning of the word
and also the clue words or phrases in the
texts that helped you in getting the
meaning of the unfamiliar words.
24. 1. The government has
implemented quarantine
measures to limit activities
outside their homes. These
measures vary from one place to
another considering the number
of cases in each locality. In some
26. 2. In response to the growing concerns in the
increasing COVID-19 cases in
CALABARZON, the local governments
remind their citizens to strictly follow all
applicable health protocols to minimize
threats on the spread of coronavirus.
These include wearing face masks,
physical distancing and disinfection.
28. 3. The government has provided social
amelioration grants to deserving
Filipinos to help them get through this
pandemic. Amounts distributed in
each region vary depending on the
basic pay as identified by the regional
wage board.
32. These are important words
or phrases in a sentence that
helps in identifying the
meaning of difficult word or
items in a sentence.
CONTEXT CLUES
33. They provide further information
about a word or phrase that helps the
reader understand its meaning.
Context refers to the parts of a piece
of writing that precede or follow a
word and contributes to its whole
meaning.
CONTEXT CLUES
34. 1. Synonym or Restatement Clue
Different Types of Context Clues
2. Definition or Statement Clue
3. Antonym or Contrast Clue
4. Explanation or Example Clue
5. Cause-and-Effect or Reason-Result Clue
6. Comparison or Sameness Clue
7. Inference or General Text Clue
35. ● A type of context clue that
provides the synonyms of
words to provide the
meaning of an unfamiliar
word or words.
1. Synonym or Restatement Clue
36. Example:
The director felt remorse, or
shame, for hiring some
incompetent employees.
1. Synonym or Restatement Clue
37. ● A type of context clue
that provides direct
statement or meaning of
the unfamiliar word/s
2. Definition or Statement Clue
38. Example:
Her voice is inaudible;
no one could hear it.
2. Definition or Statement Clue
39. ● A type of context clue
that tells the opposite
meaning of the difficult
word. It shows contrast.
3. Antonym or Contrast Clue
40. Example:
May Ann is gregarious
unlike her shy brother.
3. Antonym or Contrast Clue
41. ● A type of context clue that
provides readers with varying
examples to allow them fully
examine the unfamiliar words.
Words like including, such as and
for example point out example
4. Explanation or Example Clue
43. ● A type of context clue that
explains the reason and the result
of an event or action. Words like
because, since, therefore, thus, so,
etc. may signal context clues.
5. Cause-and-Effect or Reason-Result Clue
44. The government has
implemented the community
quarantine because experts want
to stop or slow down the
increases in the number of
COVID-19 cases.
5. Cause-and-Effect or Reason-Result Clue
45. ● A type of context clue that
presents the similarities in
meaning or contexts. Words
used are like as, similar to, in
the same way, likewise,
resembling, too and also.
6. Comparison or Sameness Clue
46. Example:
Cely is fond of mountain
escapade the same way
with Fe who goes on beach
adventure.
6. Comparison or Sameness Clue
47. ● A type of context clue that provides
meaning of unfamiliar words that can
be inferred or guessed from the
description of the situation. the author
provides non-specific clues, often
spread over the sentence or number of
sentence.
7. Inference or General Text Clue
48. Example:
I wish I had earplugs
to avoid monkey’s
vociferous noise.
7. Inference or General Text Clue
50. Learning Task 3
(page 7 in your SLM)
Use context clues in figuring out
the meaning of each underlined word.
In your notebook, write the letter of
your answer.
51. 1. The extremely dry
weather sweltered the dried
leaves in the backyard.
B. burned
52. 2. The Philippine government
announced the needs to review
the tariff imposed on imported
products that have gradually
taken over the local market.
D. tax
60. 10. I am an advocate of
anti-corruption movement
in the country.
D. supporter
61. Learning Task 4
(page 9 in your SLM)
Read the paragraphs carefully.
Identify the meaning of the
highlighted unfamiliar words. Write
the letter of your answer in your
notebook.
68. Learning Task 8 (page 10-11 in your
SLM)
Read the sentences carefully.
Identify the meaning of the underlined
word in each item. Write the letter of
your answers in your notebook.
69. 1. The task of being a
soldier is filled with inherent
danger.
B. internal
70. 2. The counterfeited items
were confiscated and
destroyed by the
authorities.
A. fake
71. 3. Despite the heavy rains,
the sea remains placid.
C. calm
72. 4. The agency is asked to
nullify the contract
considering its labor violations
against its employees.
C. cancel
73. 5. The rice bin is replete. This
will help us survive until the
next harvesting season.
D. full
74. 6. The game has a number of
conundrums or mind-
exercising challenges.
D. puzzles
75. 7. Jackie was filled with
mortification, or shame,
because of her careless
remark.
B. disgrace
76. 8. Projectiles, include those
items that are shot forward
such as cannon shell, bullet, or
rocket.
B. things to shot
forward
77. 9. Romeo is considered
infallible in his class. He
always performs well in his
statistics class. He never gets
zero in all his works.
A. never wrong
78. 10. Typhoon Haiyan or Yolanda
almost annihilated the whole
town leaving no traces of
standing industries nor trees. It
was a total disaster.
A. destroyed
79. HOME-BASED ACTIVITY
I. Learning Task 5 (page 10 in your
SLM)
Read the sentences carefully. Identify
the type of context clue used in each
statement. Write your answer in your
notebook.
80. Learning Task 5
Example:
1. Ephraim shows contentious remarks
against the degrading remarks of a
certain politician.
Answer:
Inference
81. HOME-BASED ACTIVITY
II. Make own sentences using the following words
from Learning Task 8.
1. inherent
2. placid
3. counterfeited
4. Infallible
5. annihilated
82. Reflection
To wrap up your understanding of the
lesson, complete the following statements.
Write your answer in your notebook.
This week I learned that…
This learning is important
because…
I realized that…
83.
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BABY ANGELIQUE C.
BENDO
English 8 Teacher
