
Inferring and Context Clues
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English
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6th Grade
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Hard
Joseph Anderson
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Inferring meaning of borrowed words and content specific words
by JOAN LALES
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After studying this module, you should be able to infer meaning of borrowed words and content specific words using context clues, affixes and roots, and other strategies
(EPP terms).
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Open Ended
What did you do last holiday vacation?
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Multiple Choice
There are a lot of famous festivals which people celebrate in the different provinces.
What is a synonym for festivals?
fiestas
ceremonies
vacations
breaks
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Identify the clues that will give the meaning of the underlined word/s.
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Multiple Choice
The spaghetti sauce splattered and scattered all over the stove because it
was meant to simmer not boil.
splattered
scattered
not boil
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Multiple Choice
I have a recipe of chocolate cake. I made this procedure to add a little twist.
made
procedure
twist
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Multiple Choice
Pour over the marinade into the chicken cuts. This mixture of vinegar, spices and herbs enhances the aromatic flavor of the dish.
mixture
enhances
flavor
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You can enrich your vocabulary through reading. But there are times that you meet words which are difficult to understand and a dictionary is not on hand or available for its meaning.
Meaning of difficult words can be unlocked by context clues and structural analysis.
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1. Context clues
Context clues are hints that an author gives to help define a difficult or unusual word within a book.
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There are at least four kinds of context clues that are quite common.
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2. Structural analysis
Structural analysis is the process of breaking words down into their basic parts to determine word meaning. When readers break difficult words into familiar prefixes, suffixes, and root words, it can improve fluency and comprehension.
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Activity
Figure out the word/s from the text that could define the underlined word.
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Multiple Choice
1. The trade tools needed by a carpenter in making cabinet and other carpentry jobs are hammer and saw while an electrician used screwdrivers and wire strippers in their job.
What are the clues in the sentences?
carpentry jobs
hammer, saw, screwdrivers, wire strippers
carpenter, electrician
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Multiple Choice
2. Iah Bantang Seraspi, a fisherman’s daughter was the second top placer in the 2015 Licensure Examination for Teachers. Teaching as a livelihood enables her to secure the basic necessities in life.
What are the clues in the sentences?
second top placer
Licensure Examination
enables to secure basic necessities
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Multiple Choice
3. During this Covid 19 pandemic many become jobless. Consumers failed to pay
goods and services for their own consumption.
What are the clues in the sentences?
Covid-19 pandemic
goods and services
people who pay for goods and services
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Multiple Choice
4. Tony Tan Caktiong is a successful entrepreneur. He organizes and operates the
well-known business- Jollibee Food Corporation.
What are the clues in the sentences?
Jollibee
organizes and operates business
well-known business
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Multiple Choice
5. In global arena, employers hire workforce not only versed academically but with
vocational competence by providing skills through education and training that
prepare workers for a job.
What are the clues in the sentences?
versed academically
providing skills through education and training
employers hire workforce
Inferring meaning of borrowed words and content specific words
by JOAN LALES
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