UNIT -II ENGLISH

WEEK 1

Name: ________________________________________ Date: October 11-18,2021

Context clues are clues to a word’s meaning provided by the sentence or passage in which the word is
used.
The context of a word could be the sentence itself, its surrounding words, or the situation in which the word
appears. Usually the context of a word gives clues to meaning rather than an actual definition.

A context clue is there to help you find out the meaning of unfamiliar words in a sentence. It could be
through giving the definition of the words or through giving examples.
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Examples:
1. Fluoroscopy, examination with a fluoroscope, is a common practice.

2. Celestial bodies, including the sun, moon, and stars are fascinating.
Example 1 is context clue through definition. The words after the comma is the definition of the word
fluoroscopy.
Example 2 is a context clue through exemplification. You are given examples that would give you an idea on
the meaning of the unfamiliar words.

Types of Context clues

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Learning Task No. 1
Directions: Read the short text below. Give the meaning of the underlined words. Choose your answer from
the box.

It was summer. The Solomon family wanted to go on a journey. Dad wanted to go to Cebu.
Mom wanted to go to Bohol. Mark and Benedict wanted to go to Boracay. They love going to the
ocean.
In the end, the family decided to go to Boracay. They went to the seashore right away. The sand
on the beach was fine and white. There were boats with white sails on the blue sea.
Mark built a sand castle. Benedict decided to ride a bike but he bumped into a rock and fell. He
got all bruised and bloodied. Benedict was sad. He could not swim that day.

trip or a travel purplish mark on the skin the land bordering a sea

stained with blood to choose determine, or settle

1. Journey - ______________________________________________________________
2. Decided - ______________________________________________________________
3. Seashore - ______________________________________________________________
4. Bruised - ______________________________________________________________
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5. Bloodied - ______________________________________________________________

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Learning Task No. 2
A. Directions: Direction: Match the words in column A with their meanings in column B. Write the letter of
your answer.

Column A Column B

_____1. Palatable a. animal doctor

_____2. Mystery b. something unexplained

_____3. Souvenirs c. the darker part of twilight especially at night

_____4. Dusk d. something that is kept as remembrance

_____5. Veterinarian e. pleasant taste

B. Directions: Identify the meaning of each underlined word using the context clues. Write the letter on the space
provided.
_______1. The girls desired to win the dance contest so they did their best.
a. wanted b. followed c. worked d. checked
_______2. I got a miniscule dirt in my shirt.
a. big b. short c. long d. small
_______3. Camille always amuses me with her humorous dancing.
a. entertains b. annoys c. shocks d. scares
_______4. Eliezer is an amiable boy. He has a lot of friends from inside and outside of school.
a. smart b. honest c. friendly d. bully
_______5. Novelyn mischievously hid her sister’s slippers under the cabinet.
a. naughtily b. happily c. quietly d. softly

C. Directions: Identify the difficult word in the sentence. Provide the context clues used to unlock the
meaning of the words. Tell whether the use of context clue is definition or exemplification.
Make an organizer for this activity. An example is done for you.
Example: We must be wary not to be tricked by charlatans, the ones who are good at faking things.
Difficult Word/s Context Clue/s Type of Context Clue/s
charlatans the ones who are good at faking definition
things
1. We all have companions who share our activities. We call them comrades.
2. Arachnids, which includes spiders, ticks, and mites, are the scariest animals for me.
3. Matcha, finely ground powder of specially grown and processed green tea leaves, is becoming a local favorite
flavor of ice cream and coolers.
4. My mother grows ornamental plants like gumamela, bougainvillea, and rosal which she sells too.
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5. He feels very feeble, markedly lacking in strength, from her long and severe illness.
Difficult Word/s Context Clue/s Type of Context Clue/s

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