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1. Week 1-2
CONTE
XT
CLUES

2. Most Essential
Learning
Competencies
 Identify different kinds of
context clues
 Use them in determining
the meaning of words
and/or expressions

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C H A O S

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A N X I E T Y

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G A R N I S H

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O P P O N E N T

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F R A G I L E

13.  These are hints an
author gives the readers
to help figure out the
meaning of the
unknown words
 It helps people to
become better and
Context Clues

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OF
CONTEX
T CLUES
SYNONYM
Restatement Clue
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DEFINITION
Statement Clue
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ANTONYM
Contrast Clue
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EXPLANATION
Example Clue
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CAUSE AND EFFECT
Reason-Result Clue
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15. TYPES
OF
CONTEX
T CLUES
COMPARISON
Sameness Clue
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INFERENCE
General Text Clue
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16. Synonyms
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17. Words that provides the same
meaning of an unfamiliar
word/s.
Synonyms
(Restatement Clues)

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Fast = Quick
beautiful = pretty
sleepy = tired

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Example:
 Rena shouts continuously, or all the
time, and it makes me uncomfortable
 The director felt remorse, or shame
for hiring some incompetent
employees.

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Definition

21. Words that provides the direct
meaning of an unfamiliar
word/s.
Definition
(Statement Clues)

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Example:
 Ossicles are the three small bones in
the middle ear.
 Her voice is inaudible: no one could
hear it.

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Antonym

24. Words that provides the
opposite meaning of an
unfamiliar word/s.
Antonym
(Contrast Clues)

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Example:
 Jonathan is gregarious unlike his
shy brother.
 The feral cat would scratch the wall,
unlike the friendly cat.

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Explanation

27. Words that provides the varying
examples to allow the readers to
fully examine the meaning of an
unfamiliar word/s.
Explanation
(Example Clue)

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Cause and Effect

29. Words that explains the reason
and result of an event or action.
Cause and Effect
(Reason-result Clue)

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Example:
 The government has implemented
community quarantine because
experts want to stop or slow down
the increase in the number of
COVID-19 cases.

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Comparison

32. Presents the similarities in
meaning or contexts.
Comparison
(Sameness Clue)

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Example:
 I love the palate of pasta like my
brother who loves the taste of
pansit.
 Jonna is fond of mountain
escapade the same way with
Patrick who goes on beach

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Inference

35. Provides the meaning of the
words that can be guessed from
the description of the situation.
Inference
(General Text Clue)

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Example:
 I wish I had earplugs to avoid
monkey’s vociferous noise.
 The criminal’s belligerence led to
the death of four innocent children.