Group:Lim Mei Yean WMA0002/KG/122011/BI008Nurhasnida WMA0002/KG/122011/BI167Siti Rob’Ah WMA0002/KG/122011/BI018Tai Geok Ying WMA0002/KG/122011/BI021

Lecturer:Ms Ong Siow Kim

Contextual Clues

Are words , phares or sentences within the article that can help readers to deduce meaning without referring to the dictionary.

The clue may appear within the same sentence or it may follow in the next sentence.

Contextual Clues

Contextual Clues

DefinitionsDefinitionsThe meaning is given in the sentence

and the words below will be the signal for the definitions of the word.

Signaled by words or phrases such as, that is, or, meaning, known as, is called, in other words , refers , is defined

Example : In this race, you have to sprint, that is, run as fast as you can.

RestatementRestatementWords that restate the meaning of the

particular words.

often introduced by commas or dashes and by words and phrases such as or, that is, or in other words.

Examples : The village was depopulated , most of the residents dead or moved but the livestock remained

untouched.

ExamplesExamplesTo illustrate the word.

Examples : Zack was good at many sports. He excelled in swimming, running, horsemanship, fencing, and target

shooting.

SynonymsSynonyms

Words of the same meaning are given in the articles.

Examples : After seeing the picture of the starving children, we felt compassion or pity for their suffering.

AntonynmsAntonynmsWords of the opposite meaning are given

and usually introduced by the words below.

- but , however , yet , nevertheless , while

Example: Bill and Kenny is twin , but both of

them have a contrast character.

Explanation / Explanation / DescriptionsDescriptions

Words that describe the meaning of the words.

Examples : The shy girl insecure and unsure ,

slowly approached the interviewer.

General ContextGeneral ContextInformation around the words

that provide on the meaning.

Examples : In a desert , vegetarian is so scanty as to be incapable of supporting any large human

population.

Reference:Reference:http://scc.losrios.edu/~langlit/reading/

contextclues/intro1.htmhttp://grammar.about.com/od/c/g/

contextclueterm.htmhttp://fosee.mmu.edu.my/~suhaila/

PEN35/contextual_clues.htmhttp://wps.ablongman.com/

long_licklider_vocabulary_2/6/1626/416421.cw/index.html

http://www.shsu.edu/~txcae/Powerpoints/prepostest/contextclues1pretest.html

http://schools.fsusd.k12.ca.us/schools/crystal/TeachWeb/joshuah/documents/VocabLesson02.pdf