Context Clues

To find context clues you have to think like

a shark!

You have to look all around to find clues

to the meaning of the word!

Use these 4 strategies to help

you attack the word and find its meaning.

#1 Find a SynonymYou might find a word with the same

meaning.

The homework was more complicated, or difficult than she had

first thought.

#2 Find an Antonym

Even though some of the dogs were very

docile, others were very mean.

You might find a word with the opposite meaning.

#3 Find an Explanation

The word might be explained in the sentence before or after the unfamiliar word.

Jo was so exhausted, she

could hardly keep her eyes

open.

#4 Find an Example

Sometimes, right after the word, an example

will be given.

Celestial bodies, such as the sun, moon and

stars can be seen in the sky.

If you still can’t read the word, leave it and

just keep reading!