Context Clues: Words or Sentences around Other Words

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Ivan Tue, Mar 01, 2022 07:54 AM UTC

Here, students will learn how to use the CAR skill to find the unknown meaning of words.

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Use the CAR skill to find the
meaning unknown of words.

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®Sometimes when you are reading, you
come across a word you do not know.
®How can you figure out what the word
®You become a CAR driving word detective!

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What are context clues?
Context clues are the words and
sentences around a word.
They can help you figure out the
meaning of the word.

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Steps for Using Context Clues:
1.Figure out the general
context of the word.
What does it have to do wit

° Cooking?
e Sports?
e Money?
e Happiness?
° Sadness?
Ismael and Brian were devastated that their
basketball team did not win the

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2. Look for an appositive: a
restatement of the word’s
meaning somewhere in the
Using a snorkel can help you
amount of time yo

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3. Spot relationship words.
And, but, and because tell how
a word relates to another
| tried to stand but tumbled the
But tells you tumbling is the
opposite of standing.

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® Context
® Apposition
® Relatio

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