Types of Context Clues - Morgan Park High School



|Types of Context Clues |Definition |Signal Words, Phrases, or |Sentence Examples |

| | |Symbols | |

|Definition |Phrases or words that define |is defined as, means, the term, |The dogwood, a lovely flowering |

| | |[a term in boldface or italics] |tree, grows in the South. |

| | |set off with commas | |

|Synonym |Another word or phrase with the |in other words, that is, also |The dromedary, commonly called a|

| |same or a similar meaning is |known as, sometimes called, or |camel, stores fat in its hump. |

| |used | | |

|Antonym |Another word or phrase with the |but, in contrast, however, |Unlike his quiet and low-key |

| |opposite meaning is used |instead of, unlike, yet |family, Brad is garrulous. |

|Example |Illustrations or examples of the|like, such as, similar to |Sedentary individuals, like |

| |unfamiliar word are used in the | |those who never work out, sit in|

| |text | |front of computers all day, or |

| | | |are couch potatoes, often have |

| | | |worse health. |

|Location or Setting |Something about the location or |any word that discusses location|The mariner looked out over the |

| |setting provided in the sentence|or setting (examples may include|sea one more time before turning|

| |is used |space, sea, rural) |the ship homeward. |

|General Knowledge |The meaning comes from the |the information may be something|Lisa is always sucking up to the|

| |experience and background |basically familiar to you |boss, even in front of others. |

| |knowledge of the reader, “common| |That sycophant just does not |

| |sense,” and logic | |care what others think of her |

| | | |behavior. |

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