Using Context Clues - LAUSD
Using Context Clues
Refer to the common types of context clues listed below to determine the meaning of the underlined words in the sentences. Write the type of context clue(s) that best helps you figure out the meaning of the word.
Explanation Synonym Example
Antonym Description Definition
1. The real power in Sparta, however, belonged to the five ephors, or overseers, who were elected by the assembly.
Type of clue:_______________________________
2. Another snafu delayed the project for a week when a courier left some
key documents at a wrong address.
Type of clue:_______________________________
3. The panel members received a per diem fee for their participation; this
daily payment, however, barely covered their costs.
Type of clue:_______________________________
4. Fifty years ago, the soil on the farm had been quite fecund; decades of
mismanagement, however, had left it unproductive.
Type of clue:________________________________
5. As a graduate student, I was fortunate to become Dr. Doer’s protégé: he advised me on my career and helped me avoid some costly mistakes.
Type of clue:_______________________________
6. The detectives found the criminal’s footprints in the flowerbed outside
the window and so were able to cast a moulage.
Type of clue:_______________________________
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