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English Using context clues to get meaning of unfamiliar words

1. USING CONTEXT CLUES

2. What are the common activities of girl scout and boy scout?

3. Last year, the Girl Scouts of the Philippines celebrated their anniversary with a journey . The purpose or point of this trip was to explore the virgin forests of Palawan Since the forests of Palawan have not yet been touched by loggers. Many of the Girl Scout who went were independent girls and did not need help in doing basic or essential things like cooking and hiking.

4. Answer the following question: Who celebrated their anniversary? How did they celebrate their anniversary? What was the purpose of their trip? How can you describe a virgin forest? Where do you think can we find a virgin Forest? What value did the Girl Scout learn about the forest?

5. What do you think is the meaning of the following words used in the paragraph? 1. journey= _______________ 2. virgin= _________________ 3. Independent=____________ 4. Essential=_______________

6. As a scout, can you help in preserving forest?

7. How do we’ get the meaning of unfamiliar words? To get the meaning of a word, it must be used in a context and there is a clue. When we say, use context clue , it means get the meaning of the word as it is used with other words . “Therefore, the words that precede and follow an unfamiliar word will help you get its specific meaning. The word or is a signal that a meaning for a new word will follow

8. Read the sentences below. Box the word within the paragraph that gives the meaning for the underlined word. Do you prefer mangoes to lanzones ? If you like mangoes better than lanzones,then go to Cebu and have a fill of the best mangoes in the world!

9. Read the sentences below. Box the word within the paragraph that gives the meaning for the underlined word. Our town has a small population . The number of people living here is about 300 families. 

10. Read the sentences below. Box the word within the paragraph that gives the meaning for the underlined word. True friends are scarce or hard to find But if you do find one, treasure him/her forever.

11. Do you think we will have sufficient electricity by 2020? Everyone hopes we will have enough electricity by then.  We have an abundance of rice this year. When we have plenty of rice, we sell it to other countries.  

12.  If we really want to attain or reach our goal, we must bring plenty of newspaper to win in the drive.   He asked for a pass to go out of the building. His permit was presented to the guard

13. Use context clues to help you decide which word to use. Choose from the words in parentheses.  1. In the Sinai Desert, there is a mountain with very fine grains of sand. They say that the sand slides, it produces a _________ sound that is very nice to hear. ( musical, mechanical, comical )  2.The lady announced that Jose won the grand prize. He became _________ for a while, and wouldn’t say a word. ( noisy, speechless, disturbed )  

14. Use context clues to help you decide which word to use. Choose from the words in parentheses.    3. Don’t throw old tires, some people try to _________ them and earn a lot from them.  (reduce, recycle, return )

15. Underline the word/s that give clues to the meaning of the word inside the box. 1. Maria couldn’t sleep. It was so quiet. The shadows looked like ghosts moving in and out of her room. She felt like moving but she couldn’t. Maria was feeling frightened 2. Cristine Maria and I played games and had some barbecue and cake. All our classmates were with us. The place was nice and the weather was great. We were all having a good time  

16.    3. As a scout, Mark knew what he had to do. So, that he assisted the children cross the street and carried the bags of old ladies who were having a hard time finding a ride. Mark is helpful   4. Maria was not nice that day. She fought with her little sister. Mother gave her a scolding for answering back. She was being very naughty 5. Today had been very good for Ben. He did very well in his Math test. His teacher picked him to recite the poem in next month’s program. Plus he won the school raffle. Ben was lucky

17. Look for the meaning of the underlined word from the sentence. Write it on the blank. _____1. Winnie aggravates and annoys everyone. _____2. Fredo is so absentminded , he forgets where things are. _____3. The twins work steadily without stopping until they finish. _____4. Manufacturing cars is a profitable business. Some men the building cars and engines is a challenging work as well _____5. If you swap or exchange your stamps, you’ll earn more.

18. Read each sentence, then choose one of the words from below that will best fit the sentence. After this, underline the word in the sentence that gives you a clue to the word you choose . vase knocking mailing day light   1 . Every ______ I have breakfast. 2. Turn on the _____. It is dark in this room. 3. Bring this letter to the post office for _____. 4. I can hear someone ______ at the door. 5. Father brought some flowers which mother put in a ______.

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