True: The context is simply the words or ideas around the unknown word., Context clues are hints that the author gives to help define a different or unusual word., The clue may appear within the same sentence as the word to which it refers, or it may follow in a preceding sentence., Context clues are bits of information from the text that when combined with prior knowledge, allow you to decide the meaning of unknown words in the story or article you are reading., You must put together clues from sentences surrounding an unknown word in order to make an intelligent "guess" as to what the definition of a word is., There are many types of context clues., The acronym IDEAS helps you to learn the five (5) major types of context clues. , Inference context clue- The meaning of an unfamiliar word can be inferred from the description of a situation or experience in nearby sentences., Definition context clue- The clue for the word may be given within the sentence or in following sentences. Clues to let us know a definition is near are commas, dashes and parenthesis., Example context clue- Examples are given within the sentence or passage. Clue transition phrases such as "For one thing" are given to introduce examples., Antonym context clue- An opposite meaning context clue contrasts the meaning of an unfamiliar word with the meaning of a familiar term. The text may also say what something is not for us to conclude what it is. Words such as but, however, opposed to etc may be used to signal the contrast., Synonym context clue- Another word with a similar meaning is included in the text. The meaning is usually further on in the text or right after the unfamiliar word and often separated from the rest of the sentence with commas and dashes., False: There are only three (3) types of context clues., Reading ahead does not help you find clues for the meaning of a word., Looking up the definition of a word in the dictionary does not help you find the meaning of a word.,

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