What is Finding Word Meaning in Context?
Sometimes when you read, you find an unfamiliar word you do not know the meaning of. Often you can tell the meaning of the word by the way the word is used in the sentence. This is called understanding word meaning in context. Questions about meaning in context ask you to find the meaning of a word that may not be familiar to you. If a word you read is unfamiliar, use the strategy of reading on. The author usually defines the word after it is used or before it is used or explained in the following sentence.
Practise Activities
Explanation Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyK01USxdg0
Learning Intention: To expand vocabulary and use clues before or after an unfamiliar word is used to work out its meaning.
Open the links below to select various word games to play online.
Activity 1: wordwall.net/resource/5349233/reading/context-clues-games-for-multiple-meaning-words
Activity 2: www.roomrecess.com/mobile/ContextClues/play.html
Activity 3: www.internet4classrooms.com/skill_builders/context_clues_language_arts_fifth_5th_grade.htm
Website Link: www.mindgames.com/Word+Games