CONTEXT CLUES Context clues are important words or phrases in a sentence that helps in identifying the meaning of difficult word or items in a sentence. They provide further information about a word or phrase that helps the reader understand its meaning. Context refers to the parts of a piece of writing that precede or follow a word and contributes to its whole meaning. There are different types of context clues which include the following- 1. Synonym or Restatement Clue is a type of context clue that provide the synonyms of words to provide the meaning of an unfamiliar word words. Examples: Lhovie shouts continuously, or all the time, and it makes uncomfortable. The manager felt remorse, or shame, for hiring s incompetent employees. The words in bold are the difficult terms and the underlined word are their synonyms.
