{"id":679,"date":"2022-04-18T11:47:55","date_gmt":"2022-04-18T11:47:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/2ndclass.deltapublications.in\/?page_id=679"},"modified":"2025-09-15T10:19:04","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T10:19:04","slug":"e-ii-1-use-context-to-identify-the-meaning-of-a-word","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/2ndclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/e-ii-1-use-context-to-identify-the-meaning-of-a-word\/","title":{"rendered":"E-II.1 Use context to identify the meaning of a word"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#00056d;text-transform:uppercase\"><strong>Use context to identify<\/strong> <strong>the meaning of a word<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; height: 0; padding-top: 56.2500%;\n padding-bottom: 0; box-shadow: 0 2px 8px 0 rgba(63,69,81,0.16); margin-top: 1.6em; margin-bottom: 0.9em; overflow: hidden;\n border-radius: 8px; will-change: transform;\">\n  <iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"position: absolute; width: 100%; height: 100%; top: 0; left: 0; border: none; padding: 0;margin: 0;\"\n    src=\"https:\/\/www.canva.com\/design\/DAGyCy2MEPk\/ndBe0wWElZ2cVmtvkZKowA\/watch?embed\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"fullscreen\">\n  <\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.canva.com&#x2F;design&#x2F;DAGyCy2MEPk&#x2F;ndBe0wWElZ2cVmtvkZKowA&#x2F;watch?utm_content=DAGyCy2MEPk&amp;utm_campaign=designshare&amp;utm_medium=embeds&amp;utm_source=link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Use Context To Identify The Meaning Of A Word <\/a> by Delta publications\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-huge-font-size wp-elements-db7e37132f730cbbf3dd65c4706c00b8\" style=\"color:#74008d\"><strong>Key Notes : <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table has-normal-font-size\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>What Are Context Clues?<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\">Think of context clues as the detective&#8217;s tools that can help you understand difficult words. They are the words and sentences around the tricky word that give you hints about what it means. These hints are like little clues that point you to the definition!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table has-normal-font-size\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Types of Clues<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table has-normal-font-size\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Definition\/Explanation:<\/strong><br>The sentence <em>tells<\/em> you what the word means.<br><\/td><td><br><strong>Example:<\/strong> The word carnivore means an animal that eats meat. Lions and tigers are examples of carnivores.Here, the sentence directly tells you what carnivore means, and gives examples.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table has-normal-font-size\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Example:<\/strong><br>The sentence <em>shows<\/em> you what the word means.<\/td><td><strong>Example:<\/strong> Maya felt elated when she found out she was going to Disneyland! She was so happy she jumped up and down.Here, the sentence does not tell you that <em>elated<\/em> means happy, but from the rest of the example, you can work it out!<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table has-normal-font-size\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Contrast:<\/strong><br>The sentence tells you what the word is not.<br><\/td><td><br><strong>Example:<\/strong> Alex wasn&#8217;t lazy; instead, he was always busy doing chores around the house.Here, the word <em>instead<\/em> is a contrast clue, telling us that lazy is the opposite of being busy.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table has-normal-font-size\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Let&#8217;s Practice!<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\">Read each sentence and see if you can figure out what the underlined word means:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list has-large-font-size\">\n<li class=\"has-normal-font-size\">The old house was <strong>dilapidated<\/strong>. The roof was falling apart, and the walls were crumbling.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-normal-font-size\">My little sister is very <strong>docile<\/strong>; she always does what she is told without complaint.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-normal-font-size\">The <strong>arduous<\/strong> climb up the mountain took all day, and we were exhausted when we finally reached the top.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\">Great job, word detectives! You are well on your way to becoming reading experts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/2ndclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/e-ii-1-use-context-to-identify-the-meaning-of-a-word\/2\/\">List of &#8221; Use context to identify the meaning of a word &#8220;<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-217fbaf45806c03039c74b041b2ae589\" style=\"color:#d90000\"><strong>let&#8217;s practice!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordwall.net\/play\/77286\/786\/781\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/2ndclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-3-99.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6881\" srcset=\"https:\/\/2ndclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-3-99.png 500w, https:\/\/2ndclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-3-99-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/2ndclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-3-99-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/2ndclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-3-99-400x400.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordwall.net\/play\/91739\/577\/297\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/2ndclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-1-2-99.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6882\" srcset=\"https:\/\/2ndclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-1-2-99.png 500w, https:\/\/2ndclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-1-2-99-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/2ndclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-1-2-99-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/2ndclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-1-2-99-400x400.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<!--nextpage-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-57778d46aa0c18d3706568db0683eea2\" style=\"color:#000060\"><strong>List of &#8220;Use context to identify the meaning of a word&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Word<\/th><th>Meaning<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Happy<\/td><td>Feeling glad or joyful<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Sad<\/td><td>Feeling unhappy<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Big<\/td><td>Large in size<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Small<\/td><td>Little in size<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Fast<\/td><td>Moving quickly<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Slow<\/td><td>Moving at a low speed<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Hot<\/td><td>Having high heat<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Cold<\/td><td>Having low temperature<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Wet<\/td><td>Covered with water<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Dry<\/td><td>Not wet<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tall<\/td><td>Having great height<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Short<\/td><td>Having little height<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Loud<\/td><td>Making a lot of noise<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Quiet<\/td><td>Not making much noise<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Bright<\/td><td>Giving off much light<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Dark<\/td><td>Having little or no light<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Soft<\/td><td>Not hard or firm<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Hard<\/td><td>Not easy to press or break<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Clean<\/td><td>Not dirty<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Dirty<\/td><td>Not clean<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Strong<\/td><td>Having power<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Weak<\/td><td>Not strong<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Open<\/td><td>Not closed<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Closed<\/td><td>Not open<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Above<\/td><td>Higher than something else<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Below<\/td><td>Lower than something else<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Inside<\/td><td>Within something<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Outside<\/td><td>Not inside<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Left<\/td><td>Opposite of right<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Right<\/td><td>Opposite of left<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Up<\/td><td>Toward the sky or top<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Down<\/td><td>Toward the ground or bottom<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Over<\/td><td>On top of<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Under<\/td><td>Beneath something<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Near<\/td><td>Close to<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Far<\/td><td>Not near<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>First<\/td><td>Coming before all others<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Last<\/td><td>Coming at the end<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Early<\/td><td>Before the usual time<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Late<\/td><td>After the usual time<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Friend<\/td><td>Someone you like and trust<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Enemy<\/td><td>Someone who is not a friend<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Laugh<\/td><td>To show joy by smiling and sound<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Cry<\/td><td>To show sadness with tears<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Run<\/td><td>To move quickly with your feet<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Walk<\/td><td>To move at a regular pace<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jump<\/td><td>To push off the ground<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Sit<\/td><td>To rest on your bottom<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Stand<\/td><td>To be on your feet<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Eat<\/td><td>To chew and swallow food<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Drink<\/td><td>To swallow liquid<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Sleep<\/td><td>To rest your body and mind<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Wake<\/td><td>To stop sleeping<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Read<\/td><td>To look at and understand words<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Write<\/td><td>To put words on paper<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Draw<\/td><td>To make pictures with a pen or pencil<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Paint<\/td><td>To color a picture<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Sing<\/td><td>To make music with your voice<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Dance<\/td><td>To move to music<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Buy<\/td><td>To pay for something<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Sell<\/td><td>To give something for money<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Give<\/td><td>To hand something to someone<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Take<\/td><td>To get something from someone<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Push<\/td><td>To move something away<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Pull<\/td><td>To move something toward you<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Throw<\/td><td>To send something through the air<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Catch<\/td><td>To grab something moving<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Build<\/td><td>To make something<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Break<\/td><td>To damage something<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Fix<\/td><td>To make something work again<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Grow<\/td><td>To get bigger<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Shrink<\/td><td>To get smaller<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Begin<\/td><td>To start<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>End<\/td><td>To finish<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Open<\/td><td>To make something not closed<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Close<\/td><td>To make something not open<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Help<\/td><td>To do something for someone<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Hurt<\/td><td>To cause pain<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Look<\/td><td>To use your eyes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>See<\/td><td>To notice with your eyes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Hear<\/td><td>To notice with your ears<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Listen<\/td><td>To pay attention to sound<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Smell<\/td><td>To notice with your nose<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Taste<\/td><td>To notice with your tongue<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Touch<\/td><td>To feel with your fingers<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Animal<\/td><td>A living creature<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Plant<\/td><td>A living thing that grows<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Food<\/td><td>Something you eat<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Water<\/td><td>A clear liquid we drink<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Sun<\/td><td>The star that gives us light<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Moon<\/td><td>The round object we see at night<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Star<\/td><td>A light in the night sky<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Sky<\/td><td>The space above the earth<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Rain<\/td><td>Water that falls from clouds<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Snow<\/td><td>Frozen water from the sky<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Wind<\/td><td>Moving air<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Cloud<\/td><td>White mass in the sky<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Day<\/td><td>When it is light outside<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Night<\/td><td>When it is dark outside<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Morning<\/td><td>The start of the day<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Evening<\/td><td>The end of the day<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>School<\/td><td>A place where kids learn<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Teacher<\/td><td>Someone who helps you learn<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Student<\/td><td>A person who learns<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Home<\/td><td>Where you live<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-217fbaf45806c03039c74b041b2ae589\" style=\"color:#d90000\"><strong>let&#8217;s practice!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordwall.net\/play\/77286\/786\/933\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/2ndclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-3-99.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6881\" srcset=\"https:\/\/2ndclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-3-99.png 500w, https:\/\/2ndclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-3-99-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/2ndclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-3-99-150x150.png 150w, 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