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The words or sentences around an unknown or multiple-meaning word are called ________________.

Clues about what a word means that readers get from words or sentences around an unknown or multiple-meaning word are called _____________ ______________.

Context clues include what 3 things? (pg 2)

Part of ________ (noun, verb, adjective, adverb)
Other words or phrases in the same sentence or nearby sentence.
The overall ______________ of the sentence or paragraph.

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The words or sentences around an unknown or multiple-meaning word are called context.

Clues about what a word means that readers get from words or sentences around an unknown or multiple-meaning word are called context clues.

Context clues include three things:

  1. Part of speech (noun, verb, adjective, adverb)
  2. Other words or phrases in the same sentence or nearby sentence.
  3. The overall meaning of the sentence or paragraph.