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Comparison clues show that two or more things are alike. Words like similar, as well as, both and likewise show that comparison is possible. Look at this example:
Washing windows is a tedious job. Similarly, cleaning the oven is very boring.
The word similarly shows that there is something the same in the two sentences. Washing windows and cleaning the oven are different, so the similarity must be in the description. We can guess that tedious and boring must have similar meanings.
Explanation clue is a sentence with an unfamiliar word, that is followed by an explanation in which a familiar word or group of words is used.
Synonym Clues
Example:
Katie appeared infallible in math class because she had never gotten a problem wrong.
Contrast clues are hints that the writer gives to help define a difficult or unusual word. It provides the opposite meaning of an unknown word, thus hinting to the true meaning of that word.
Example:
Miriah and Tatum thought they were being discreet when they saw each other outside of the workplace; however the entire office knew that they were secretly dating.
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Word Analysis and Context Clues
By: Miriah Denham, Jazmine Luna, Miranda Merino, Celeste Sperry
One way to determine the meaning of a word is context clues.
There are 5 kinds of context clues which are:
1.Synonym Clue
2.Comparison Clue
3.Contrast Clue
4.Explanation Clue
5.Example Clue