GUESS THE MEANING OF UNKNOWN WORDS 2

In the following web site you are going to know and practice how to guess the meaning of unknown words. Open the link:

http://vclass.mtsac.edu:920/readroom/context.htm

Read all the information and do the proposed exercises, then do the context clues workshop

Context clues workshop

In order to know if you understood the reading about context clues, answer the following questions:

1. According to the context, what’s the meaning of “skip over”? (Do not look up the word in the dictionary, try to guess it by context)

2. What are the steps to follow when you want to guess the meaning of unknown words?

3. What’s the definition of direct context clues?

4. What’s the definition of indirect context clues?

5. How do you know if a word in a reading is important or not?

6. Why are context clues important for a reader?