Name: ________________________Date: __________

Grade: ____________________Section: ___________

CONTEXT CLUES
Learning Competencies:
Determine the meaning of words and expressions that reflect the local culture
by noting context clues EN8V-If-6 (MELC)
Use context clues from the material viewed to determine the meaning of
unfamiliar words or expressions EN8VC-Ia-8 (CG)

Behavioral Learning Objectives:

a) identify the meaning of words using dictionary

b) determine the meaning of words through context clues

c) write a paragraph using context clues for unfamiliar words

d) Appreciate using context clues for unfamiliar words

What I Need to Do

Hello, learners! What do you use when you want to know the meaning of

unfamiliar words? Do you use a dictionary?

Using a dictionary to know the meaning of words is not the only way to enrich

our vocabulary. We can even get the meaning of unfamiliar words without looking for

them in the dictionary. How to do that? There are clues or hints within the sentence

that will help and guide you in understanding and getting the meaning of the
unfamiliar word or they may be found in the sentence that follows and we call them

the context clues.

The varied activities provided here will help enhance your vocabulary skills.

Just follow the directions given in each level of activity.

Gearing Up

A. Find me

Directions: Write down the words in the poem which are unfamiliar to you and find

the meaning from the dictionary.

Source: https://www.subpng.com/png-0wl39w/

Clues! Clues! Find the clues;

Help me find the meaning; words not known; words unbeknownst;
Strange, Unfamiliar, unheard of, unique, odd;
I am curious to get to know them
And make them my chums.

1. ___________ 4. ___________
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3. ___________ 6. ___________

B. WORD ORIGIN

Directions: Read the excerpt of an essay, Spanish Words You Thought Were

Filipino, then fill in the table with the correct details.

You see, the Filipino word barkada and the Spanish word barcada actually

refer to a ship filled with cargo or passengers. Its root word is barco (ship)

supplemented by the suffix ada, hence, boatload in English. Its informal meaning

refers to a group of people or friends.

Surprised? Wait till you read about the following Spanish words you

thought were Filipino.

Tsismis comes from the Spanish word chismes, which means gossip.

There is an Ilokano word for gossip and it is sayangguseng. Asikaso is derived

from the phrase hacer caso, which means to pay attention or to take notice. The

Filipino alternative to this loan word is tuon or pagtutuon.

Maski is the Filipinized version of the Spanish phrase mas que, which

means more than or greater than.

Gusto is another loan word from Spanish which means pleasure or like. An

alternative Filipino word for gusto is nais or hangad.

Source: https://www.esquiremag.ph/long-reads/features/filipino-words-from-spanish-a00293-20200819-lfrm
 Spanish Word Filipino Word Meaning

Getting Better

A. Fill me

Directions: Study the sentences below then fill in the table with the clues and

meaning of the underlined words found in the sentences.

Word Clue/Clues Meaning

1.
2.
3.
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10.

1. Bullying is a mean, nasty and detestable act that affects someone’s self-esteem.

A. upright B. honorable C. abominable D. low

2. Some of the news we read on social media was not fact-checked so they were

deemed unreliable.

A. aimless B. not trustworthy C. dependable D. true

3. Most parents acquiesce to Vice President and DepEd Secretary Sara Duterte’s

announcement that students are not required to wear a uniform.

A. agree B. adopt C. reject D. endure

4. Students have divergent views on wearing a uniform and casual clothes in

coming to school.

A. mixed B. identical C. similar D. different

5. Everybody aims to be erudite in writing research.

A. well-read B. knowledgeable C. polished D. ignorant

6. There is something incongruous with the two ideas that you presented.

A. incompatible B. unhappy C. timely D. fortunate

7. His failure in his research subject was brought on by his hubris.

A. self-doubt B. modesty C. overconfidence D. vanity

8. Kindness and humility are two characteristics innate in every person.

A. extrinsic B. foreign C. hereditary D. inborn

9. Let us always be magnanimous when appreciating someone’s good deeds.

A. chivalrous B. vulgar C. worthy D. ignominious

10. My mother is so meticulous in cleaning the house. She wants it free from dirt

and bad smell.

 A. thorough B. alert C. halfhearted D. sloppy

B. Directions: Identify the type of clues (Definition, Example, Restatement, or

Multiple meanings, depending on neighboring words) used in the following

sentences. Write your answer on a separate sheet of paper.

___________________ 1. Trina was oblivious to what is happening around her.

She has no memory at all.

___________________ 2. Garie was suspended for violating the school’s rules

such as cutting classes, not wearing a uniform, and

smoking.

___________________ 3. Dr. Lim is an ophthalmologist, who diagnoses and

treats all eye diseases, and performs eye surgery.

____________________ 4. Give me a minute. (a short space of time)

That’s a minute detail of the plan. (small)

____________________ 5. The students acquiesced to the new project proposal.

They agreed to do it by the end of the semester.

E. Directions: Now this time, pick out five (5) unfamiliar words after reading the

selection and give the meaning of the words based from the context clues.

For several generations, stories from Africa have traditionally been passed

down by word of mouth. Often, after a hard day’s work, the adults would gather

the children together by moonlight, around a village fire and tell stories. This was

traditionally called 'Tales by Moonlight'. Usually, the stories are meant to prepare

young people for life, and so each story taught a lesson or moral.

In the African folktales, the stories reflect the culture where diverse types of

animals abound. The animals and birds are often accorded human attributes, so it

is not uncommon to find animals talking, singing, or demonstrating other human

characteristics such as greed, jealousy, honesty, etc. The setting in many of the

stories exposes the reader to the land form and climate within that region of

Africa. References are often made to different seasons such as the 'dry' or 'rainy'

season and their various effects on the surrounding vegetation and animal life.
Source:https://anikefoundation.org/africanfolktales?
gclid=Cj0KCQjwuaiXBhCCARIsAKZLt3lFhR8kaG_ifTBQ9DWvI5PyljlpwcVqpHUj0xycf4kQCXAdCnm3TkaAmzyE
ALw_wcB

Write your answer on the organizational chart.

Unfamiliar word Context clue/s Meaning

 Gaining Mastery

Write me

Directions: Write a paragraph on how you can keep a healthy body, emotion, and

mind in this time of pandemic using not less than 10 words previously unknown to

you. You may consult a dictionary to find new words. Make sure to provide a specific

context clue for understanding each word. Be guided with the rubrics to start your

thoughts.

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Rubrics for Scoring

COMPOSITION WRITING

Criteria 5 4 3
Very informative and Somewhat Gives new
Quality of Writing well-organized informative and information but
organized poorly organized
All unfamiliar words Some unfamiliar Only two unfamiliar
Use of words with are well-defined words are well- words are defined
context clue using context clues defined using using context clues
context clues
One to three errors Five to seven errors Many errors in
Grammar, in grammar, spelling in grammar, spelling grammar, spelling
Spelling and and punctuations and punctuations and punctuations
Punctuation
Marks

What I Need to Remember

A reader should rely on context clues when an obvious clue to meaning is

provided, or when only a general sense of the meaning is needed for the reader’s

purposes.

Context clues should not be relied upon when a precise meaning is required

when clues suggest several possible definitions, when nearby words are unfamiliar,

and when the unknown word is a common one that will be needed again; in these

cases, a dictionary should be consulted.

References

African Folktales. Accessed August 4, 2022. https://anikefoundation.org/african-

folktales?gclid=Cj0KCQjwuaiXBhCCARIsAKZLt3l-
FhR8kaG_ifTBQ9DWvI5PyljlpwcVqpHUj0xycf4kQCXAdCnm3TkaAmzyEALw_wcB

Almario Alvaro Limos, Spanish Words You Thought Were Filipino. August 19, 2020
https://www.esquiremag.ph/long-reads/features/filipino-words-from-spanish-a00293-
20200819-lfrm

Magnifying Glass Cartoon. Accessed September 30, 2022.

https://www.subpng.com/png-0wl39w/

The King’s Daughters. Anike Foundation. C 2022.

https://anikefoundation.org/african-folktales/the-kings-daughters?
gclid=Cj0KCQjwuaiXBhCCARIsAKZLt3lFFT_Nzmx8zwsOm2Y4eoFMdHVH8fbW3N
b6407L9eyRgomWWLdHdaoaAoUJEALw_wcB

https://www.mdc.edu/kendall/collegeprep/documents2/context%20cluesrev8192.pdf

https://www.merriam-webster.com

Writer: Shiela B. Señeres

School: Sulop National High School
Division: Davao del Sur
Illustrator: Insert Name Here
School:
Division:
 Answer Key

Gearing Up

A. Answers may vary

B.
Spanish Word Filipino Word Meaning
1. barcada barkada ship/group of friends
2. chismes tsismis/sayangguseng gossip
3. hacer caso asikaso,tuon, pagtutuon pay attention/to take notice
4. mas que maski more than or greater than
5. Gusto nais or hangad pleasure or like

Getting Better
C.
Words Clue/s Meaning
1. detestable mean, nasty abominable
2. unreliable not fact checked not trustworthy
3. acquiesce announcement agree
4. divergent views different
5. erudite writing research knowledgeable
6. incongruous two views incompatible
7. hubris failure overconfidence
8. innate kindness, humility inborn
9. magnanimous appreciate someone’s good deeds chivalrous
10. meticulous free from dirt and bad smell thorough

D. E.
1. Restatement Answers may vary
2. Example
3. Definition
4. Multiple meanings, depending on neighboring words
5. Restatement
Gaining Mastery- Answers May Vary

Writer: Shiela B. Señeres

School: Sulop National High School
Division: Davao del Sur
Illustrator: Insert Name Here
School:
Division: