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This document provides an overview of a lesson module about using definition and exemplification clues to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words. The module contains one lesson that teaches students how to use context clues like definitions, examples, and word classifications to solve puzzles and identify word meanings. An assessment section includes exercises for students to practice identifying word meanings from context and completing a word puzzle using given clues. The document concludes by congratulating students on completing the module.

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English 4 Approved

This document provides an overview of a lesson module about using definition and exemplification clues to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words. The module contains one lesson that teaches students how to use context clues like definitions, examples, and word classifications to solve puzzles and identify word meanings. An assessment section includes exercises for students to practice identifying word meanings from context and completing a word puzzle using given clues. The document concludes by congratulating students on completing the module.

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English
Quarter 4 – Module 1:
Using Definition and
Exemplification Clues

Name: ___________________________________________
Lesson
1 Using Definitions and Exemplification Clues
Overview

Good day! This is what we usually ask people if we can’t understand the words or things they say. We usually
let them repeat or even rephrase the sentence for us to understand the whole thought.
This module will help you learn and understand unfamiliar words based on the given clues in the sentences.

The module has one lesson:


 Lesson 1 – Using Definitions and Exemplification Clues

Learning Objectives

After going through this module, I can:


1. use context clues to solve a puzzle;
2. identify the meaning of a word using clues.

Activating Prior Knowledge


Task 1. Multiple Choice
A. Encircle the letter of the word that completes each sentence.
1. Feather is to light as _______ is to heavy.
A. paper B. cotton C. rock
2. Mask is to ______ as gloves are to hands.
A. face B. toes C. hair
3. Zebra is to stripes as ______ is to spots.
A. lion B. giraffe C. monkey

B. Find the best way to classify the words in each box. Encircle the letter of the correct answer.
1. candy, cake, cookies, gelatin
A. They taste spicy.
B. They taste sweet.
C. They taste bitter.
2. rubbing alcohol, hand sanitizer, soap
A. They make us clean.
B. They make us itchy.
C. They make us sad.

Lesson
Using Definitions and Exemplification Clues
REMEMBER:
Task A tests your understanding of Analogy.
It is important to note the relationship between the given pair before you can fill out the other pair of
words. An analogy is a comparison of two things that may have similar or opposite characteristics or features.

Task B tests your understanding of Word Classification.


You looked for SIMILARITIES, right? You analyzed the connections among the given words and you
were able to think of something common about them. What you just did is called word classification.
Word classification is a skill of grouping related words together. Words can be classified or grouped, according
to ways in which they are similar.

Sometimes, when you encounter an unfamiliar or new word in a text, you usually look for a dictionary.
Sometimes, you ask an elder, teacher or parent to give the meaning of the word.
Do you know that it is possible to unlock meaning of a difficult word in a sentence using the words near it?

 Context clues are hints that the author gives to help the reader define a difficult or unfamiliar word.
 Definition Clues are words or phrases that directly define the unfamiliar word in the sentence.

Exemplification and definition clues are helpful in unlocking meaning of unfamiliar words.

Here is the step-by-step guide on how to use context clues


Assessment
Assessment 1. Identification (Written Work)
Use the list below to identify the meaning of the underlined words. Write your answers on your answer sheet.

1. I use a bookmark to remember where I stopped reading.


2. My grandfather used to have a biro for writing.
3. We looked for bibliographies in the library.
4. There are plenty of trees in the forest.
5. My aunt is a theatre actress.

Assessment 2. Puzzle (Written Work)


Use the given context clues to complete the puzzle with the correct words. Write the answers on the puzzle.

Assessment 3. Meanings (Performance Task)


Copy the underlined words in the story. Then, find the meaning of each word in the sentence. Write your
answer on a separate sheet of paper.

Muning, Our Loving Feline


by: Syrelle France S. Paterter
Muning is one of our domesticated, accustomed to home life, pets. Unlike the other felines in the house,
it was a rescued cat. I found it a year ago, near the riverbank, clinging to one of the tree’s roots. Since then,
Muning has been our happy pill. It loves to be caressed, stroked gently, until it falls asleep on our laps. Even
with the new quadruped, having four feet, pets in the house, Muning will still remain as our loving feline.

Rubrics
10 – gave the correct meaning of the word with no errors in writing
5 – gave the correct meaning of the word with 1-2 error in writing
3 – gave the correct meaning of the word with 3 or more errors in writing
1 - gave the incorrect meaning of the word
0 – no answer

Congratulations! You have completed this module.


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