CHRIST THE KING COLLEGE

GINGOOG CITY
BASIC EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
S.Y. 2020 – 2021

Module in English 6
Ms. Michelle Anne N. Cañete
7:40 – 12:00 AM

Name : ________________________________________________ Module No :3

Date : _________________________________ Quarter : First

Praised be Jesus and Mary! What a fine day to discover and learn something new! Last time, you
learned about context clues and today we will continue learning about it. But this time, we will be
talking about context clues by appositive, inference and word analysis. Enjoy!

For today, you need to achieve two things. These are to:

know what context clues by appositive, inference and word analysis are; and

infer the meaning of unfamiliar words using text clues.

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 Before anything else, let us check first if you can still hit a homerun with our previous topic.
Give the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence. Write the correct answer on the
blank provided.

 Chemistry is the favorite subject of Elle. Chemistry is a branch of Science that talks
about substances and their transformation.

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 Harry emphasized or stressed in the meeting the importance of following safety

protocols at this time of pandemic.

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At this time, let us play some matching game. Below are sentences that has underlined word
in it. Determine the meaning of the underlined word by matching them together. Have fun
connecting the dots!

a. The family decided to replay the  check again

movie so that they can watch it again  miss again
and check if they miss important part
of the movie.  watch again

b. Sunshine is an acrobat, a person  body

that performs gymnastic feats  a person that performs
requiring skillful control of the body.
gymnastic
 skillful control of the body

Indeed! Replay means to watch again while acrobat means a person that performs gymnastic. You
got it!

In reading, you may encounter unfamiliar words. There are times when words or sentences
give you a clue to the meaning of a word. We call these context clues. Context clues may
appear in different ways:

by appositive – a word is explained by a descriptive word, phrase or clause

placed beside it
Example:
 Helena has nyctophobia, a fear of the dark. That’s why she cannot watch
movies in the cinema alone.

 Georgina is known at school to be good Samaritan, a person who is

generous in helping others.

by inference – the meaning of a word is given by stating an observation based on

facts
Example:
 COVID – 19 has become a pandemic when it affected millions of people 2|Page
worldwide. As of August 4, 2020 there are 18, 295, 434 confirmed cases
with 10, 926, 704 who recovered from the virus.
 Now that you learned some technique on how to unlock unfamiliar or difficult words, let us play
some game.

Using the things you have learned today, do the exercise below. All you have to do is to
use different context clues to give the meanings of the underlined word in the paragraph.
Then consult the dictionary for the actual meanings of the words. Use the example below
as your guide.

The sun, a celestial object, shines brightly in the sky.

My Guess Actual Meaning

a celestial object the luminous celestial body which the planets

revolve around

On hot days, the cool breeze jostles the weeds that line the walls. The sand is damp and loose; water quickly
fills a footprint or hollow where a stone has been. There are flattish pebbles tinged with green. Water trickles from the
walls that arch above the stream and drips into the lazy current with sudden metallic plofs.

WORDS MY GUESS ACTUAL MEANING

jostles

damp

hollow

pebbles

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trickles

current

a. Why do we need the value of discipline in learning about context clues?

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b. Can our knowledge about context clues help us in dealing people in social media? How?

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c. In what way context clues help you when you have science experiments?

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d. Even the Holy Bible uses context clues in the verses. Just like the verse below.

“If anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also.” – Matthew 5:39 This
does not mean that if a person slap you, you also have to do the same thing. But rather
when a person slap you, turn your other cheek around and leave vengeance to God.

Bravo! You made it this far! I am sure it will be easier for you now to determine the meaning of
difficult words. Why don’t we check if you really can? Below are sentences that have a difficult
or an unfamiliar word. Give the meaning of this word and write it on the blank provided below
the sentence. Good luck!

1. The proprietor, the owner of the store, gave me a large discount.

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2. Paola is inconsiderate. She has total disregard for the feelings of other people.

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3. The teacher repeated the questions although there was no need to reiterate it.

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4. The news was about the Australian forest fire was very devastating for it affected
thousands of animals and hundreds of people in the country.

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5. Lian being an adventurous, someone who loves to travel and experience new things, tried
the longest zip line in the world.

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6. The place is known for being a progressive city because a lot of businessmen trusted the
city and put up buildings. New establishments were also welcomed in the city.

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7. The writing on the wall is illegible. Anyone who passes by can hardly see what it says.

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8. The entrepreneur, a person who is interested in business, was amazed with her proposal.

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9. Adam misunderstood his colleague’s statement. He fails to understand what his

workmate was really trying to point out.

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10. The Fluvial procession, a water parade is held at dawn from the Mandaue City Wharf to
Cebu City wharf.

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I. REFERENCES

 Imelda Labaco-Manzo, 2016. Avenues in English 5. Innovative Educational Materials, Inc., Philippines.
pp.270-271
 Jack Wellman. Top 6 Bible Verses Often Taken Out From Cntext
[https://www.whatchristianswanttoknow.com/top-6-bible-verses-often-taken-out-of-context/
#ixzz6TMUxcMPE] Accessed July 27, 2020
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