TV411

Tune in to Learning

Using Context Clues: Activity 1 of 3

Prev ActivityNext Activity
DictionaryCalculator

Directions

When you come across a word you don't know, don’t stop reading. You can often figure out the meaning of an unfamiliar word by using the words around it. The surrounding sentence or paragraph is known as the context.

Here's an example: Sue's boss was a callous man. He did not react to her tears and apologies.

From the context you know that a callous man does not react to tears and apologies. Callous means “hard-hearted” or "insensitive to emotion."

 

Use the context to figure out the meaning of the underlined word.

When Harry's boss went on a maternity leave, Harry became the interim department head. He handled employee payroll for the three months she was away.

Interim most likely means .

IntroductionNext
Question 1 of 8