Business Writing Firefly Electric and Lighting Corp. Training and Organizational Development Human Resources Department Module 2 WORKING WITH WORDS
Module 2 : Working with Words Lesson 2 Words in Context
Words in Context
1) Definition/ Description 2) Example-Illustration 3) Synonym/Restatement 4) Comparison 5) Contrast/ Antonym 6) Inference/ Experience
7) Punctuation Marks 8) Tone or mood 9) Logic 10)Root Words and Affixes 11)Grammar
1) Definition/ Description: The meaning of the unknown word is given briefly after its use in the sentence. Example: Lingerie, French for women s underwear and sleepwear, are available in attractive colors.
2. Example/ Illustration: The meaning of a new word is made clear through examples that can be found nearby. This type of context clue uses words including : such as, like, and for example Example: Raptors, such as owls, eagles, vultures and falcons are carnivorous birds.
3. Synonyms Synonyms are words with the same meaning or nearly of the same meaning. The meaning of the unknown word can be found repeated in an idea expressed in the words nearby. Example: When Pia Alonzo Wurtzback reclaimed her title as Miss Universe 2015, all eyes were focused on her and she became the cynosure of all attention.
4) Comparison: The unknown word is paired with a known word and examined to take note of the similarities and differences. Example: My sister-in-law is loquacious; her daughter is just as talkative as she is.
5). Contrast/ Antonym: The unknown word is contrasted to a known word that is opposite or almost opposite in meaning. Example: While raptors are carnivorous, many birds subsist on seeds or other plant parts.
6). Inference/ Experience: The reader s personal experience, real or vicarious clarifies the meaning of the unknown word. Example: The incessant rain for seven days produced a deluge that we began to fear for our lives
7) Punctuation Marks: The meaning of the word is explained immediately, enclosed between brackets [ ], commas, dashes -, and parentheses ( ). Quotation marks indicate that the word has a special meaning ; italics indicate that the word will be defined.
Examples: Rendezvous, a prearranged meeting as to time and location, is often associated with romance. Uses comma to define the word. Gerontology, (a scientific study of aging and its effects), is a specialization of geriatricians. Uses parenthesis to define the word.
8) Tone or mood: The feelings expressed by the sentence gives a clue as to the meaning of the unknown word. Example: Rowan Atkinson as Mr. Bean is simply hilarious. His facial expressions make the viewer laugh; his actions are sidesplitting; his adventures are so comical you can t stop laughing.
9). Logic: Readers think about the rest of the sentence to understand the unknown word. Example: Rosie is afraid of a lot of things: heights, lightning and thunder, germs, closed spaces, even flowers. These phobias of hers prevent her from living a full life.
10). Root Words and Affixes: Readers use their knowledge of root words and affixes to figure out the unknown word. Example: Aerobic bacteria need oxygen in order to live. The anaerobic organism thrives best in its absence.
11). Grammar: The word s function in the sentence or its part of speech is used to figure out the unknown word. Example: The shards of the broken pitcher are scattered all over the stairs.
Context Clues
Context Clues 2-2:Direction: In your notebook, Write the word found within the sentence that is the same or nearly the same in meaning to the underlined word/s in the sentence. 1. Lucy had kept at the charade of being a rich woman for many years. She acted so convincingly that many people were taken by her pretence. 2. Parents have the grave duty to instill in their children the core values that every citizen should inculcate.
Context Clues 3. The judge found the defendant not guilty of the case brought against him; so he 4. acquitted the accused. 5. Man is a gregarious creature. This social being prefers to live in a community rather than in isolation.
Words in Context If you got a score of 3 or less in the practice exercises, please review the notes in words in context before taking the quiz. Please look over the uploaded words in context notes in Quia and check whether there are other facts you need to include in your Cheat Sheet.
Creating a Cheat Sheet A cheat sheet is a ready reference of facts you need to remember, written in a brief, simple and easy to understand manner. There are several types of Context clues but you need only to take note of the clues governing words that you commonly have problems in knowing the meaning of. Tables and bullet points make a cheat sheet more effective.
Context Clues 2-2:Direction: In your notebook, Write the word found within the sentence that is the same or nearly the same in meaning to the underlined word/s in the sentence. 1. Lucy had kept at the charade of being a rich woman for many years. She acted so convincingly that many people were taken by her pretence. 2. Parents have the grave duty to instill in their children the core values that every citizen should inculcate.
Context Clues 3. The judge found the defendant not guilty of the case brought against him; so he 4. acquitted the accused. 5. Man is a gregarious creature. This social being prefers to live in a community rather than in isolation.
Module 2, Lesson 2 Context Clues Quiz 1. Please proceed to www. Quia.com/web 2. On the space provided, enter your log in name and your password. 3. Under Quiz, please select Lesson 2, Quiz 1 4. Follow the instructions in the quiz. 5. Follow these same steps when you go to succeeding quizzes after every lesson.
SUCCESS! End of Lesson 2