When was the last time you ran across an unfamiliar word while reading? How did you solve it? Faced with a sea of unfamiliar words, you may use context clues as one of the techniques that is helpful for readers of all ages and experience levels.

What are context clues?
Context clues are hints that an author gives to help define a difficult or unusual word within a book. The clue may appear within the same sentence as the word to which it refers or it may follow in the next sentence. It is important for you to learn this technique as most of our vocabulary is gained through reading. Please view this video because it is important that we are able to recognize and take advantage of context clues.

Thumbnail: MUET READING (CONTEXT CLUES)