Contextual Clues Presentation

In our presentation for contextual clues topic, all group must give an example of contextual clues. We must find 8 examples for each person and after that, in group; we select 10 examples only to present during class. Madam Swi Ee gives comment to our group that some examples are not given enough clues because we just pick one sentence only. Maybe the clues at sentence before or after the difficult words appear. Now, we more understand how to find the clues in news or articles. The benefits that we get in that day, we can share between each other our knowledge. ; )

CONTEXTUAL CLUES

Context Clues are hints that the author gives to help define a difficult or unusual word. The clue may appear within the same sentence as the word to which it refers, or it may be in a preceding or subsequent sentence.

Types of context clues.  

• Synonym
• Antonym
• Explanation
• Example

The Jabberworky poem gives us critical thinking to understand the meanings of the poem. The clues make us can catch up the meanings of the sentences eventhough we cannot understand certain words. The contextual clues topic makes us easy to understand any difficult article that we read. For an example the words ‘devastated’ in sentences ‘Bandar Puchong Jaya Phase 1 was a lovely place to live in but it has been devastated by unscrupulous people.’ If we doesn’t know the meanings of ‘devastated’, the sentences ‘lovely place but….. by unscrupulous people’ give us a negative clues for devastated. So, we can know that ‘devastated’ means is not good or danger. For all of these, contextual clues topic can be practical for us in improving read an English article eventhough our English words is lack.  

PREFIX

A prefix is a letter or a group of letters attached to the beginning of a word that partly indicates its meaning. For example, the word prefix itself begins with a prefix--pre-, which generally means "before."

Understanding the meanings of the common prefixes can help us deduce the meanings of new words that we encounter. But be careful: some prefixes (such as in-) have more than one meaning (in this example, "not" and "into").

An example of prefix :

Non-	Over-
Nonchalant	Overhead
Non-commisioned	Overdose
Nonconformist	Overheating
Nonmuslim	Overdraft
Nondescript	Overdraw
Nonentity	Overdrive
Nonplussed	Overestimate
Nonsense	Overdue
Nonstarter	Overflow
Nonstop	Overhand
Nonsuch	Overgrown
Nonhalal	Overhang
Nonalcohol	Overhaul
Nonprofit	Overhear
Nonformat	Overland
Nonerrors	Overlap
Nonconformist	Overload
Nonmetals	Overleaf
Nonaction	Overlook
Nonrules	Overlay
Nonsmoker	Oversleep
Nonabsence	Oversight
Noncooperation	Overshadow
Nonfiction	Overrule
Nonexistent	Override
Nonobjective	Overrun
Nonevent	Oversea
Nonsensical	Oversized
Nonaligned	Overtake

SUFFIXES

A suffix is a letter or a group of letters attached to the end of a word to form a new word or to alter the grammatical function of the original word. For example, the verb read can be made into the noun reader by adding the suffix -er; read can be made into the adjective readable by adding the suffix -able.

An example of suffixes are :

-er	-est
Harder	Prettiest
Designer	Cleverest
Reporter	Shortest
Runner	Funniest
Teacher	Tallest
Swimmer	Sleepiest
Hunger	Craziest
Anger	Luckiest
Brighter	Strongest
Destroyer	Cutest
Robber	Highest
Racer	Fattest
Farmer	Smartest
Writer	Biggest
Joker	Smallest
Lecturer	Heaviest
Softer	Softest
Builder	Scariest
Stopper	Loudest
Kinder	Kindest
Believer	Fastest
Fighter	Loveliest
Cleaner	Thinnest
Louder	Grumpiest
Learner	Nicest
Listener	Sweetest
Defender	Happiest

JABBERWOCKY

Twas brillig, and the slithy toves

Did gyre and gimble in the wabe;

All mimsy were the borogoves,

And the mome raths outgrabe.

Beware the Jabberwock, my son!

The jaws that bite, the claws that catch!

Beware the Jujub bird, and shun

The frumious Bandersnatch!'

He took his vorpal sword in hand:

Long time the manxome foe he sought --

So rested he by the Tumtum gree,

And stood awhile in thought.

And as in uffish thought he stood,

The Jabberwock, with eyes of flame,

Came whiffling through the tulgey wook,

And burbled as it came

One, two! One, two! And through and through

The vorpal blade went snicker-snack!

He left it dead, and with its head

He went galumphing back.

And has thou slain the Jabberwock?

Come to my arms, my beamish boy!

O frabjous day! Calloh! Callay!

He chortled in his joy.

Twas brillig, and the slithy toves

Did gyre and gimble in the wabe;

All mimsy were the borogoves,

And the mome raths outgrabe.