Grade 8 English Q1 Ep1 Context Clues

[Music] [Music] happy learning day dear students welcome to deaf ed tv i'm your teacher frannie teacher ramy get ready and enjoy learning and studying english right at the comfort of your home come with me as we discover and conquer the world of grade 8 english so come on get your pen paper and self learning module and let's start to learn and to love english [Music] have you ever come across a word that is unfamiliar to you but you don't have your handy-dandy dictionary or any online resources where you can look for the meaning of the word let's take a look at this sentence as a writer dr hassarezel used several pseudonyms so was not to reveal his real identity what is the word in the sentence that seems to be unfamiliar yes as a writer dr rosarizal used several pseudonyms so as not to reveal his real identity now what do you think is the meaning of the word pseudonyms as used in the sentence let's see among these three choices nickname pen name and screen name which do you think has the closest meaning to the word pseudonym if you answered pen name then you got it right now let's have another one we should always be prudent in what we say so as not to hurt the feelings of others [Music] which word in the sentence is quite unfamiliar to you prudence seemed quite unfamiliar right what do you think is its closest meaning [Music] the correct answer is careful how did you know the answers what words helped you identify the meanings of those unfamiliar words the words not to reveal helped you identify the meaning of pseudonyms in sentence number one while the words not to hurt helped you identify the meaning of prudence in sentence number two they served as clues or hints in order to understand the meaning of unfamiliar words in the sentences oftentimes we encounter words that we actually never heard of but you don't have to worry because you can still be able to decipher or know the meaning of that word with the help of context clues [Music] what happens when you happen to read how do you know what it actually means if you don't have a dictionary with you will you just let it pass without even trying to know what it is is there a way to find out or do you think that there aren't any hints to know what the unfamiliar word actually means alas their hair is away context clues are helpful hints yeah so what are context clues context clues are hints found within a sentence paragraph or passage that the reader can use to understand the meaning of new or unfamiliar words let's listen this time to a poem that will teach you how to get the meaning of unfamiliar words through context without using any references get ready because you are in for a ride context clues by maribel azote kabalan tick tock tick tock i am stop [Music] how can i unlock how can i unlock when unfamiliar words are the ones that block strategize strategize vocabulary wise familiarize familiarize the words that arise hints here signals there clues are everywhere categorize conceptualize and then contextualize context clues are the ones that guide [Music] what can you say about the poem it was a good one right do you find difficulty in understanding the poem if that's the case let us answer activity 2 letter a in your module list down the words in the poem that are new to you for sure some of you may have listed down a different set of words compared to others and that is fine because one's enrichment in vocabulary varies from another but nonetheless i'm confident that you have managed to try to understand the meaning of these words because you already know about context clues and that is our goal for this short activity this time let us try to put into practice choosing the meaning of unfamiliar words through context clues so get your pen paper and self learning module and let us answer assessment activity on page 16 and 17. identify the meaning of the underlined words write the letter of your answer on your paper number one all medical practitioners including the army and police forces are our frontliners in this pandemic they are the ones leading in the fight against the covid19 disease the underlying word is frontliners and here are your choices letter a followers letter b leaders letter c observers and letter d participants number two covet 19 like spanish influenza is an ailment that strictly requires home quarantine and physical distancing the underlying word is covid19 and here are your choices letter a curse letter b disaster letter c disease and letter d plague number three the effects of the covet 19 pandemic can be seen worldwide the underlying word is pandemic and here are your choices letter a circumstance letter b epidemic letter c predicament and letter d situation [Music] number four according to the president face-to-face conduct of classes is not allowed until a vaccine is available the underlined word is vaccine and here are your choices letter a cure letter b immunization letter c medicine and letter d vitamin [Music] number five the conventional conduct of classes in school is suspended due to the covid19 pandemic this method will be substituted with other learning modalities the underlined word is conventional here are your choices letter a common letter b conservative letter c modern letter d seasonal number six online and modular classes are some of the modalities that the department of education will offer for this school year to avoid hampering the education of learners the underlying word is hampering and here are your choices letter a continuing letter b delaying letter c frustrating and letter d [Music] resuming number seven we should keep ourselves healthy by always washing our hands eating nutritious food taking vitamins exercising regularly and drinking plenty of water your underlying word is healthy and here are your choices letter a clean letter b fresh letter c safe and letter d strong number eight police officers are very conspicuous we can see them in checkpoints the underlined word is conspicuous and here are your choices letter a distinct letter b evident letter c hidden and letter d visible [Music] number nine teachers are known for being loquacious they love to talk about ideas the underlined word is loquacious and here are your choices letter a communicative letter b reserved letter c restrained and letter d silent [Music] number 10 the education week celebration was spearheaded by the english language department the underlined word is spearheaded and here are your choices letter a introduced letter b lead letter c originated and letter d participated number 11 serenity is one of the important traits a person should possess especially during difficult and stressful times the underlying word is serenity and here are your choices letter a anxiety letter b confusion letter c imagination and letter d tranquility number 12 friendship among teenagers is complicated sometimes they get along well with each other and are happy but there are also times when they have misunderstandings and disagreements the underlined word is complicated and here are your choices letter a challenging letter b difficult letter c tedious and letter d demanding number 13. it was a frigid night despite being the summer season the underlined word is frigid here are your choices letter a very cold letter b very cozy letter c very hot letter d very warm number 14 matthew is a rambunctious child who always injures himself and is one for being naughty the underlined word is rambunctious and here are your choices letter a humble letter b refined letter c shy letter d unruly and the last one number 15 snakes sharks and crocodiles are common predators of smaller animals the underlined word is predators and here are your choices letter a pray letter b herbivores letter c hunters and letter d victims are you excited to check your answers [Applause] number one the correct answer is letter b leaders number two the correct answer is letter c disease number three the correct answer is letter b epidemic number four the correct answer is letter b immunization number five the correct answer is letter a common number six the correct answer is letter b delaying number seven the correct answer is letter d strong number eight the correct answer is letter d visible number nine the correct answer is letter a communicative number ten the correct answer is letter b lead number 11 the correct answer is letter d tranquility number 12 the correct answer is letter b difficult number 13 the correct answer is letter a very cold number 14 the correct answer is letter d unruly and number 15 the correct answer is letter c hunters [Music] see you were able to still know the meaning of the word just by the context clues or the helpful hints embedded within the sentence without using any dictionary and without even trying to search for its meaning now that you have an idea on what a context clue is and how you can actually make use of it let us start discussing the different types of context clues the first type of context clue is the definition clue it is when the unfamiliar word is defined in a sentence for example a treasure hunter is a person who searches for treasures from sunken ships and ancient tombs to obtain valuable relics and artifacts the unfamiliar word in the sentence is treasure hunter and its definition is a person who searches for treasures synonym clue this occurs when a similar word is placed in the same sentence to know the meaning of the unfamiliar words for example it is common for filipinos to feel compassion or pity for the suffering of their fellow men the unfamiliar word in the sentence is compassion and its synonym is pity [Music] antonin clue this occurs when an opposite word is placed in the same sentence for example among the siblings of thin body structure isabel is the only one who is sportly the unfamiliar word in the sentence is portly and its antonym is thin [Music] next is comparison glue an unknown word is compared to a more familiar word and uses signals such as similar to to also like as in the same way likewise and resembling for example the stench of the garbage was like the smell of a rotten fish the unfamiliar word in the sentence is stench and this word's meaning is being compared to a rotten fish example clue this occurs when samples are provided in a sentence to understand the meaning of the unfamiliar word for example in ancient times some of our forefathers believed in amulets such as pearl of the crocodile pearl of the axe bullet necklace and bag of herbs to protect them from harm the unfamiliar word in the sentence is amulet and the examples given are pearl of the crocodile pearl of the axe bullet necklace and bag of herbs [Music] explanation clue a description is given to understand the meaning of the unfamiliar word for example matthew had few infractions of the house rules that he should not have done as a responsible son the unfamiliar word in the sentence is infractions and the description is the house rules that he should not have done as a responsible son cause effect clue this is when the meaning of the difficult word depends on the cause effect relationship of other words as expressed in the sentence for example since only a few followed the wearing of face mask it was made mandatory by the government the unfamiliar word in the sentence is mandatory and it is part of the effect in which the cause is only a few follow the wearing of face mask next is list or series clue to understand the meaning of the unknown word it is included in a series of words given in a sentence for example after the program the rubbish left were souvenir programs flyers leaflets plastic bottles and food wrappings the unfamiliar word is rubbish and the list or series of clues are souvenir programs flyers leaflets plastic bottles food wrappings and finally we have the inference clue to understand the meaning of the unknown word one has to make a guess based on the description given in the sentence for example when one shows belligerence harsh words disruptive actions and offensive behaviors can be observed the unfamiliar word is belligerence and the descriptions given are harsh words disruptive actions and offensive behaviors i hope that you are now sanguine in reading and figuring out the meaning of unfamiliar words even without your handy-dandy dictionary or any online resources because you now know about context clues i just said one and i know you figured it out [Applause] as an additional exercise answer this in your self-learning module [Music] that's it make sure to always stay tuned to depend tv and have a journey with me in grade 8 english where you will have fun and interesting learning experience that will not just feed your mind but will also nurture your love for english again this is teacher rami your franny saying don't fret cause learning english is not a threat instead it is our gateway to learn and understand more about the 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Length: 23min 32sec (1412 seconds)

Published: Fri Oct 09 2020