Infer the Meaning of Unfamiliar Words Using Text Clues

Name:___________________________________________Gr.& Sec.:_______________

Learning Competency:
 Infer the meaning of unfamiliar compound words based on given context clues.
(synonyms, antonyms and word parts)
EN5V-Iab-12 and 13 (Week 2)
 Infer the meaning of unfamiliar words with affixes (prefix and suffix) based on given
context clues.
EN5V-Icd-12 and 13 (Week 3)
 Infer the meaning of unfamiliar (blended and clipped) words based on given context
clues.
EN5V-Ifg-12 and 13 (Week 4)

Introduction:
Inferring involves taking information from the text and merging it with our
own thinking to come up with an idea on understanding vocabulary words
within text.
This lesson will help you to use background knowledge and text clues to figure
out the meaning of new words in any text of your choice.

Objectives:
 Infer the meaning of unfamiliar words using context clues.
 Distinguish compound words, clipped words, blended words and affixes.
 Compose clear and coherent sentence using compound words, affixes, blended words,
clipped words and context clues.
 Apply new vocabularies and context clues in inferring unfamiliar words.

Activities:

 Infer the meaning of unfamiliar compound words based on given context clues. (synonyms,
antonyms and word parts). (Week 2)
Activity 1.1- Recognizing Compound Words
Activity 1.2- Forming Compound Words using Context Clues
Activity 1.3- Apply Context Clues in Inferring the Meaning of Compound Word
 Infer the meaning of unfamiliar words with affixes (prefix and suffix) based on given context
clues. (Week 3)
Activity 2.1- Identify the Meaning of Words with Affixes
Activity 2.2- Rewrite the Words Using Affixes and Context Clues
Activity 2.2- Applying Context Clues in Identifying Words with Affixes.
 Infer the meaning of unfamiliar (blended and clipped) words based on given context clues.
(Week 4)
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Activity 3.1- Recognizing Clipped and Blended Words
Activity 3.2- Creating Blended Words
Activity 3.3- Writing Clipped Words
Activity 3.4- Applying Context Clues in Identifying Blended and Clipped Words

Week 2
Remember

Compound Word – comes from two different words that have been put together to form a new
word with a new meaning
Compound words may be:
Closed Compound Words – written as one (e.g. someone, airplane)
Open Compound Word – written with space between
(e.g. hot dog, time out)
Hyphenated Compound Word – connected by a hyphen
(e.g. mother-in-law)
Ways on how to identify the meaning of (compound) words:
Word part – the root word, prefix and suffix of a word
Synonym – words that are similar or related to the another word
Antonym – a word opposite in meaning to another word
Context clues - hints that help define a difficult or unusual word. The hint may appear within the
same sentence as the word to which it refers, or it may follow in a preceding sentence.

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ACTIVITY 1.1: Recognizing Compound Words
Outdoor Bedtime
Direction: Read the poem below. Look for the compound words that are used in the poem.
One night at bedtime
Then, identify what type of compound words are they.
I stayed outside
there in the moon light
pull-up on a haystack
where it was easy to be

Nobody saw me
totally out of sight,
Field for a bedroom
my light is a firefly
telling the scarecrow goodnight

Closed Compound Open Compound Words Hyphenated Compound

Words Words

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ACTIVITY 1.2: Forming Compound Words Using Context Clues
Direction: Use 2 or more words from the list below to form compound words whose meanings
are given below.

store good ginger will plane

fire hee center haw fighter
sea day light book ale
piece up low

_________________ 1. store where books are sold

_________________ 2. a person whose job is to put out fires
_________________ 3. an airplane that can take off from land ad on water
_________________ 4. the natural light of the day
_________________ 5. an ornament for the center of the table
_________________ 6. the loud cry of a donkey
_________________ 7. the desire for the wellbeing of others
_________________ 8. a protective gear for the eyes
_________________ 9. across open country
_________________ 10. a carbonated drink flavored with Score Over
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ACTIVITY 1.3: Apply Context Clues in Inferring the Meaning of

Compound Word
Direction: Box the meaning of the compound words. Use the context clues or the given
synonyms and antonyms in the sentence.

1. Sheena uses sunglasses in the beach as a protective gear for her eyes.
2. I look up the busses to Albay in the timetable. So I will know the schedule of my trip.
3. The policeman used a handcuff or a piece of metal to the hands of the prisoner.
4. Put the headlight of your car’s head lamp low.
5. Mr. Romeo is a very kind landlord. Although he owns this huge land, he remained a
good and generous man.
6. The hikers were warned to look out for quicksand or sink into the deep wet sand.
7. I have read the headline of the newspaper today, it is a front story written in bold
letters.
8. Mr. Mercado gives a piece of advice to his son-in-law. The husband of his daughter
wants to go abroad.
9. Next time I will buy a waterproof bag so that the water will not pass through and wet
all my things.
10. I find myself feeling strangely homesick. Maybe I’m just longing for my family.

Week 3
Remember

Root word – the original word or the based word

Affixes – words or syllables added before or after a root word to form a new word.
Prefix – is an affix placed before a root word or base word to form a new word. Adding prefix to a
root word changes its meaning.
Example: ex-governor = previous governor
underweight = less weight
prehistory = before history
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overeating = too much eating
Negative Prefix – is an affix that gives negative meaning to a word.
Example: disagree = not agree
unsolved = not solved
 Suffix– is an affix placed after a root word or base word to form a new word. Adding suffix to a
root word changes its meaning.
Example: boyish = like a boy
English development
5 = state of being develop
angelic = having the qualities ofan angel
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downward = in direction down
booklet = small book

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ACTIVITY 2.1: Identify the Meaning of Words with Affixes
Direction: Complete the tale by giving the meaning of the words with affixes.

Prefix Root Word Meaning

1. over- drive
2. un- equal
3. ex- president
4. under- age
5. pre- made

Root Word Suffix Meaning

6. improve -ment
7. child -ish
8. hero -ic
9. flag -let
10. back -ward

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ACTIVITY 2.2: Rewrite the Words Using Affixes and Context

Clues
Direction: Rewrite each word using a prefix from the word box. Be guided by the context clues
in each sentences.

under- ex- un-

im- over- super-

(well) 1. My mom was ______________________________ at the weekend

with a bad cold.
(chairman) 2. Mr. Ramos was the chairman of the board of directors in their corporation
before. He is the ______________________________ now.
(size) 3. Rose’s hat is too small. It is ______________________________.
(possible) 4. I think it is ______________________________ for us people to fly like a
bird.
(weight) 5. Don’t eat too much or else you’ll be
______________________________.

Direction: Rewrite each word using a suffix from the word box. Be guided by the context clues
in each sentences.

-less -ic -ment

-ish -ward -let

(nourish) 6. Babies need ______________________________ to grow.

(child) 7. Kath acts ______________________________ over a game.
(angel) 8. Mrs. Villamayor’s students are well behave. They are so
______________________________.
(side) 9. The Grade 5 students are asked to raise their arms
______________________________.
(flag) 10. Kinder Apple made cute-sized ______________________________ for the
parade.

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ACTIVITY 2.3: Applying Context Clues in Identifying Words with

Affixes.
Direction: Give the meaning of the underlined words using the context clues found in each
sentence.
1. Unlike other birds, ostriches cannot fly.
Unlike means? ___________________________________________
2. Poor listening skills leads to misunderstanding.
Misunderstanding means? ___________________________________________
3. Unlike tricycles, a bicycle has only two wheels.
Tricycle means? ___________________________________________
4. Herbert Bautista is the ex-mayor of Quezon City.
Ex-mayor means? ___________________________________________
5. Kids who are in the feeding program are the one who are underweight.
Underweight means? ___________________________________________
6. Long ago it was foolish to think that man can fly.
Foolish means? ___________________________________________
7. The students stretched their arms upward.
Upward means? ___________________________________________
8. Mother made a coverlet for my bed.
Coverlet means? ___________________________________________
9. Everyone showed in the development of the project.
Development means? ___________________________________________
10. Her face is angelic.
Angelic means? ___________________________________________

Week 4

Remember

Blended Words – consist two words whose parts are folded into one forming a
new word with new meaning.
Example:
motor+bike = motorbike
cybernetic+organism = cyborg
emotion+icon = emoticon
Clipped Words – refers to words formed by deleting one or more syllables
from a longer word or phrase without changing its meaning.
Example:
ad – advertisement
champ - champion

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ACTIVITY 3.1: Recognizing Clipped and Blended Words
Direction: Encircle the blended word used in each sentence.

1. Joshua took his brunch early.

2. Her big brother is very workaholic.
3. Alex Gonzaga have 7 million netizens supporting her YouTube channel.
4. All the gadgets in store are very hi-tech.
5. Dolphy is famous in doing sitcoms in television.

Direction: Encircle the clipped word used in each sentence.

1. George is one of the biggest fan of the movie Avengers.

2. We need a mic so that the people at the back can hear us.
3. Last month saw another hike in the price of gas.
4. People now a days rarely use phones to call their loved ones.
5. A Burger contain unhealthy fat that is dangerous to your health.

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ACTIVITY 3. 2: Creating Blended Words
Direction: Combine the two words to form a blended word.

1. Smoke + fog = ________________________________

2. Sweep + swipe = ________________________________
3. Camera + recorder = ________________________________
4. Flame + glare = ________________________________
5. Breakfast + lunch = ________________________________
6. Shop + alcoholic = ________________________________
7. Situation + comedy = ________________________________
8. Motor + hotel = ________________________________
9. Television + broadcast = ________________________________
10. Internet + citizen = ________________________________

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ACTIVITY 3.3: Writing Clipped Words

Direction: Identify the clipped word used in the sentence and give its full form. Choose your
answer from the word box.

______________________________1. Mother began painting when she was a teen.

______________________________2. How did you find the questions in the Science
exam?

______________________________3. Father used to stay in a dorm near

the university where he studied.
______________________________4. Kylie rides a mountain bike to the hill.
______________________________5. Miss Samonte is an engineer grad from the
state university.
______________________________6. Keep the meat in the fridge so it will be fresh
for tomorrow.
______________________________7. Let’s go to the gym for P.E class.
______________________________8. We are going to the vet for our pet’s monthly
check-up.
______________________________9. Many “Pacman” Pacquiao is known as the
“Filipino Champ”.
______________________________10. We have a new prof in one of our major
subjects.

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ACTIVITY 3.4: Applying Context Clues in Identifying
Blended and Clipped Words
Direction: Determine the two words that make up each italicized blended words.

1. There are a dozen of plastic plates and fifteen pieces of sporks for the picnic.
Answer: ______________________+________________________
2. Tons of information in any subject or topic can be researched in the internet.
Answer: ______________________+_______________________

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3. When the boxing champion arrived in the airport, he was welcomed and ushered in an
open car for the motorcade.
Answer: ______________________+_______________________
4. Celebrity usually attend parties with a glitz.
Answer: ______________________+_______________________
5. Medicare is a program that provides health care for the ill.
Answer: ______________________+_______________________

Direction: Read the meaning of each clipped words and give its original word. Write your
answer on the space provided for.

Clipped Word Meaning Original Word

1. decaf to remove the caffeine from coffee

2. prom a formal dance held for a school

class toward the end of the academic
year

3. croc a large aggressive aquatic reptile

with massive jaws and a body
4. mic an instrument in which sound is
changed into an electrical signal for
transmitting or recording

5. coke brand of a carbonated drink

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