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Context Clues
តម្រុយក្នុងបរិបទ
When you read a word you do not know, look at the words around it! Writers often leave clues using synonyms, antonyms, or examples.
នៅពេលអ្នកអានជួបពាក្យដែលអ្នកមិនដឹងន័យ សូមមើលពាក្យដែលនៅជុំវិញវា! អ្នកសរសេរតែងតែបន្សល់ទុកតម្រុយដោយប្រើពាក្យមានន័យដូច ពាក្យមានន័យផ្ទុយ ឬឧទាហរណ៍។
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Clue 1: Synonyms join_inner
ពាក្យមានន័យដូច (ពាក្យស្រដៀងគ្នាដែលពន្យល់ន័យ)
The gift was concealed, or completely hidden, under the bed.
Clue: hidden
កាដូត្រូវបានលាក់បាំង ឬលាក់ទុកយ៉ាងជិត នៅក្រោមគ្រែ។
That painting is very bizarre; it is strange and unusual.
Clue: strange and unusual
គំនូរនោះគឺចម្លែកណាស់ វាប្លែកនិងមិនធម្មតា។
I cannot comprehend, or understand, this math problem.
Clue: understand
ខ្ញុំមិនអាចយល់ពីលំហាត់គណិតវិទ្យានេះទេ។
The water flows at a rapid, very fast, speed.
Clue: very fast
ទឹកហូរក្នុងល្បឿនយ៉ាងលឿន។
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Clue 2: Antonyms swap_horiz
ពាក្យមានន័យផ្ទុយ (ពាក្យប្រៀបធៀបដែលផ្ទុយគ្នា)
My phone is new, but this computer is ancient.
Clue: new vs. ancient (very old)
ទូរស័ព្ទរបស់ខ្ញុំនៅថ្មី ប៉ុន្តែកុំព្យូទ័រនេះគឺចាស់បុរាណណាស់។
She felt miserable yesterday, but today she is thrilled.
Clue: miserable vs. thrilled (very happy)
នាងមានអារម្មណ៍មិនល្អកាលពីម្សិលមិញ ប៉ុន្តែថ្ងៃនេះនាងរំភើបរីករាយណាស់។
The city is safe, however, the dark forest is hazardous.
Clue: safe vs. hazardous (dangerous)
ទីក្រុងគឺមានសុវត្ថិភាព ទោះជាយ៉ាងណាក៏ដោយ ព្រៃងងឹតគឺមានគ្រោះថ្នាក់។
This bug is tiny, but the elephant is enormous.
Clue: tiny vs. enormous (huge)
សត្វល្អិតនេះគឺតូចណាស់ ប៉ុន្តែដំរីគឺធំមហិមា។
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Clue 3: Examples format_list_bulleted
ឧទាហរណ៍ (បញ្ជីរាយនាមដើម្បីពន្យល់ក្រុមពាក្យ)
We serve cold beverages, such as water, juice, and soda.
Clue: water, juice, soda (Drinks)
យើងបម្រើភេសជ្ជៈត្រជាក់ៗ ដូចជា ទឹក ទឹកផ្លែឈើ និងសូដា។
I love citrus fruits, including lemons, oranges, and limes.
Clue: lemons, oranges (Sour fruits)
ខ្ញុំចូលចិត្តផ្លែឈើអម្បូរក្រូច រួមមាន ក្រូចឆ្មារ ក្រូចពោធិ៍សាត់ និងក្រូចសើច។
Large vehicles, like buses and trucks, use this road.
Clue: buses and trucks (Transport)
យានយន្តធំៗ ដូចជាឡានក្រុង និងឡានដឹកទំនិញ ប្រើប្រាស់ផ្លូវនេះ។
Please wash the utensils, for example, the forks and spoons.
Clue: forks and spoons (Eating tools)
សូមលាងសម្អាតប្រដាប់ប្រដាប្រើប្រាស់ ឧទាហរណ៍ សម និងស្លាបព្រា។
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The Signal Word Trap!
Do not ignore words like "but", "however", or "although"!
(កុំមើលរំលងពាក្យផ្តល់សញ្ញាដូចជា "ប៉ុន្តែ" "ទោះជាយ៉ាងណាក៏ដោយ"។ ពួកវាបញ្ជាក់ថាពាក្យដែលអ្នកមិនស្គាល់ មានន័យផ្ទុយពីពាក្យដែលអ្នកស្គាល់!)
"The room was noisy, but the garden was tranquil."
Tranquil means noisy. error (Ignoring the word "but")
Tranquil means noisy. error (Ignoring the word "but")
"The room was noisy, but the garden was tranquil."
Tranquil means quiet/peaceful. check_circle (The opposite of noisy)
Tranquil means quiet/peaceful. check_circle (The opposite of noisy)
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ការត្រួតពិនិត្យរហ័ស
Synonym Clue
The task was arduous, or very difficult, for the team. What does arduous mean?
(តើពាក្យ arduous មានន័យដូចម្តេច?)
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Antonym Clue
The morning was freezing, but the afternoon was scorching. What does scorching mean?
(តើពាក្យ scorching មានន័យដូចម្តេចដោយផ្អែកលើពាក្យផ្តល់សញ្ញា "but"?)
LITERAL TRAP! error
"The man is quite wealthy, however, his brother is destitute." Based on the word "however", destitute means...
(ដោយផ្អែកលើពាក្យ "however" តើ destitute មានន័យដូចម្តេច?)
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Example Clue
They sell apparel such as shirts, pants, and jackets. What is apparel?
(តើពាក្យ apparel មានន័យដូចម្តេច?)
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Find the Clue
Which word is a signal word for an Antonym clue?
(តើពាក្យមួយណាជាពាក្យផ្តល់សញ្ញាសម្រាប់ពាក្យមានន័យផ្ទុយ?)
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អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!
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Video Lesson
មេរៀនជាវីដេអូ
Watch carefully! Teacher Sopheak will show you exactly how to hunt for these clues in real paragraphs.
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តើអ្នកមានចម្ងល់មែនទេ? សួរគ្រូនៅទីនេះ!
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Recent Questions
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Sopheak Pich
Teacher
1 hour ago
Hi Vireak! Sometimes writers do not leave clues. In that case, you have to use a dictionary or try to guess the meaning based on the general idea of the whole paragraph. menu_book
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Nita
5 hours ago
Are "like" and "such as" the exact same thing?
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Sopheak Pich
Teacher
4 hours ago
Yes! Both are great signal words for examples. "Like" is a little bit more conversational, while "such as" is slightly more formal and often used in writing. edit_document
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Ratha
8 hours ago
Can a comma be a clue?
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Sopheak Pich
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7 hours ago
Absolutely! Commas are very important. If a difficult word is followed by a comma, the word "or", and then an easy explanation, that is a synonym clue! Watch out for those commas. visibility
What if a word has no context clues around it?