https://www.khanacademy.org/ela/8th-grade-reading-and-vocabulary/x435b1de09a877dd7:craft-and-structure-8/x435b1de09a877dd7:interpreting-words-in-context-8/v/context-g5-reading 2025-08-04T14:06:31.078798338Z Using context clues to determine the meaning of a word What do you do when you can't break down an unfamiliar word? Look at its neighbors! David walks through a process for determining the meaning of a word he's never seen before. David Rheinstrom video https://cdn.kastatic.org/ka_thumbnails_cache/58f2c74d-8cc0-4bee-843d-f93c41846795_1280_720_base.png Using context clues to determine the meaning of a word What do you do when you can't break down an unfamiliar word? Look at its neighbors! David walks through a process for determining the meaning of a word he's never seen before. https://cdn.kastatic.org/ka-youtube-converted/k_vfm81eYD0.mp4/k_vfm81eYD0.mp4 210 Context clues https://www.khanacademy.org/ela/9th-grade-reading-and-vocabulary/xd45453bfd2ae8614:vocabulary-9th/xd45453bfd2ae8614:context-clues-9th-vocab/a/using-context-clues-to-interpret-unfamiliar-words-grammar-9 2026-05-21T11:40:40.471298507Z Using context clues to interpret unfamiliar words Learn how to use context clues in a text to determine the meanings of unfamiliar words. article https://www.khanacademy.org/ela/9th-grade-reading-and-vocabulary/xd45453bfd2ae8614:vocabulary-9th/xd45453bfd2ae8614:context-clues-9th-vocab/a/using-parts-of-speech-to-determine-word-meanings-grammar-9 2026-05-21T11:40:40.471298507Z Using parts of speech to determine word meanings Learn how understanding patterns of word change can help you determine a word's meaning. article https://www.khanacademy.org/ela/9th-grade-reading-and-vocabulary/xd45453bfd2ae8614:vocabulary-9th/xd45453bfd2ae8614:context-clues-9th-vocab/e/context-clues-grammar-9 2026-05-21T11:40:40.471298507Z Context clues Practice using context clues to determine word meanings. Amanda M. Leff exercise