1. A _________ is a hint that an author gives in a sentence or a paragraph to help explain a difficult word.

2. Context clues are usually found within the same _________ as the difficult word, but they can also be in the __________ before or after it.
3. The context clues within these sentences could come in the form of a ___________, a ___________, an ___________, or an ____________.

1. context clue

2. sentence, sentence
3. definition, synonym, example, contrast

can you put them in the sentences

1. A context clue is a hint that an author gives in a sentence or a paragraph to help explain a difficult word.

2. Context clues are usually found within the same sentence as the difficult word, but they can also be in the sentence before or after it.
3. The context clues within these sentences could come in the form of a definition, a synonym, an example, or a contrast.