Read the following sentence:
This area experiences every type of precipitation, including rain, sleet, and snow.
Using context clues, determine the meaning of the word precipitation.
Then indicate which of the five types of context clues and any signal word(s) you noticed in the passage.
The context clues indicate that "precipitation" refers to different types of weather conditions, specifically including rain, sleet, and snow. Therefore, the meaning of the word "precipitation" in this sentence is "all forms of water that fall from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface."
The type of context clue used in this sentence is a synonym clue, where the word "including" signals that examples are going to be given.