Which is the first step for verifying the word's part of Use a dictionary to

Identify the
meaning of a word using context clues? (1 point) speech and find synonyms in a thesaurus.
find the definition of the word. O Look for words and phrases
surrounding the word that give clues about the word's meaning.
O Substitute the definition of the word you have decided on in the sentence to see if it makes sense.

The first step for verifying the word's part of speech and finding the meaning of a word using context clues is to look for words and phrases surrounding the word that give clues about its meaning.