Question

7 strategies for decoding word meaning
*use context clues to formulate the meaning of a word by looking at words around it.

1. word parts - use the meanings of either the words roots or affixes to figure out the words meaning
2. definitions or explanations - look to see if the author provides the meaning of the word
3. synonyms - look for words that have similar meaning to the word
4. examples - see if there are examples of the word nearby where it is located
5. antonyms - look for words that would show contrast with the meaning of the word

6 analogy - look to see if the author makes a comparison between two things that are usually
different.

1. appositives - look for additional information between commas that follow the word

use 1 of the 7 strategies to decode the meaning of the
underlined word. princess diana was very comely, and no
other british royal was seen as attractive as she was.
ordinary
beautiful
obese

Explanation:

The sentence uses the synonym "attractive" to help decode the meaning of "comely". Since "attractive" is similar in meaning to "beautiful", we can infer the meaning of "comely".

Answer:

beautiful