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Context Clues (5)
Unfamiliar words can make it difficult to understand what a piece of writing is trying to say. Practice using context clues to define words you don't know with a language arts worksheet, which features five sentences and enough space to...
K12 Reader
Context Clues: The Meaning Is There!
Learning how to use context clues is helpful for both reading comprehension skills and to determine the meaning of unfamiliar vocabulary words. As they read ten sentences with underlined words, learners choose the most...
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Context Clues: Synonyms
What do you do when you find a word that's not familiar to you? Help readers use context clues when encountering unfamiliar words with a grammar activity. They note the parts of the sentences that show the meaning of the word,...
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Context Clues
Reinforce language and reading comprehension skills with a worksheet focused on context clues. Scholars carefully read twelve sentences, use prior knowledge and sentence clues to define an unknown word.
Curated OER
Vocabulary in Sentences
With a vocabulary usage activity, readers use context clues to determine the correct choices of vocabulary words to complete sentences. They complete 12 questions, most of which are based on gerunds and infinitives.
K12 Reader
Determine the Meaning
Enhance elementary readers' vocabulary skills with a worksheet focused on context clues. Individuals read ten short sentences, each with an underlined word, and look over four options to find the most appropriate synonym that could...
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Language Arts Activity - Cloze
Using context clues is an important skill when mastering reading comprehension. A cloze activity prompts learners to read each sentence in a short passage and fill in the blanks, based on what the rest of the sentence says.
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The Skating Moose
What would you do if you saw an ice-skating moose? Kids read a short, entertaining passage and use a word bank to fill in the blanks using context clues.
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Making My Swimming Pool
If you'd always wanted an expensive swimming pool, how would you make the money to build it? Kids read a short passage about a quest to create a dream swimming pool, and use a list of words to fill in eight spaces throughout the...
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The Bike Riding Moose
What would you think if you saw a moose in a tree? Read about an impressive moose and practice using context clues with a cloze passage, which includes a word bank at the bottom of the pages for kids to reference.
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Vocabulary Review: Word Meanings
Provide this to your class as they learn to develop vocabulary. There are 10 questions, and the reader must read the sentence and guess the meaning of the bolded word. There are three choices for each question.
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Vocabulary Practice
In this vocabulary practice worksheet, students use context clues to determine words or phrases to complete sentences. Students complete fifteen sentences.
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Vocabulary Practice
In this vocabulary practice worksheet, students use context clues to choose words to complete sentences. Students complete eleven sentences.
Curated OER
Vocabulary Meanings
In this vocabulary meanings worksheet, students use context clues to determine meaning of bolded words in sentences. Students circle letters of words and phrases in nine sentences.
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Vocabulary Practice
In this vocabulary practice worksheet, students use context clues to determine words to complete sentences. Students complete ten sentences.
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Vocabulary Meanings #10
In this vocabulary meanings worksheet, students determine meanings to complete the sentences using context clue and words from a word bank. Students complete twelve sentences.
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Prefixes Micro- and Mega-
Explore vocabulary context clues with a prefix activity. Using the prefixes micro- and mega-, fourth graders complete sentence frames. They then make up their own word with the correct prefixes. Helpful as homework or during a writing...
Mr. Mansour
Mouse and the Motorcycle: Vocabulary 1
Beverly Cleary's The Mouse and the Motorcycle is full of adventure, friendship—and vocabulary! Review the meanings of words in context with a straightforward fill-in-the-blank instructional activity.
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The Big Bad Storm
Get ready for the big storm with a vocabulary activity! Using a word bank and context clues, young learners fill in the blanks in a passage about a day at the park that leads to stormy weather.
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Vocabulary in Sentences
For this completing the sentences worksheet, students use the words in the word pool and context clues to fill in the blank spaces. Students write 10 answers.
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Election Day Vocabulary
In this recognizing vocabulary in context worksheet, students use the word bank of words about election day to fill in the blanks and complete the sentences. Students complete 12 sentences.
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You Don’t Know How to Drive?
A cloze reading passage about getting a driver's permit at an older age prompts kids to use context clues as they read. They can use the word bank below to fill in eight blank spaces throughout the story.
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Harold Searches for the Book
Practice using context clues with a reading passage about Harold's day. Once kids approach a blank in the sentence, they use the word bank to find the word that fits.
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Mike, Mike Motorbike
If your kids like motorcycles and dirt bikes, they'll enjoy reading about Mike and his daredevil tricks. After reviewing eight words in a word bank, they fill in the blanks throughout the short passage using context clues.