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Implied Meanings

For Students 5th - 10th
In this implied meanings instructional activity, students use adverb clues in the sentences to solve the duration and emphasis of sentences. Students complete 10 sentences total.
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Regular and Irregular Verbs

For Students 3rd - 4th Standards
Practice both regular and irregular verbs with this fill-in-the-blank activity. Pupils read sentences with the verbs in parenthesis and use context clues to write the correct verb tense to complete each sentence. Some of the sentences...
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Close and Shut

For Students 7th - 8th
Open and closed - or open and shut? Using context clues in ten multiple choice questions, students choose whether they should use "closed" or "shut" to fill in the blank. This activity could be great addition to a vocabulary lesson in a...
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Conjunctions

For Students 7th - 8th
Reinforce your young grammarians' knowledge of conjunctions with this activity, which provides ten questions for students to fill in the blanks based on context clues. Helpful for all learners and particularly English learners, this...
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Fill-Them-In Fairy Tale

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
In this language arts worksheet, students personalize their own fairy tale by filling in blanks with their own words in a 3 page story. Students read the context clues and decide which words they wish to insert in the fairy tale which is...
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Prepositions 2

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this recognizing prepositions activity, students read incomplete sentences, use context clues, choose prepositions from a word bank, and fill in blanks to complete the sentences. Students fill in five blanks.
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Wombat Stew

For Students 2nd - 4th
For this recognizing vocabulary words in a recipe worksheet, students use the words in the word bank and the context clues to fill in the blanks. Students fill in 13 answers.
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Homonyms Quiz

For Students 6th - 8th
In this homonyms worksheet, students use context clues to choose the correct homonym to complete each sentence.  Each sentence contains two choices.
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Sentence Completion: Correct Usage of Verbs and Prepositions

For Students 4th - 6th
In this sentence completion with verbs and prepositions learning exercise, students use context clues to complete the sentences with the correct word or phrase.
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Idioms Beginning with "K"

For Students 5th - 7th
In this idioms beginning with "K" worksheet, students use context clues to choose an idiom beginning with "K" that most closely matches the given expression.
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Idioms Beginning with "R"

For Students 5th - 7th
In this idioms worksheet, learners use context clues to choose the idiom that most closely matches the meaning of the given expression.
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Verb Tense: Simple Present And Simple Future

For Students 6th - 7th
In this verb tense worksheet, students use context clues to enter the correct form of the verb, either simple present or simple future tense, with hints and answers available.
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Advanced Critical Reading: Ethanol

For Students 6th - 10th
In this advanced critical reading worksheet, students read a passage about ethanol then answer questions. Students make inferences, determine author's purpose and use context clues to find the meaning of unknown words in the passage.
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Imperatives

For Students 4th - 6th
In this imperative verb worksheet, students select the correct imperative phrase to complete the given sentence using context clues to determine the meaning.
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Latin Roots Grad, Mot, Cad: Interactive Puzzles

For Students 5th - 9th
Three short puzzles emphasize Latin roots grad, mot, and cad in English spelling and vocabulary. Learners choose words from a list and complete spellings in boxes with definitions for clues. A reading passage using the words is included....
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Capital Punishment Vocabulary List #2

For Students 9th - 12th
This two-page handout includes a matching section of 20 words related to capital punishment, and a writing exercise to practice using seven of the words correctly in context.
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Cartoons for the Classroom: Berryman, Roosevelt, and the Teddy Bear

For Students 8th - 12th
Do your historians know the story behind the teddy bear? Background information clues learners in to the context of a political cartoon, which depicts Teddy Roosevelt on his famous hunting trip. They will read about renown cartoonist...
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Latin Roots dict, duct, and vent: Online Quiz

For Students 4th - 11th
Readers can check their knowledge of words with the roots vent, duct, and dict in this interactive online quiz. True/false responses allow quiz takers to agree or disagree with usage and definitions of words as presented in the context...
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Word Roots FIN, SED, and FER Advanced True/False Quiz

For Students 9th - 12th
Test pupils' knowledge of vocabulary words containing the word roots FIN, SED, FER with this 12-question true or false quiz. Vocabulary terms are provided in sentences and the test taker must use the context of the sentence as well as...
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Latin Roots spect, sta, vert: True/False Quiz

For Students 8th - 11th
Secondary etymologists assess their mastery of words derived from the Latin roots spect/spec, sta/sist, and vert/vers. Using true/false format, learners agree or disagree with how the words are used in context sentences. Handy for SAT...
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Working with Tenses

For Students 3rd - 5th
Practice verb tense by filling in the blank. Learners evaluate the provided verb in the context of its sentence and then fill in the blank with the proper tense of that verb. There are 15 sentences to evaluate.
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Maus: Bingo Vacabulary Strategy

For Teachers 10th - 12th
The definitions for unfamiliar words drawn from Art Spiegelman graphic novel memoir, Maus, provide the clues for a vocabulary bingo game. 
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For and Since

For Students 4th - 12th Standards
Fill in the blanks with a activity that focuses on for and since. As kids read 20 time-related phrases, they decide whether to use for, since, or no reply.
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Understanding Hard Words

For Students 7th - 10th Standards
Two strategies for decoding unfamiliar words are featured on a worksheet that illustrates how to use the parts of words (prefix, root, and suffix) and context to determine meaning. Examples are included as is a guided practice exercise.

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