Build vocabulary skills by teaching learners how to figure out the meaning of words by using clues in the surrounding text. Given a sentence, learners determine the definition of the bolded word and then note the clues that helped them determine the meaning. Twelve words are included on the page.

Concepts

context clues, Vocabulary, word meanings

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Assign these content clues worksheets for homework
• Use the bold words to inspire your class vocabulary lists

Classroom Considerations

• There are few odd word usages in the additional context clues worksheets included in the materials

Pros

• Learning to look for context clues is a valuable skill that pupils can apply to any reading

Cons

• None

Common Core

L.5.4.a L.6.4.a L.7.4.a L.8.4.a