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Context Clues Resources

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Worksheet3rd GradeContext Clues Worksheet

A 3rd grade Context Clues Worksheet with six multiple-choice sentences where students use the surrounding words to find the meaning of each underlined word. Answer key included for fast, no-prep vocabulary practice.

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Worksheet2nd GradeUsing Non-Fiction Text Features Worksheet

This Using Non-Fiction Text Features Worksheet helps 2nd graders spot the title, subheadings, captions, bold words, and glossary on a real nonfiction page. Answer key included for quick, no-prep reading practice.

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Worksheet1st GradeUsing Picture Clues Worksheet

This Using Picture Clues Worksheet gives first graders four illustrated sentences and asks them to figure out what each bold word means. An answer key is included, so it is ready for quick, no-prep reading practice.

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Worksheet3rd GradeUsing Sentence Clues to Help Define Words Worksheet

This using sentence clues to help define words worksheet gives 3rd graders seven sentences to unlock by underlining the clues and writing each bold word's meaning. Answer key included, so vocabulary practice is ready in one print.

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Worksheet1st GradeContext Clues Identifying Word Meaning Worksheet

This context clues identifying word meaning worksheet has 1st Grade readers use the words around an underlined word to choose or write its meaning. An answer key is included, so checking work takes seconds.

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Worksheet2nd GradeIdentifying Unknown Words Worksheet

This Identifying Unknown Words Worksheet gives 2nd graders four illustrated passages and asks them to use context clues to choose what each underlined word means. Answer key included for fast, confident vocabulary practice.

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Worksheet1st GradeUsing Pictures as Context Clues Worksheet

This Using Pictures as Context Clues Worksheet helps 1st Grade readers use an illustration and the words around a new word to find its meaning, with five questions and an answer key included.

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Worksheet2nd GradeLearning New Words Worksheet

This learning new words worksheet has 2nd graders read a short beach passage and use context clues to find the meaning of new words. An answer key is included, making it an easy way to build strong vocabulary habits.

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Worksheet1st GradeFind Meaning Worksheet

Find Meaning Worksheet gives 1st Grade readers six sentences with a tricky underlined word, then asks them to use the sentence clues to choose or write a word that means the same. Answer key included for quick, confident practice.

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Worksheet2nd GradeNew Vocabulary Words Worksheet

This New Vocabulary Words Worksheet gives 2nd graders a simple graphic organizer for collecting unfamiliar words and using context clues to predict their meanings — a flexible, no-prep way to build independent vocabulary skills during any book.

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Worksheet1st GradeUnderstanding Meaning The Venus Fly Trap Worksheet

The Understanding Meaning The Venus Fly Trap Worksheet gives 1st graders a short non-fiction passage and five context clue questions. An answer key is included, so students can check their thinking and point to the sentence that proves it.

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Worksheet1st GradeFind the Meaning of the Word Worksheet

The Find the Meaning of the Word Worksheet gives 1st graders a short non-fiction passage and five context clue questions. An answer key is included, so children can check their thinking and point to the sentence that proves it.

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Worksheet2nd GradeUsing Figurative Language Worksheet

The Using Figurative Language Worksheet gives 2nd graders four word banks and twelve sentences for choosing the strongest, most precise word. Includes an answer key for quick, no-prep vocabulary practice.

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WorksheetKindergartenThe Magic School Bus Lost in the Solar System Worksheet

Using The Magic School Bus Lost in the Solar System Worksheet, students read The Magic School Bus Lost in the Solar System to determine the meanings of these words and phrases.

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Worksheet3rd GradeInteresting or New Words Worksheet

The Interesting or New Words Worksheet helps 3rd Grade readers use context clues in a windmill passage to figure out five new words, with four bubble questions, a written response, and an answer key.

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Worksheet2nd GradeInformational Text Vocabulary Worksheet

This informational text vocabulary worksheet gives 2nd grade students a short passage about how a seed grows, four bubble questions and one written response. An answer key is included.

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Worksheet1st GradeWords I Know Want to Know Worksheet

This Words I Know Want to Know Worksheet gives 1st grade readers a short sunflower passage and five questions on what each new word means. An answer key is included, so children can check their own thinking.

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Worksheet2nd GradeImages in Text Worksheet

This Images in Text Worksheet gives 2nd graders a short lighthouse passage with a full-width picture, then four questions on detail, text features, vocabulary and main idea. Answer key included.

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Worksheet1st GradeUsing Illustrations to Understand a Story Worksheet

The Using Illustrations to Understand a Story Worksheet gives 1st graders a short story and a picture that fills in what the words leave out. Five questions and an answer key are included.

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WorksheetKindergartenRocking Word Meanings Worksheet

Using Rocking Word Meanings Worksheet, students read Let's Go Rock Collecting by Roma Gans to determine the meanings of these words and phrases.